0 present participle of spay
1 to remove the ovaries of a female animal:
We're having the cat spayed.
If we are to get rid of the problem of strays we need a system of spaying and neutering.
Registration would provide a national database on dogs which could be used to encourage spaying, worming and vaccination.
There should be a national neutering and spaying campaign in co-operation with many of the animal societies, many of which wholeheartedly support that approach.
Secondly, there is the need to achieve reliable certification by veterinary surgeons in relation to vaccination, worming and the encouragement of spaying.
Earlier statements have suggested that value added tax might be imposed on food, which could mean familie spaying £8 or £9 a week extra on food.
I agree that spaying centres would be a useful development to solve some of the problems.
If it wants to deal with the problem of stray dogs it should use that money to set up spaying and neutering centres.
I have found that spaying does not stop them from being very territorial.
