16% of the approximately 90 million owned cats in the US - and 30% of the approximately 73 million owned dogs - remain unsterilized.  This means that approximately 35 million animals are unsterilized, and that doesn't count the millions of strays.  Why is spaying and neutering such an important issue? Because in seven years, one female cat and her offspring can theoretically produce 420,000 cats; in six years, one female dog and her offspring can theoretically produce 67,000 dogs. The HSUS estimates the number of cats and dogs entering shelters each year to be between eight and ten million, with four to five million of those animals being euthanized. There are too many pets and not enough homes.

Contact your local veterinarian to get your pet spayed or neutered.  If you are on government aid, or are receiving food stamps or have a feral cat, contact the Al-Van Humane Society for pricing and to make an appointment, or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

If you would like to make a donation fo help low-income families pay for the spay/neutering of their pet.  You can make a donation through Pay Pal.  In the note section, just put spay/neuter program.  Thank you for your ongoing support for this important program.