Recent Free Spay Day at Lega Pro Animale

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NFOA friends,

In case you were not aware, Lega Pro Animale recently held a free spay
day for stray cats! Below is a press release from Dr. Friz with more
information on their success. Lega Pro is planning another event in
November, check back for more information as it becomes available!


“SPAY DAY” #7 = INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION:

131 STRAY CATS NEUTERED


Veterinaries and volunteers from several; different countries (Great
Britain, USA, Italy, Africa and Germany) worked together for over 12
hours during the 10 October 2008 Spay Day #7 event. The results were
fantastic: 131 cats (93 female and 38 male) that live permanently on
the streets in the region of Campania, were caught and taken to the
spay and neuter centre of LEGA PRO ANIMALE in Castel Volturno for
neutering. The youngest cats were only about 6 weeks old; the oldest
was estimated at over 10 years of age. All of the cats were also
implanted with a microchip (that is registered at the LEGA PRO
ANIMALE) and given and “SMC” tattoo on the tummy close to the surgery
incision (females) and in one of the ears (females and males). In each
cat’s other ear a “green point” was tattooed which can be seen from
far away and easily identifies the cats as already neutered. Only
mass surgery events such as this will aid in reducing the huge feline
stray problem. Focusing only on the 93 female cats that were spayed
which certainly would have had at least two litters next year, about
1000 kittens will now not be born!!!! This number does not take into
consideration that any kittens they would have had would have already
fertile by the age of 5-6 months……

These “spay days” have became very popular, especially since the state
veterinary services, which by Italian law should be regularly
performing such surgeries free of charge, are not providing them like
they should. We already have over 30 requests for free s/n of stray
cats during the next event which will take place as soon as we found a
sponsor to cover the expenses (approximately Euro 2.000,00). If you
would like to have more information about the work of LEGA PRO
ANIMALE, would like to volunteer, or would like to make a donation,
visit our home pages: www.geocities.com/fondazionemondoanimale or
www.fondazionemondoanimale.com .


Dorothea Friz, DVM

President LEGA PRO ANIMALE

President FONDAZIONE MONDO ANIMALE