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Recent Examples of spay
On average, Paws In Need provides monetary assistance for nearly 90 animals each month, the majority of which are spayed and neutered.
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Magali Gauthier, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
The primary requirements are that people interested in fostering have their own pets vaccinated and spayed or neutered, and the ability to separate their pets from the foster animals.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Weitzman believes one reason could be due to the fact that the Humane Society, along with other industry leaders, has seen a decrease in the amount of spaying and neutering for animals during COVID-19, which led to a number of unwanted kitten and puppy births.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Fees include vaccinations, spaying/neutering, microchips, heartworm test for dogs 7 months and older, feline leukemia test for cats, 14 days of limited health care from VCA Animal Hospitals and a bag of free food.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2025
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Magali Gauthier, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
The primary requirements are that people interested in fostering have their own pets vaccinated and spayed or neutered, and the ability to separate their pets from the foster animals.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Weitzman believes one reason could be due to the fact that the Humane Society, along with other industry leaders, has seen a decrease in the amount of spaying and neutering for animals during COVID-19, which led to a number of unwanted kitten and puppy births.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Fees include vaccinations, spaying/neutering, microchips, heartworm test for dogs 7 months and older, feline leukemia test for cats, 14 days of limited health care from VCA Animal Hospitals and a bag of free food.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spay
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My last cat was declawed when she was neutered, and this was never a problem.—
Jane Sykes,
Washington Post,
16 Feb. 2026
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For a $15 donation, ARL will name a feral cat after your ex, spay or neuter it, and release it through its trap-neuter-return program.—
Lucia Cheng,
Des Moines Register,
12 Feb. 2026
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Bills in the House and Senate would ban attempts to manipulate or alter the weather, like cloud seeding.—
Stephen Gruber-Miller,
Des Moines Register,
20 Feb. 2026
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Some online even boast about taking extreme measures to alter their appearance according to these principles.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Spay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spay. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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