: to remove the ovaries and uterus of (a female animal)
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Our cat has been spayed.
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The city is also launching its Clip and Snip Community Pet Clinic, a mobile unit staffed by veterinarians who will perform spaying and neutering on cats and dogs in areas where stray populations are high.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026
State law already requires public shelters to spay or neuter all dogs before they’re adopted.
—Alyce McFadden, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
Earning the nickname La Regadera — Spanish for Watering Can — Arraez has spayed hits around ballfields at rates well above this era’s norms.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Paxitzis, the student who built the cat condo, said the FIV was detected when students got the cats spayed and neutered more than a year ago, hoping to put them up for adoption.
—Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Feb. 2026
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026
State law already requires public shelters to spay or neuter all dogs before they’re adopted.
—Alyce McFadden, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
Earning the nickname La Regadera — Spanish for Watering Can — Arraez has spayed hits around ballfields at rates well above this era’s norms.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Paxitzis, the student who built the cat condo, said the FIV was detected when students got the cats spayed and neutered more than a year ago, hoping to put them up for adoption.
—Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Spay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spay. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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spay
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: to remove the ovaries and uterus of (a female animal)
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