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APRIL IS NEUTER-A-THON MONTH
SPAY/NEUTER YOUR PET: REDUCE ANIMAL OVERPOPULATION

San Juan, March 31, 2008 - During the month of April, The Humane Society of Puerto Rico, Inc., also known as Sociedad Protectora de Animales, will be conducting an aggresive spay/neuter campaign for male cats and dogs at a lower cost as an incentive for people to sterilize their pets.

According to Carmen A. Prieto, Executive Director of the Humane Society this campaign is specifically targetted to male cats and dogs. “Pets owners are more focused on sterilizing females pets but males are the ones that look for reproduction. In addition the spay and neuter procedure is easier and its recovery faster in males, stated Prieto. She added that according to a recent poll conducted last November two thirds of the population in Puerto Rico owns a pet; from which 1,188,000 are dogs and 369,600 are cats. However, as she explained not all these pets are sterilized, since sterilization is not seen by most pet owners as part of the preventive and routine health care for their pets, and because the high cost of the procedure. But chances are that these pets reproduce and the owner may not want to keep them.

The cost for sterilizing pets during this month is $30 for cats and $45 for dogs. Those interested in sterilizing their pets should visit the HSPR facilities at Barrio Los Frailes in Guaynabo to coordinate an appointment from Monday thru Friday.
For more information call to 787-720-6038

Welcome to our website. We invite you to join us in an effort to make a difference in the welfare of our animal friends. The Humane Society of Puerto Rico, Inc. has served the Puerto Rican community for over forty years. We operate a shelter facility offering adoptions, compassionate care, and safe shelter for lost and unwanted animals. We also operate a Preventive Animal Healthcare Clinic, where we provide spay/neuter services, low cost vaccination and basic animal healthcare.

The Humane Society of Puerto Rico operates the only major animal shelter in the San Juan Metropolitan area.

As a non-profit organization we rely heavily on community support through membership, donations, pet adoptions, volunteering and event participation. Please consider supporting the Humane Society of Puerto Rico. Your dollars go directly to programs such as medical care for animals in need, adoption program, and Humane Education. Your help is greatly appreciated! Welcome!

Legal Notice. The Humane Society of Puerto Rico, Inc. counsel to the public. Although we cannot provide legal advice to, or act as an attorney for, outside organizations or individuals, one of our goals is to provide the public with information and resources that may be helpful in resolving problems related to animal care, animal mistreatment, overpopulation, spay/neutering, and animal healthcare. None of the information in this website should be construed as providing legal advice.