Spay and neuter saves lives Pet overpopulation is driven by too many litters and lack of affordable and accessible spay and neuter options. A 2012 Ward Research survey noted a near 10 percent decline in pet owners who sterilized their dogs since our last survey in 2008.
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While 8,060 animals were sterilized at the Humane Society, thousands more were sterilized outside of our program through the concerted efforts of many animal welfare groups, veterinary clinics, pet owners and cat colony caregivers islandwide, who share the conviction that spay and neuter helps save lives.
Spay before you play
To educate the community about the importance and value of spayneuter, the Humane Society launched its first online fun quiz, sponsored by Aqua Hotels and Resorts. More than 1,100 people took the test and most were surprised to learn that the law requires outdoor cats to be sterilized. Aleisha Swartz, DVM, joined the Humane Society as chief veterinarian in July 2011. Her goals have been to increase adoptions and rehabilitate more treatable animals.
Adoption Animals Sterilized Owned Pets Sterilized
5,651 355
Feral and stray cats need our compassion Seventeen percent of Oahu residents feed neighborhood cats that they don’t consider their own. Seventy percent of these feline caregivers don’t know if the cats they feed are sterilized. The Humane Society’s reduced-rate sterilization service for feral cats is offered year-round. Our community needs more people who are willing to be caregivers and support a strategy of trap, neuter, return and manage so that feral cats can be sterilized, cared for, and live out their natural lives. This strategy works to humanely reduce the population and requires tremendous resources to accomplish. We have sterilized more than 10,000 feral cats since 2005, which has prevented hundreds of thousands of unwanted animals in our community. Our feral cat sterilization service included four mass spay and neuter events – with one in Nanakuli.
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Feral Cat Sterilizations Calls to Help Community Cats
2,054 138