Year after year after year we Americans spend more money killing surplus dogs and cats than it would cost us to put an end to the overpopulation problem among companion animals in one fell swoop by way of a massive spay and neuter campaign. In fact, with adequate funding we, as a society, could achieve companion animal population control before the next reproductive cycle is upon us. The war on unplanned dog and cat pregnancies can end almost immediately if WE collectively decide to make it end!

FIRST: We must educate the millions and millions of Americans who are still unaware that there IS an overpopulation problem. We must immediately bombard with newspaper, radio and television ads the unaware portion of the public, and we must keep up a massive media campaign until we finally DO make everyone aware of how dire the situation is and how simple the solution can and will be.

SECOND: Once everyone has been made aware of the overpopulation problem, we must, as a society, for a limited period of time (no longer than the length of one reproductive cycle in dogs and cats) make available free spaying or neutering for any dog or cat taken to any of the (yet-to-be-established) program veterinary clinics throughout the country.

THIRD: With a drastic reduction in puppy and kitten births, the population of animal shelters will diminish rapidly. A solid plan must then be implemented to maintain the population of dogs and cats at a low enough level to ensure no more surplus, no more killing.