February is Spay & Neuter Awareness Month, a time to highlight one of the most important steps you can take to support animal welfare in our community.
Spaying or neutering your pet doesn’t just benefit your own animal, it plays a critical role in preventing pet overpopulation and reducing homelessness. Every year, shelters across the country see animals in need of care and safe homes. Responsible pet guardianship helps change that story.
At Humane Society London & Middlesex, every animal is spayed or neutered before going to their forever home. It’s part of our commitment to responsible adoption, long-term health, and a more compassionate community for animals.
Why Spay or Neuter?
There are many important benefits to having your pet spayed or neutered:
- Longer, healthier lives – Spayed and neutered pets tend to live longer on average.
- Improved behaviour – It can help reduce hormone-driven aggression, fighting, and dominance behaviours.
- Less roaming and marking – May decrease roaming, spraying, mounting, and other mating-related behaviours.
- Prevents unexpected litters – Helping reduce pet overpopulation and the number of animals entering shelters.
- Reduced health risks – Lowers the risk of serious conditions such as reproductive cancers and uterine infections.
Spay and neuter is a simple step that makes a lifelong difference — for your pet and for animals throughout our community.