SPAY AND NEUTER
Spay and Neuter Saves Lives
The key to preventing the overpopulation crisis, which causes so much suffering and loss among cats and dogs, is spaying and neutering. By sterilizing animals, we can stop thousands of unwanted births, sparing them from the struggles of life on the streets, abuse, neglect, or languishing in shelters.
PETA highlights the urgency of this issue: just one unspayed female dog and her offspring can lead to 67,000 puppies in just six years, while a single unspayed female cat and her descendants can result in 370,000 kittens!
Ongoing Initiatives
Phnom Penh Animal Welfare Society (PPAWS)
WUFAW sponsors PPAWS’s outreach program in Cambodia, where, every month, they offer free sterilizations, vaccinations, and medical treatments for pets and strays over a span of 4-5 days across various provinces.
Adopciones x Amore
Adopciones x Amor, a one-woman operation in Cuba, rescues severe medical cases despite limited resources and medical care. We support her incredible work by providing food and other donations for her rescue animals during our trips.
Headrock Dogs Rescue (HDR)
HDR operates in the less-traveled area between Bang Saphan and the Myanmar border in Thailand. WUFAW supports their monthly sterilization campaign, which includes feeding, treating, and sterilizing street dogs and cats, as well as those abandoned at local temples.
Cubanos en Defensa de los animales (CeDA)
In 2023, we teamed up with Ceda to support pets in Cuba. We provide essential items like flea medication, vaccines, collars, leashes, and other supplies that are hard to come by on the island. Despite the scarcity of resources, the deep love people have for their animals has inspired us to keep helping.
serving Los Angeles
We continuously support our local Los Angeles community by offering free spay and neuter services, vaccinations, and medical care to underserved areas, including the homeless in Downtown Skid Row and low-income neighborhoods.
Ciudadanos Pro Albergue de Animales de Aguadilla
CPAA in Puerto Rico is a dedicated group of volunteers committed to the well-being of mistreated and abandoned animals suffering from hunger, illness, and injuries. We’ve been providing support as needed since 2018.
Past initiatives
Paws For Compassion (PFC)
WUFAW joined forces with PFC in Da Nang, Vietnam, to decrease the “supply” of dogs and cats stolen and sold into the Dog and Cat Meat Trade. We sponsored free monthly spay and neuter days for residents and their pets.
Dumpster Doggies (DD)
WUFAW partnered with Dumpster Doggies in Turkey’s Kastamonu province, sponsoring their Trap, Neuter, Return (TNR) monthly program.
The Lucy Pet Foundation
We partnered with The Lucy Pet Foundation and Wags & Walks to do free spay and neuter event performed by our Animal Care Team (ACT).
S. Korean Dog Meat Trade
WUFAW worked with WeACT in South Korea to help save hundreds of dogs from dog farms and slaughterhouses where the Dog Meat trade is still thriving even though the country has a billion-dollar pet industry.
Voice of Animal-Nepal (VOAN)
WUFAW supported VOAN’s “Birth Control” initiative by sponsoring monthly Trap, Neuter, Vaccinate, and Return (TNVR) of the stray dogs living on the streets of Kathmandu.
Stray Pig Project
With an estimated 1000+ stray potbellied pigs roaming the area of El Cano in San Juan, Puerto Rico, WUFAW worked with the local municipality in 2018/2019 to try and protect the pigs from getting hit by cars, being killed by residents and reproducing at an alarming rate.
