In the first six years of life, cats and dogs, with three or four litters each year, and their offspring can produce more than 60,000 kittens or puppies. In 2025, Fayette County’s Gardenia Janssen Animal Shelter took in 1,754 animals.
Without the shelter’s established spay/neuter program, those pets could have produced up to 100 million unwanted kittens and puppies in their lifetimes. As Tiffany Re…