Even some breeders
encourage early spay / neuter procedures.
In my practice,
we encourage early spays and neuters since our pediatric patients have much shorter anesthesia and surgical times than adult animals and are up and about almost immediately.
AACMC
encourages the early spay / neuter of kittens and puppies.
Not exact matches
Iowa Humane Alliance
encourages early age
spay and neuter and can perform surgery on animals that are least 8 weeks old and weigh at least 2 pounds (female rabbits must be 16 weeks old).
Veterinarians who support
earlier - age
spay and neuter are
encouraged to list their practice on the Fix by Five web page to support this important movement.
In the U.S., we
encourage spaying dogs and cats
early to prevent unwanted pregnancies and mammary cancer.
(ref1, ref2) Much of their energies and treasure are devoted to
encouraging early - age
spay / neuter.
CFA and others
encourage spaying and neutering of owned kittens by five months and the use of
early age
spay / neuter by shelters.