It is never too late to correct our course!
The number one cause of death for cats and dogs in the developed world is euthanasia. Between 1990 and 2010, there was an 80% drop in shelter euthanasia. Yet since then, progress has slowed and reversed as we have been distracted to think we can rescue, warehouse, and adopt our way out of pet overpopulation. To become a part of the honest solution, which is not rocket science, we must return the focus of companion animal welfare to the prevention of litters and education (in schools, behavioral counseling and training classes to the public).

As of now, we have failed to follow through on what we know to be the solution. However, it is not too late to correct the course that we as a country–and a movement–have taken. Support and give to make a real difference. And remember, while brickandmortar looks great, it does nothing to solve the problems we have. Also, remember that simply being alive does not imply quality of existence. We know the solution; our task is to break down the barriers and just get the job done. We can do it.

About Dr. Jeffrey Young
Dr. Young graduated from Colorado State University School of Veterinary Medicine in 1989. He established Planned Pethood Plus, Inc. (PPP) in 1990. PPP is best known for its lowcost mobile neutering services, Native American reservation work, and training of veterinarians from around the world in more efficient surgical techniques. Dr. Young has served on or consulted with numerous humane society boards nationally and internationally. He has founded his own nonprofit group called Planned Pethood International (PPI). PPI was established to help fund spay/neuter work and veterinary training involving numerous veterinary hospitals and veterinary schools around the world. PPI has a well established International Training Center (ITC) in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, offering free training for qualified candidates and having had hundreds of veterinarians and veterinary students come for handson training. There is also a new training center in Conifer, Colorado.

Dr. Young is most proud of having personally sterilized over 185,000 animals in the last 32 years, and he is an outspoken proponent of early age neutering for companion animal population control. Dr. Young has the number one ranked TV show on Animal Planet, “Dr. Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet”. He has used this platform to promote population control and basic medical needs for all companion animals. Dr. Young is driven by a simple underlying mission, “to significantly reduce companion animal overpopulation and suffering throughout the world.” His motto, “Think Globally, Act Locally.”