Begging For Help
This program is fundamental in addressing one of the core causes of animal suffering and abuse.
Online estimates vary widely because they rely on projections such as breeding rates, litter size, and survival. Regardless of the method, the outcome is staggering.
Millions of cats and dogs enter shelters each year, and millions are euthanized. Even more remain homeless, facing starvation, abuse, and producing new unwanted litters.
Animal Victory’s nonprofit Begging For Help program supports grassroots rescuers working in their communities to address overpopulation with little or no resources.
These individuals are feeding, trapping, and caring for stray animals every day. Without funding, they are often the only line of defense.
Through Begging For Help, Animal Victory funds low-cost spay and neuter services for animals living on the streets.
6.5 million
Companion animals enter U.S. shelters each year
Source: ASPCA
https://www.aspca.org/helping-people-pets/shelter-intake-and-surrender/pet-statistics
920,000+
Animals are euthanized annually in U.S. shelters
Source: ASPCA
https://www.aspca.org/helping-people-pets/shelter-intake-and-surrender/pet-statistics
70 million+
Stray cats live in the United States alone
Source: Humane Society of the United States
https://www.humanesociety.org/resources/outdoor-cats-faq
Of cats born outdoors are ever spayed or neutered
Source: Alley Cat Allies
https://www.alleycat.org/resources/cats-and-kittens-outdoor-cats/
400,000+
Possible kittens from one unspayed cat and her offspring in 7 years
Source: Alley Cat Allies
https://www.alleycat.org/resources/how-many-cats-can-one-cat-produce/
Why This Matters
Without spay and neuter, the cycle of suffering continues endlessly. Shelters become overwhelmed, rescues are stretched beyond capacity, and millions of animals are left to suffer on the streets.
Spay and neuter is the most effective, proven solution to reducing animal homelessness, neglect, and abuse.
