Why You Should Still Spay/Neuter Your Cat

#TeamCatMojo -- Have you heard any of these objections to getting pets spayed/neutered?

See what Jackson's response is to each one of them, in this episode of Cat Mojo.

1:38 Will my cat gain weight if spayed/neutered? 2:20 What are the health risks of NOT spaying/neutering? 2:34 Isn't the surgery too invasive? 2:40 But I want my cat to have just one litter. Is that OK? 2:41 But I want my kids to see the miracle of birth. Is that OK?

More on these statistics: * 6-8 million animals are booked into shelters yearly * 70,000 cats and dogs are born daily * 3-4 million adoptable cats and dogs are euthanized yearly. * In the US, 1 healthy adoptable cat and dog is euthanized every 11 seconds — Source: The Humane Society of The United States

* 3-4 million animals are adopted yearly — Source:
www.animalsheltering.org

* It costs over 1 billion dollars of taxpayers money to round up, house, euthanize and dispose of homeless animals yearly (MANY other sites state it is about 2 billion) — Source:
www.bestfriends.org

Many pet owners hesitate to go through with the routine procedure:

1:38 Will my cat gain weight if spayed/neutered?

2:20 What are the health risks of NOT spaying/neutering?

2:34 Isn't the surgery too invasive?

2:40 But I want my cat to have just one litter. Is that OK?

2:41 But I want my kids to see the miracle of birth. Is that OK?

More on these statistics:

* 6-8 million animals are booked into shelters yearly

* 70,000 cats and dogs are born daily

* 3-4 million adoptable cats and dogs are euthanized yearly.

* In the US, 1 healthy adoptable cat and dog is euthanized every 11 seconds

— Source: The Humane Society of The United States

* 3-4 million animals are adopted yearly

— Source:
http://www.animalsheltering.org

* It costs over 1 billion dollars of taxpayers money to round up, house, euthanize and dispose of homeless animals yearly (MANY other sites state it is about 2 billion)

— Source:
http://www.bestfriends.org