: to remove the ovaries and uterus of (a female animal)
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Our cat has been spayed.
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Adoptions include spaying/neutering, vaccinations and microchipping.
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Axios Raleigh, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
Shelters are striving to minimize euthanasia rates by promoting adoption campaigns, spaying and neutering programs, and behavior rehabilitation.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Carpino was looking for cat traps, which folks use to catch strays so they can be spayed/neutered/rehomed.
—Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 6 Dec. 2024
Pets from shelters and rescues are generally already spayed/neutered, vaccinated and often microchipped.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2024
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Axios Raleigh, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
Shelters are striving to minimize euthanasia rates by promoting adoption campaigns, spaying and neutering programs, and behavior rehabilitation.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Carpino was looking for cat traps, which folks use to catch strays so they can be spayed/neutered/rehomed.
—Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 6 Dec. 2024
Pets from shelters and rescues are generally already spayed/neutered, vaccinated and often microchipped.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2024
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“Spay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spay. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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spay
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: to remove the ovaries and uterus of (a female animal)
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