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
