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1/24/2003


Media Contact:

Margie Smith-Simmons
[317] 327-1396
mssimmon@indygov.org 
It’s Snowing Puppies


INDIANAPOLIS – The month of January has brought over 100 lost, homeless and unwanted puppies to Indianapolis Animal Care & Control located at 2600 S. Harding St.

The moderate temperatures from late fall, and a 58-day gestation period for female dogs, has produced an explosion in the animal population at the city’s largest animal shelter. “It is critical that we find homes for these puppies as well as the other wonderful pets available for adoption here at the shelter” said administrator Jim Garrard. “Our shelter, and shelters nationwide, is overburdened with too many animals. This situation underscores the importance of spaying and neutering pets.”

According to the American Veterinary Medical Association and American Partnership for Pets:

  • An estimated 8 to 10 million animals enter animal shelters each year.
  • An estimated 4 to 5 million animals are euthanized each year.
  • Spaying and neutering helps dogs and cats live longer, healthier lives.
  • Spaying eliminates the possibility of uterine or ovarian cancer and greatly reduces the incidence of breast cancer, especially when your pet is spayed before her first heat.
  • Spaying can prevent various reproductive tract disorders.
  • Neutering eliminates the risk of testicular cancer and decreases the incidence of benign prostate disease.
  • Indianapolis Animal Care & Control is open for business Monday through Friday from 10am-6pm with extended hours on Wednesday until 7pm, Saturday from 10am-4pm and is closed on Sundays and holidays.

Some of the puppies will available for adoption this Sunday, January 26th, at the College Park PetsMart located at 86th & Michigan streets.