The scheme, which will be launched this summer by Britain's
biggest animal welfare charity, aims to give consumers the option of paying more to buy food produced from contented animals.
As for spaying and neutering — which
animal -
welfare proponents including PetSmart
Charities ® identify as key to ending the epidemic of pet homelessness — most people said confusion about the right age to have a dog or cat sterilized, as well as costs of the procedure, were the
biggest barriers.