: to remove the ovaries and uterus of (a female animal)
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Our cat has been spayed.
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The shelter notes that Dwayne isn’t castrated, so his new home should only have other males and/or females that have been spayed.
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Tj MacIas, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
Shelters are striving to minimize euthanasia rates by promoting adoption campaigns, spaying and neutering programs, and behavior rehabilitation.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
All pets available for adoption have been spayed or neutered, as well as vaccinated and microchipped, Brown said.
—Ella McCarthy, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Dec. 2024
Adoptions include spaying/neutering, vaccinations and microchipping.
—Axios Raleigh, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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Tj MacIas, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
Shelters are striving to minimize euthanasia rates by promoting adoption campaigns, spaying and neutering programs, and behavior rehabilitation.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
All pets available for adoption have been spayed or neutered, as well as vaccinated and microchipped, Brown said.
—Ella McCarthy, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Dec. 2024
Adoptions include spaying/neutering, vaccinations and microchipping.
—Axios Raleigh, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Spay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spay. Accessed 18 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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