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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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Both cats and dogs need to be at least a year old, have been spayed or neutered and be up-to-date on their vaccinations.—
Riley Moser,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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The puppy, neutered after his appearance, is ready for adoption.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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Long considered lost — overlooked, neglected and nearly irretrievably altered over time — it was lovingly restored by designer Trina Turk and her late husband, Jonathan Skow, and recognized as an early Lautner in 2014.—
Hadley Meares,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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Smart polymers already exist and can respond to such stimuli, altering their color or shape and then returning to their original state.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Spay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spay. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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