Periwinkle woke up early because she was so excited that her boyfriend Stinky was coming to visit today. She waited all week for Tuesdays to come. As she sat by the Teleportation Tunnel she daydreamed about her handsome guy and then with a WOOSH, there he was in her arms. The two spent time whisker kissing and catching up on the past week.
"Remember a few weeks ago when we visited the Manatees?" asked Periwinkle. "I sure do" said Stinky. Periwinkle explained that the cold weather right after his visit brought even more Manatees in. She led him to her Mom's computer to show him a video.
"Are we going back there today?" asked Stinky. Periwinkle said they were actually staying at her house but that they had an important message to share with their friends.
"Today is a special day" said Periwinkle. Stinky laughed and asked if they were celebrating National Walk Your Dog Day. Periwinkle looked at him and they both started giggling and then were laughing so hard they could hardly stop. "Silly boy, neither one of us has a dog" said Periwinkle. They started to giggle again but eventually Stinky asked what their plan was.
"Well we really should celebrate TWOSDAY!" said Periwinkle. That got them giggling again!!
Once they settled down again, Periwinkle said "Today is important because it is World Spay Day.
It's part of Spay and Neuter Awareness Month. Each year many dogs and cats and other animals are euthanized because they don't have responsible owners. We're lucky because our parents made sure we were so we wouldn't add to the number of homeless pets" said Periwinkle. Stinky agreed that was an important message and then said "So, if we got married someday we wouldn't have kittens" At the thought of marrying Stinky, Periwinkle blushed and smiled but said that was true.
Periwinkle said that the Doris Day Animal League founded Spay Day USA in 1994 to bring attention to the pet overpopulation problem in the United States and encourage animal population control by neutering pets. The movement later spread globally and is now known as World Spay Day. She then shared the following facts:
- Spay Day USA is a day of awareness of both neutering and spaying.
- In spite of what some people think, Spaying or neutering has to be done at an early age, before the first heat for females and before the 6 months for males.
- Quite a lot of states in the USA and countries around the world have programs at a lower cost. There are lots of places around that do this which makes it an affordable surgery for many.
- Neutering or spaying at an early age also helps in nixing aggression levels.
- It has been observed that neutered dogs focus more on the owners and do not wander away either.
- Neutering your cat will help prevent spraying.
"I hope you weren't bored with our Adventure today, but I think it's an important message we need to share. We're lucky because our families have made sure neither one of us or our fursibs will add to overpopulation" said Periwinkle. Stinky told Periwinkle he was impurressed with all the information she found.
"That was a lot of work and it sure made me hungry" said Stinky. Since it was a nice day, the two headed for the pool deck to enjoy a snack. Stinky was surprised at how green everything was since it was still cold at his house.
After snacks, the tabbies decided to take a short nap, and then Stinky visited with Periwinkle's Mom and fursibs. Too soon it was time for Stinky to enter the Teleportation Tunnel to head home. The two spent some more time whisker kissing and paw patting and then Stinky entered the tunnel. He blew a final kiss to Periwinkle and with a WOOSH was on his way home.
Periwinkle wiped a tear and headed to her favorite napping spot to dream of Stinky and their next Adventure.
