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AB 1634 was a 2007 bill [1] (authored by Democrat Lloyd Levine) in the California State Legislature which would require that dogs and cats in California be spayed or neutered by 6 months of age. The bill would have provided limited availability for purchased "intact permits" and a small number of exemptions.
The one significant cause for concern in the studies was an increased incidence of urinary incontinence in female dogs, leading to recommendations to delay spaying female dogs until 3 months of age when there is no concern about non-compliance with spay policies. [3] [11] There was no evidence of increased risk of infection for cats.
The incidence of mammary tumours in un-spayed female dogs is 71% (of which approximately 50% will be malignant and 50% will be benign), but if a dog is spayed before its first heat cycle, the risk of developing a mammary tumour is reduced to 0.35%—a 99.5% reduction.
The cat or dog must be at least 6 months old, and proof of up-to-date vaccinations is required. Visit the Humane Society from Tuesday to Saturday between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. to claim the voucher ...
The Street Dog Coalition is a national network that provides free pop-up veterinary clinics for the pets of people experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness. The clinics treat dogs, cats, and ...
A University of Georgia study, based on the medical records of more than 70,000 animal patients, found that the life expectancy of neutered male dogs was 13.8% longer and that of spayed female ...
The most common form of sterilization in dogs and cats is surgical, spaying in females and castration in males. Non-surgical fertility control can either result in sterilization or temporary contraception and could offer a cheaper way to keep wild dog and cat populations under control. As of 2019, only contraceptives are commercially available.
Roughly 1 in 5 households, approximately 23 million households, added a cat or dog since the pandemic began, according to 2021 data from ASPCA. Despite the decrease in surrenders in 2024, many of ...