Celebrate World Spay Day & Spay/Neuter Awareness Month in February 2025

Does your neighborhood have an excess of homeless kittens running around loose every year? Perhaps you can alert the owners that February 25, 2025, is World Spay Day and the entire month of February is International Spay and Neuter Awareness Month. The campaign educates people about the benefits of spaying and neutering their pets, which is a humane method of birth control for cats and dogs and a key to improving the quality of life for community animals.

The goals of the annual campaign are to encourage responsible pet ownership, reduce the overpopulation of homeless animals and improve the quality of life for pets and their owners.

Spaying and neutering are low-risk procedures that can have health benefits for pets such as preventing uterine infections and uterine cancer, nearly eliminating the risk of breast tumors and eliminating the constant crying and nervous pacing of a female in heat.

Other February Pet Holidays include Groundhog Day (February 2), Annual Doggy Date Night (February 3), Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week (February 7-14), National Pet Theft Awareness Day (February 14), National Justice for Animals Week (February 16-22), Love Your Pet Day (February 20), Walking the Dog Dat (February 22), National Dog Biscuit Day (February 23). For more: https://www.petsit.com/2025-pet-holidays

There are lots of opportunities to celebrate with your pets!