July is National Desexing Month

July is National Desexing Month

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Every hour, 23 dogs and cats are euthanised in shelters and pounds across Australia. As many people are aware, the unrestricted breeding of cats and dogs results in more animals than there are homes available. People who have companion animals are in an ideal position to help curb the tide of unwanted pets.

That's why July has been declared National Desexing Month.

Working with well over 100 vets, the National Desexing Network (NDN) (an initiative of Animal Welfare League of QLD) has organised subsidies, discounts and special deals, that will make desexing a pet an affordable reality for many Australians, who may not have otherwise had the financial backing for the procedure.

National Desexing Month aims to remind people to desex their animals before the summer breeding season. Please click here to find an NDN vet close to you. Even if your beloved pets are already desexed, you may know of friends or family who would benefit from this worthwhile initiative. Please spread the word!

Not only does desexing eliminate any worry of finding homes for unexpected litters, desexed animals also display less anti-social behaviour (such as spraying or humping), are less likely to wander or fight, have lower risk of developing cancer of the reproductive organs, and generally live longer, healthier lives.

Animals Australia is pleased to have provided sponsorship to assist promotion of this initiative.

How you can help

  • Please tell pet carers you know about National Desexing Month!
  • Click here to read about common misconceptions regarding desexing of animals. Animals can be safely desexed at a younger age, and there is no health benefit in allowing one litter first.
  • If you are thinking of bringing a new pet home please pledge to adopt, not to buy. For every pet bought at a pet shop, one more healthy animal faces death row in a shelter, and countless others are subjected to inhumane conditions in puppy farms. Your commitment will literally save lives.
  • Ensure your companion animals wear ID collars and are microchipped to always ensure their safe return to you.
  • Support 'pet shops' that only sell pet food and accessories, and thus don't add to the overbreeding problem.

