DID YOU KNOW?

 

- We're the largest animal shelter east of Montreal.

- We handle nearly 7,000 animals per year.

- We collect Canadian Tire money.

- We also collect pennies through our Coppers for Critters campaign.

 

LOST YOUR PET?

 

- Call us immediately at 857-8698 to submit a lost report or to see if it's been turned in by a good samaritan or found by our animal control personnel.

- Click here for more information on lost and found pets or to place a free online ad.

- Also, don't forget to check out the Moncton Times & Transcript's "Pets Unleashed" feature every day in the Opinion section!

Animal Care and Protection

Why should I have my pet neutered?

 

Neutering means to surgically make an animal unable to reproduce. In males this means castration, or removal of the testicles. In females this means spaying or removal of the uterus and ovaries. These procedures are done routinely everyday and are very low risk in healthy animals. There are many advantages to having your pet spayed/neutered. The most recognized of these is reduction of the stray animal population. There are many more medical benefits as well.

 

Advantages of spaying:

• Eliminate the risk of pyometra, a life-threatening infection of the uterus which is common in older unspayed female dogs and cats.

• Greatly reduce the risk of mammary (breast) cancer, a very common condition in middle to older age, unspayed dogs and cats. Every time a female dog goes through a heat, the chances of her later developing malignant mammary cancer increases significantly.

• Unspayed females which are diabetic (a common condition in all older pets) are much more difficult to control with insulin than spayed females.

Advantages of castration:

• Eliminates the risk of testicular cancer or infection.

• Greatly reduces the risk of prostate disease. There is a very high rate of benign prostate enlargement in middle to older non-neutered (intact) male dogs. This places pressure on the colon, causing the animal to strain for bowel movements. This can be painful enough to cause vomiting and lethargy (inactivity). Prostate disease can also be infectious or cancerous - much more prevalent in intact males.

• Castration reduces aggression and roaming, therefore reducing the risks of infection/abscesses, wounds, hit by car, etc.

• If done at young age castration, reduces the risk of urine spraying in male cats. Both castration and spaying reduces the transmission of infectious disease among pets. The best time to have your pet spayed or neutered is between four and six months of age. If your animal is older, neutering is still likely to be recommended. Please consult us.