Every day in the United States, thousands of puppies and kittens are born because of the uncontrolled breeding of animals. In fact, 70,000 dogs and cats are born to every 10,000 humans. Too many small companion animals compete for a scarcity of good homes and so pet overpopulation continues to spiral out of control. The result is a huge number of dogs and cats for whom there are no homes. Additionally, many low-income families cannot afford medical surgeries for their pets. Offering discounted and no-cost spay/neuter vouchers for those in need is an essential part of solving this problem.

Due to Jameson Humane’s voucher program, we have had significant impact in reducing shelter populations (by approximately 3.7M) and therefore subsequent high death rates. The lives saved specific to spay/neuter is calculated as follows:

• Dogs:* A fertile dog can produce an average of two litters in one year, with an average number of puppies in a canine litter being six to ten, thus we calculate that up to 72 puppies can be born from one unspayed female dog and her offspring in one year.
• Cats:* A fertile cat can produce an average of three litters in one year, with the average number of kittens in a feline litter is four to six, thus we calculate that up to 706 kittens can be born from one unspayed female cat and her offspring in one year.
• These numbers are multiplied by the number of vouchers we have provided to the community since inception (~600 per year x 8 years) = 4,800 (x 778 puppies and kittens per year) = Totaling ~3.7M

Source: www.snapus.org/spay-neuter-facts-overpopulation-facts