The discovery of five abandoned puppies in Mitchell Shire has highlighted the importance of desexing animals.
The Pomeranian/Jack Russell puppies were left on a roadside in Pyalong, in a box.
Luckily, they were found, seen by a vet and are now with Save-A-Dog Scheme, a community-based not-for-profit animal welfare organisation that saves hundreds of dogs and cats every year. They'll be held for the required quarantine period and then assessed for adoption in the coming weeks.
Like most Councils across Victoria after the pandemic, Mitchell has seen an increase in the number of animals entering the pound in the last few months.
The good news is, Council has also seen an increase in the number of adoptions, with more than 20 adoptions in the last month alone.
As well as helping to stop pet overpopulation desexing also helps address a number of health and welfare risks including reducing the risk of cancer and other diseases of the reproductive organs. Desexing also reduces the risk of female animals suffering from physical and nutritional exhaustion from continual breeding.
Desexed animals are also less prone to wander, fight and get lost or injured and have reduced territorial behaviour such as spraying indoors.
