Sterilize your pet for purposes of population control. Millions of unwanted pets, primarily youngsters, are killed each year in shelters all over the country because of overpopulation.

Although the reasons for so many unwanted animals are very complex, the one of the reasons is also issue of the age at which animal surgical sterilization is done and the myths surrounding this.

Rabies is a deadly disease caused by a virus that attacks the nervous system. The virus is secreted in saliva and is usually transmitted to people and animals by a bite from an infected animal.

Less commonly, rabies can be transmitted when saliva from a rabid animal comes in contact with an open cut on the skin or the eyes, nose, or mouth of a person or animal. Once the outward signs of the disease appear, rabies is nearly always fatal.