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Free spay and neuter clinics

January 23, 2010
By Administrator
NEW — 6 a.m. Jan. 23, 2010

The Seattle Humane Society and PetSmart Charities are joining forces to provide free spay and neuter surgeries to pit bulls and pit bull mixes in King County.

The dogs will also receive free vaccinations; microchips will be available for $5. Pit bull mixes now make up about 30 percent of lost, stray and abandoned animals in community shelters.

Thanks to a $50,000 grant from PetSmart Charities, The Seattle Humane Society can change those statistics by altering more than 750 dogs and saving lives by ending unwanted litters.

Spaying and neutering actually improves a pet’s health, according to Humane Society Chief Executive Officer Brenda Barnette. The surgery eliminates reproductive cancers in females and prostate cancer in males. This simple surgery has many other benefits, too, such as making the dogs less likely to roam and get into fights.

If you have an unaltered pit bull, or know someone who does, call the Seattle Humane Society at 425-649-7560 today to make an appointment.