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Show Halloween treat for black cat owners The Humane Society of Utah is offering a "black cat special" through its low-cost spayneuter clinic, executive Director Gene Baierschmidt today announced. "From Oct, 16 through Oct 31, every totally black male cat brought to our clinic will be neutered at absolutely ab-solutely no charge, and all male cats of any other color will be sterilized for half price," said Mr. Baierschmidt. He emphasized, that the cats must be completely black, without any other color present anywhere in the coat, in order to qualify for the free surgery. "Ve're making this offer available in order to help reduce the -tremendous pet overpopulation problem," said Mr. Baierschmidt, noting that the Humane Society sterilizes close to 6,000 animals a year and takes in up to 23,000 unwanted un-wanted animals in the same time period. "We hope to encourage as many people as possible to accept the responsibility for seeing that their pets don't make an already bad situation worse," he explained. Interested persons should call the society clinic to schedule an appointment ap-pointment for their pets. "In the ' event that we find it's raining black i cats and we can't fit your animal in I before Halloween, we will issue I rain checks which will be good throughout November as well," I said Mr. Baierschmidt. i For more information, or to make an appointment for a pet, call the society clinic at 968-3540. |
