: to remove the ovaries and uterus of (a female animal)
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Our cat has been spayed.
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San Joaquin County leaders are considering a proposal that would require pets taken into shelters to be spayed or neutered before being returned to their owners.
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Nina Burns, CBS News, 5 May 2026
The animal groups have set up a staging area with play yards in Wisconsin, where the dogs are being vaccinated, microchipped, spayed or neutered and prepared for transport, Simmons said.
—David Fischer, Fortune, 4 May 2026
Neither had chips or collars when found, and they weren’t spayed either.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
An important piece of information is that mixed American minipigs need to be spayed or neutered.
—Eric Adler
april 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2026
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Nina Burns, CBS News, 5 May 2026
The animal groups have set up a staging area with play yards in Wisconsin, where the dogs are being vaccinated, microchipped, spayed or neutered and prepared for transport, Simmons said.
—David Fischer, Fortune, 4 May 2026
Neither had chips or collars when found, and they weren’t spayed either.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
An important piece of information is that mixed American minipigs need to be spayed or neutered.
—Eric Adler
april 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Spay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spay. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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spay
verb
: to remove the ovaries and uterus of (a female animal)
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