Kittens wait alone under the morning sun. Morning light hits a building entrance where a cardboard box was set down hours earlier. Inside are newborn kittens, still curled together and alive only because the night stayed warm enough. They were born within the past few days, too young to see, unable to move far, and entirely dependent on care they never received. At this age, missing even one feeding or a steady heat source can mean death within hours. Kitten season runs
Preventing unwanted births is the only way to reduce suffering before it starts. February is Spay and Neuter Awareness Month , focused on preventing the births that overwhelm shelters and lead directly to confinement, disease, and death for dogs and cats. Imagine walking into a shelter hallway where the air stings your nose from ammonia that never fades. Dogs press against metal kennel doors because the concrete beneath them stays slick with urine. Stress drives some dogs t
