Have you seen the white crosses on the four-lane?
All those white
crosses that just appeared on the 4-lane are an effort of Wags and Whiskers -
Spay / Neuter Advocates to draw attention to the need to spay / neuter our pets.
The 839 crosses represent that number of unwanted dogs and cats that had to be
euthanized at the local Cumberland County Animal Shelter last year. Wags
and Whiskers believes that the sterilization of dogs and cats is the key to
reducing the number of unwanted animals in our area, and thus the number that
have to be euthanized. They provide financial assistance for the
sterilization operations, having helped to "fix" over 5,300 dogs and
cats since they started in 2004. In contrast, over 2,000 unwanted animals
were put down by the shelter in 2004. Spay / neuter is believed to be a
major contributor to this improvement. However, this is a continuing need and
the shelter intake and death numbers can clearly get smaller by preventing
unwanted births in the first place.
Wags and Whiskers will be holding a Worldwide Spay Day celebration event on the courthouse lawn on Saturday, February 25 at 2 pm to recognize the responsible pet parents in our County and provide information about spay / neuter and other pet-welfare concerns. Financial assistance commitments and surgery appointments can be made during this event, as well. For more information, visit their website at www.wawpr.org .
