During the week of Feb. 25 through March 3, 2008, the Seattle Animal Shelter will offer certificates for free spaying and neutering to pet owners in need of financial assistance to have their pets spayed or neutered. This offer ends at 5 p.m., Monday, March 3. For more information, call (206) 386-PETS (7387) or visit www.seattleanimalshelter.org.

This special offer commemorates the 14th anniversary of “Spay Day USA,” a national campaign sponsored by the Doris Day Animal Foundation to help reduce companion animal overpopulation.

Here’s how you can celebrate Spay Day USA and share the message that spaying and neutering improves pets’ lives in a number of ways:

o Raise money to help subsidize the cost of spay/neuter surgeries. The money (tax deductible) donated to the Pet Population Control Fund can be applied toward the cost of certificates for this event or the cost of surgeries after this event.

o Have an animal spayed or neutered — your pet; a free-roaming cat; a needy neighbor’s pet; or a shelter animal awaiting adoption. Encourage family, friends and neighbors to do the same!

o Submit a digital photo of your pet to the Spay Day USA Pet Photo Contest, sponsored by the Humane Society of the United States. The Seattle Animal Shelter and other humane organizations throughout the country will participate in the contest. For details, go to http://www.spaydayusa.org/

o Turn in a litter. As part of an ongoing program, anyone who turns in a litter of puppies or kittens to the Seattle Animal Shelter throughout the entire year is eligible for a free spay or neuter for the parent animal(s). The shelter guarantees the adoption of these kittens and puppies.

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