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Andrea: Desexing Monday, 4 February 2013 at 9:52am
This is an interesting point of view from a veterinary from the UK www.2ndchance.info/ACC.htm worth a read as I have a rescue dog that was desexed at about 8 weeks and had two Cruciate Ligament tears that cost over $6000 dollars to repair and she also has Hip Dysplasia a lot of pain and suffering as well.I still do believe in desexing as does this vet but have concerns about the age of desexing hope people read his article was a eye opener for me.
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Eric the Sheriff: Desexing of pets Friday, 20 July 2012 at 6:01am
I live in the U.K. and im all for desexing, your pet joins your house as a pet and quickly establish themselve's within the 'pack', with you as pack leader, now look at dogs in the wild, only the strong females are allowed by the alpha to mate, and its with him, any other mating the alpha will kill the pups, this is imprinted into the domesticated dog,so for those that believe its wrong to spay or neuter you pet open your eyes, it saves lives of those poor animals you see in the pound, and hopefully it will stop aggressive genes being passed on, not to mention put puppy farms out of business, the pluses outway the the minuses 10 fold .. dont give up the fight my cousins
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Josh Attard: Desexing Tuesday, 17 July 2012 at 11:20pm
Honestly I think Desexing is wrong, for any animal. Animals have a heart and soul too, and as humans we are part of the animal kingdom. I'm pretty sure the majority of people don't want to get desexed so why are people forcing other animals. Why is it as humans we are so protective to keep our right to have children but for animals we are so okay to give that right away?
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Manson: Puppy Farms vs Animal Shelters. Tuesday, 10 July 2012 at 4:40pm
After several years without a dog  I though it was time to replace my old mate, so off to the shelter I went and saw just the dog I was looking for,I was told that he would cost $300, being on a low income I had to leave him there,several days latter I dropped into a pet store and much the same size dog wasn't  all that dearer. There are a lot of low income families that miss  out on having a pet and a good home goes begging leaving a animal to be possible to be put down. It just ain't fair.
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Marlene Phillips: Desexing of pets Thursday, 5 July 2012 at 9:08pm
I would love to have a suitable dog for a companion, but as I am on a  disability pension I can't afford to own one. Why can't vets make it cheaper to have a pet desexed for people like me.
Lonely.........
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LILIAN TUDORIN: DESEXED MUST COME A LAW AND WE ALSO NEED MORE LAWS FOR THE PROTECTION OF ANIMAL PETS. Wednesday, 4 July 2012 at 1:46pm
Unfortunately there are to many unresponsable pet owners out there
which don't take care of their pets and we often have to see on the roads cats or dogs killed by cars.
There are out there wild cats which then make kittens and the story has (a never end), untill one day they get cought under a car!
THERE SHOULD AT FIRST COME A LAW IN REGARDS TO BREEDING!
PEOPLE OUT THERE ARE BREEDING CATS AND DOGS AND ARE MAKING A BUSINESS OUT OF IT. THEN YOU HAVE THE STUPID PARENT THAT BUYS A PET FOR HIS CHILD AS A TOY!
PETS ARE NOT TOYS FOR GOD SAKE!  A CHILD DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THAT PETS HAVE RESPONSABILITIES AND THEY NEED TO BE WATCHED OVER 24/7 !   PETS ARE PART OF THE FAMILY AND IF PEOPLE TAKE A PET THEY NEED TO HAVE THE FINANCIAL POSSIBILITY TO TAKE CARE OF THE PET FOR LIFE! MOST PET OWNERS GIVE UP AS SOON AS  SOME DIFFICULTY COME ACROSS AND THEN  THEY ABANDON THE ANIMAL OR THEY GIVE IT UP TO THE ANIMALS POUND - THAT'S TO EASY!
SO FOR THIS REASON THERE SHOULD BE MORE KINDS OF LAWS IN REGARDS TO ANIMALS PETS, NOT ONLY DESEXING THEM... WHICH IS ALLWAYS  A GOOD START ANY HOW!
SO WE NEED LAWS TO STOP BREEDING WHICH IS ONLY A BIG BUSINESS AND MOST ANIMALS GO IN WRONG HANDS.
WE NEED A PATENT FOR OWNERS TO BUY AND KEEP A PET! PATENT MEANS A DOCUMENT THAT CAN SHOW THAT THIS PERSON IS ALLOWED TO TAKE A PET BECAUSE HE OR HER ARE STABLE PEOPLE AND ARE IN A FINANCIAL POSITION TO TAKE CARE OF THAT ANIMAL FOR LIFE. IF THESE LAWS DON'T COME TO ACTION I SUPPOSE THERE WILL ALWAYS BE THE BIG ISSUE OF ANIMAL CRUELTY- ANIMALS ABANDONED AND BUSINESS WITH ANIMALS WHICH SHOULD BE BAND FOR GOOD!

