ADLA Urges People to Beat the Heat in 2012!

January 24, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE      
Contacts:  (602) 265.SPAY

Stephanie Nichols-Young and Sonia Hernandez

Animal Defense League of Arizona’s Spay Neuter Hotline Urges Maricopa County Residents to “Beat the Heat in 2012”

Every spring thousands of homeless kittens come into animal shelters in Maricopa County.  Most do not get out alive.  Before temperatures rise and cats go into heat, the Spay Neuter Hotline is asking people to stop procrastinating.  Get companion cats fixed, and also take advantage of ADLA’s Trap Neuter Return program to sterilize stray and free-roaming cats in Valley neighborhoods. Few cats are in heat in January, but the number begins to increase in February. By April and May shelters are inundated with kittens!

Please Join the Animal Defense League of Arizona’s Spay Neuter Hotline in its campaign to “Beat the Heat in 2012.”   ADLA is asking animal lovers to spread the word to family, neighbors and friends. 

We can beat kitten season if everyone in the community pitches-in by sterilizing cats in their neighborhood.”  Says ADLA President Stephanie Nichols-Young, “Whether you love cats or you hate them, Trap Neuter Return is the best way to reduce the number of cats in Maricopa County.”  The Spay Neuter Hotline can help novices and coach them through the process.  In many cases, we have neighborhoods work together to do TNR.”

 
The Hotline helped to sterilize more than 10,000 feral cats last year and over 28,000 since March 2009.  Sterilize all outdoor cats now before it’s too late.

The Spay Neuter Hotline offers Trap Neuter Return to assist with reducing the free-roaming cat population. The Hotline also offers referrals & information to low-cost spay neuter veterinarians for companion animals.  Periodically, there are free programs available for those in need of financial assistance. Simply call 602 265-SPAY (7729) or visit the website for more information.