PETA India’s Giant ‘Condoms’ Promote Animal Birth Control Ahead of World Spay Day

For Immediate Release:

23 February 2023

Contact:

Hiraj Laljani; [email protected]

Radhika Suryavanshi; [email protected]

Volunteers Urge Bhubaneswar Residents to Fight Dog and Cat Overpopulation by Having Their Animal Companions Sterilised

Bhubaneswar – Dressed as giant condoms and holding signs that read “Dogs Can’t Use Condoms. Sterilise Them”, two People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India supporters will hand out leaflets in favour of sterilisation in Bhubaneswar on Friday, ahead of World Spay Day (28 February). Our goal? To help residents brush up on their ABCs: Animal Birth Control.

When:   Friday, 24 February, 12 noon sharp

Where:  Dharna Stala, Lower PMG, Unit 3, Kharvela Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751001

“Every year, millions of dogs and cats suffer on the streets or languish in animal shelters because there aren’t enough good homes for them,” says PETA India Campaigns Manager Radhika Suryavanshi. “PETA urges everyone to get dogs and cats sterilised. And if you’re considering welcoming a dog or a cat into your family, never buy one – always adopt a homeless animal instead.”

In Bhubaneswar and across India, unwanted animals are often abandoned on the streets, where they struggle to survive. Many go hungry, are deliberately injured or killed, get hit by vehicles, or are abused in other ways. Countless others end up in animal shelters as there aren’t enough good homes for them. Every time someone buys a dog or a cat from a breeder or a pet store, a homeless animal roaming the streets or waiting in an animal shelter loses a chance at finding a home. An estimated 80 million homeless cats and dogs in India are living in shelters or on the streets, per the State of Pet Homelessness Index report.

The solution is as easy as ABC. Sterilising one female dog can prevent 67,000 births in six years, and sterilising one female cat can prevent 4,20,000 births in seven years. Sterilised animals also lead longer, healthier lives and, in the case of males, are less likely to roam, fight, or bite.

PETA India – whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way” – opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETAIndia.com or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.

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