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lisa p: Desexing Wednesday, 4 July 2012 at 12:05pm
I just don't understand those who buy a cat or dog, and don't get it desexed. It's not only important to the lives of thousands and thousands of puppies and kittens each year, but it can actually be healthier for the cat or dog!
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Skye Fenech: I will NOT desex my dogs! Wednesday, 4 July 2012 at 1:27am
I agree that most animals that go through pet shops and RSPCA should be desexed, BUT my dogs are as much family as the people in my family. My dad brought home a dog (Scruffy Girl) when i was 2 years old, when i was 8 he gave me a pup (Jackquline) from her litter, many years later and i have a 15yo dog (Jackquline) and the only pup (Kysha) she had. I plan to one day breed that pup (Kysha) so she can also be a mother and keep the family chain going.. they are very special to me and i do not breed them, only once when they are older because i want them to experience being a mother and keep the blood line going.
I love my dogs as if they are my babies, and when i do have children myself, it will be the most beautiful thing to see my children playing and loving these dogs as i have since i was 2yo.
I am a responsible pet owner and my dogs have a good, happy life.
They do not need desexing, but that is MY dogs, not everyone elses.. my point is, YES desex your dogs! BUT don't force a desexing LAW onto all pet owners, because in my heart, that is just as bad as gay marriage being illegal. My dogs should have rights to!
Scruffy —> Jackquline —> Kysha —> ?
<3 They Are My World, i would risk my life for them!
(i know Jackquline's name is spelled wrong, that is how i spelt it when i was 8yo and i don't plan to change it)
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Marilyn Harrison: Desexing Dogs and Cats Tuesday, 3 July 2012 at 6:28pm
Our State government has just passed a new law for cats they must
all be desexed registered and micro chipped from Nov 2013.
I am starting a petition to ask them to do the same for man,s best friend
the dog.Micro chipping for dogs is coming next year we just need
desexing to be added to the law for dogs and it will help to reduce the numbers put to sleep by local councils.
Marilyn Harrison Mandurah Western Australia
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Bev Woodburn: Precious Dogs & Cats & all animals. Tuesday, 3 July 2012 at 4:02pm
I have 7 cats and 2 dogs all desexed.  And l love them all. Nearly all of them are adopted and I would adopt more if I could afford too. They have come into a loving home where they will be cared for and loved for the rest of their lives.  If people would only take more care
and responsibilty for their animals and have them desexed then there would be  not so many innocent & healthy animals euthanised.  It breaks my heart knowing so many innocent & healthy dogs & cats suffer this fate when you know it could have been avoided if people would only take care of their pets and have them desexed. These people should never be allowed to have any animal if they cannot care for them like they are suppose too.
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nikie 6: blame pet food companys and the parliment Tuesday, 3 July 2012 at 2:50pm
i would love to see compulsary desexing of animals that are not registered breeders ,the reailty is it may not be in this life time, with the pet food companys greed to stop it pass through parliment due to a loss of sales because of less of animals not breeding,and the idiots in parliment listerning to them winging.so good luck to all trying to change the system and bring in the desexing rule its gone on too long over breeding and no one cares in parliment......
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Deborah Kemp: Desexing your pet Tuesday, 3 July 2012 at 1:27pm
Unfortunately some people won't even take up the discount offer because that money can be more wisely spent (they think) on booze and the pokies.  These idiots don't deserve to have a pet.  Anyone who has an undesexed pet and allows them to breed uncontrollably is an imbecile.  The sooner mandatory desexing becomes compulsory the better.  The sooner pets are harder to obtain the better.  To have a pet is a privilege, not a right.  They are not toys so should not be in the hands of people who don't treat them as members of the family and the sentient beings that they are.
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Val:: Take Animals to The Vet For Sterilization Wednesday, 27 June 2012 at 9:04pm
Please everyone who loves animals take them to your local vet for treatment and if you don't want unwanted animals your vet will steilize them so they don't feel pain. I took my cat when she was a kitten and she is now 17 years old and still pretty healthy and fit. She is well looked after and i spoil her.
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Honoria Goldberg: Pets not in pet shops Friday, 8 July 2011 at 2:36pm
I have a pet shop and DO NOT sell pets. Please adopt fron RSPCA, or any other animal welfare organization on your area.
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V & S: Ban all live export of animals for slaughter from Australia. Friday, 8 July 2011 at 11:56am
Jaki,
Now I understand why you have confused the issue.
You have entered you comments regarding Brahman cattle into the incorrect forum. No wonder your comments made no sense.  I am not participating in this particular forum, and I would thank you not to jump me across to other issues.
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Jaki: great use of donated money Friday, 8 July 2011 at 9:15am
wonderfull I have 4 cats and 3 little dogs all desexed... definately a major problem in the cities and larger town a good use of our donated money and a great service by participating vets...I paid $400 for spaying and micro chipping and can see the problem when you are given a cat or dog on a small wage it's a lot of money to find and at the time you get your cute kitten or puppy it's the last thing on your mind....should be the first yes definately...I hope the message is getting to the right people for the right animals that need this help
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Euroa Vet: Desexing Thursday, 7 July 2011 at 9:22am
We are also a participating vet and able to offer the cheaper desexing, we just seem to be missing off the list?
Euroa Veterinary Clinic 8 Kirkland Avenue, Euroa 3666 03 5795 2888
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