AR-News: (Guam) Animal sterilization clinic set

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By Oyaol Ngirairikl
Pacific Daily News; ongirairikl at guampdn.com 



Brian Forde/Pacific Daily News/bforde at guampdn.com 
Charts: Joanne Price, a nurse from the Washington First Disaster Medical 
Assistance Team, reviews the charts of infants in the Guam Memorial Hospital's 
neonatal unit yesterday.


PET CLINIC 
Guam Animals In Need is organizing a reduced-cost spay and neuter clinic. The 
clinic is scheduled from tomorrow to Feb. 8 at the No Ka Oi Termite and Pest 
Control warehouse located past Happy Mart along Cepeda Way in Radio Barrigada. 
For those residents who want to take advantage of this opportunity, here are 
some notes to remember about the clinic: 
Services are based on first-come, first-serve basis. No appointment is 
necessary. 
The clinic will accept dogs and cats eight weeks and older. 
Dogs and cats in heat or pregnant are accepted. 
Do not feed adult animals after midnight the night before surgery. 
Bring pets between 7 and 8 a.m. 
Have dogs on a leash and cats in a carrier or pillowcase. 
AT A GLANCE 
Spaying and neutering is one of the things we can do to help curb 
overpopulation of unwanted animals. But they also have other benefits: 
Spaying female dogs before their first heat can significantly reduce the risk 
of developing breast and uterine cancers. 
Neutering male dogs reduces roaming up to 60 percent, reduces humping 
behavior and reduces the chances of developing prostate problems. 
Spaying female cats reduces the risk of uterine cancers. 
Neutering male cats reduces, by 90 percent, their tendency to spray while 
indoors. 
For more information, visit www.y2spay.com. 
Dr. Rebecca Diaz, Isla Veterinary Clinic 
ABOUT GAIN 
Guam Animals In Need is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention 
of cruelty to animals and to the education of the public concerning animals 
and their welfare. Its membership includes volunteers, three full-time employees 
and a board of directors from around the island. 
FOR MORE INFO 
For more information, call 688-PETS (7387). 



In seven months last year, Guam Animals In Need had to euthanize 1,283 dogs 
and cats. 
"That number could be a lot less if people would get their pets neutered and 
spayed," said Marie Chenery, chairwoman of GAIN's Spay Neuter Assistance 
Program. 
Chenery explained that in those seven months the group received 1,534 stray 
animals and only 251 of those were adopted -- the rest had to be put to sleep. 
"A lot of the (euthanized) animals would have made fine pets if they had a 
home." 
The island has long battled the high number of stray, or boonie, animals. 
Beginning tomorrow, pet owners can get their pets neutered or spayed at a 
discounted cost at the animal sterilization clinic held at the No Ka Oi Termite and 
Pest Control warehouse in Radio Barrigada.




full story:

http://www.guampdn.com/news/stories/20040131/localnews/320842.html



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not because of those who do evil,
but because of those who look on and do nothing.",
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