spay
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His legislation would also provide free vaccinations and spay or neuter services to the felines.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
Among the proposed legislation is a bill to establish a high-volume spay and neuter certification program for veterinary students at UC Davis and the Western University College of Veterinary Medicine in Pomona.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2024
A dog spay is on average about £300.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2024
The activists called for stricter enforcement of the city’s mandatory spay and neuter policy, a moratorium on breeding permits and increased transparency from Animal Services.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
To spade a garden is to dig it up; to spay a cat is to keep her from having kittens.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
The group feeds, spays and neuters cats, and places them into adoption.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2023
The “work up” for all strays and any surrendered cats or dogs without up-to-date health/medical care documents includes basic health exams, vaccinations, spays or neuters and microchips.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 24, 2021
She also opposes public funds being given to business owners rather than low-income families who want their cats spayed or neutered.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
All cats will be spayed or neutered, vaccinated, microchipped and medically cleared before they can be taken home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2024
The study included 11 adult spayed female cats.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2023
Lola had already been spayed and microchipped and Anita had already installed six-foot fencing around her garden.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2023
An altered female dog or cat is spayed.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
These would include vet visits, mandatory spaying or neutering, and ensuring the cats have sufficient food, water and a safe place to sleep.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
They specifically looked at the correlation between neutering or spaying a dog before 1 year of age and a dog's risk of developing certain cancers.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2024
This past February, Dunn’s shelter held a clinic for spaying and neutering outdoor cats.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2024
By spaying and neutering our cats, “we’re taking away some of the behaviors that they would naturally exhibit that might prevent them from forming these relationships,” says Delgado.
From Slate ● Jan. 18, 2024
There seems to be some advantages in spaying for milk and butter dairies, where attention is not paid to the raising of stock.
From Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure by Jennings, Robert
