Marty
06-16-2005, 09:31 PM
San Jose, CA -- The Peninsula Humane Society is offering $10 to pit bull owners who bring in their dogs for free spaying or neutering.
The move comes weeks after two family pit bulls, Rex and Ella, killed 12-year-old Nicholas Faibish in San Francisco.
Humane Society spokesman Scott Delucchi said the payment and free medical services are available to owners of pit bulls and pit mixes.
Early in the week, 10 people already had made appointments, Delucchi said, adding the society typically performs the sterilization surgery on two or three pit bulls a week.
Spayed or neutered dogs are less aggressive and less likely to roam. Agencies usually charge from $60 to $200 to fix dogs, depending on the size of the animal and the type of surgery.
The move comes weeks after two family pit bulls, Rex and Ella, killed 12-year-old Nicholas Faibish in San Francisco.
Humane Society spokesman Scott Delucchi said the payment and free medical services are available to owners of pit bulls and pit mixes.
Early in the week, 10 people already had made appointments, Delucchi said, adding the society typically performs the sterilization surgery on two or three pit bulls a week.
Spayed or neutered dogs are less aggressive and less likely to roam. Agencies usually charge from $60 to $200 to fix dogs, depending on the size of the animal and the type of surgery.