Australia’s cat and dog owners are being urged to get their vet on board for National Desexing Month in July and help reduce the number of unwanted kittens and puppies. “Please check with your vet to see if they are part of the program and ask them to sign up if they’re not,” National Desexing Network Director Sylvana Wenderhold commented. The National Desexing Network (NDN) is the brainchild of Animal Welfare League Queensland. Now in its twelfth year, it asks veterinarians around the country to sign up on the NDN website and offer discounted cat and dog desexing options within their communities.
“We’re urging as many vets to come on board as possible, and for people to take advantage of the discounted rates and get their pets desexed,” Ms Wenderhold commented “It’s so important to try reduce the number of unwanted kittens and puppies before they need care.”
Ms Wenderhold explained that last year more than 2,500 kittens and nearly 1,200 puppies were born, surrendered or simply dumped at one of five AWLQ rehoming centres in South East Queensland alone.