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Why The Need For
Education?
We at Plateauland feel that
education is the key to achieving our mission.
- Nationally, between 5-6 million cats
and dogs are turned in at shelters each year. Half of these
abandoned animals are euthanized.
- Locally, approximately 5,000 animals are
turned in at the shelter and 48% are euthanized.
- 70% of cats and dogs abandoned at
shelters are turned in by owners.
- Pet owners often do not recognize the
importance of spaying and neutering. They believe that one litter
of puppies or kittens won't make a difference.
- One female cat and her offspring can
theoretically produce 420,000 kittens.
- One female dog and her offspring can
theoretically produce 67,000 puppies.
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Our Education Director regularly conducts presentations at local schools in the areas we serve as well as writes a
weekly newspaper column for the local Flagstaff paper.
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We at PMVC feel that education is the key
to achieving our mission. We have developed an
education program that provides local communities with the information
necessary to better care for their pets. We have also developed an
interactive program that involves both local and Reservation
schools. Our Education Director visits schools and talks with children on how to properly care for their pets in addition to the
benefits of spaying and neutering. We hope that by getting this
message across to the children they will in turn pass it on to their
parents. Additionally, the next generation will have the information
enabling them to be well informed, responsible pet owners as adults.
Here are some of the facts we hope to continue to educate the public on about spaying and
neutering:
Spaying your female dog or cat will:
- Eliminate the need to confine your
animal during every heat cycle.
- Prevent the nuisance of unwanted suitors
prowling your home.
- Significantly reduce the risk of
mammary, ovarian and uterine cancers.
- Prevent dangerous reproductive
infections such as pyometra.
- In dogs, prevent the transmission or
contraction of diseases such as Transmissible Canine Venereal Tumor.
- Most importantly - eliminate unwanted
litters!!!
Neutering your male dog or cat will:
- Keep him from wandering away from home.
- Eliminate male cats from spraying
pungent smelling urine to mark their territories.
- Prevent aggressive behavior.
- Significantly reduce the risk of
prostate or testicular cancer.
- In dogs, prevent the transmission or
contraction of diseases such as Transmissible Canine Venereal Tumor.
- Eliminate unwanted litters!!!
If you have any questions about our education program, or have any other questions about PMVC,
please feel free to contact us.
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