It's World Spay Day and Spay & Neuter Awareness Month! Spaying and neutering your pets is the most effective way to reduce pet overpopulation in our communities. The procedure also has several benefits: - Preventing uterine infections and reducing the risk of breast/testicular cancer in pets - May reduce aggression and make pets less likely to roam - Decreases behaviors like marking in the home Last year, MCACC performed 4,906 spay surgeries and 5,759 neuters. All adopted dogs leave fixed, chipp