Why Prevention is Better Than a Cure

Why is spay/neuter at the heart of everything we do?

When there are more dogs than guardians, everyone suffers. Animal welfare can quickly deteriorate, entire communities become at risk of vaccine-preventable diseases such as rabies and distemper. And without intervention, the overpopulation crisis spirals more and more out of control.

A single female dog can have two litters per year – that’s anywhere from eight to 12 new pups on average within the first year. A female cat can have up to three litters in a year, totalling 12-18 kittens in a single year. It’s easy to see how dog and cat populations have boomed!

But we can stop overpopulation in its tracks. Sterilising Sri Lanka’s street animals frees dogs and cats from the suffering of unwanted litters. It gifts local communities the chance to take control of their animal population, and helps them to care for the animals that are currently on their streets.

Taking welfare to the streets.

25 days a month, Dogstar’s highly skilled veterinary team operate spay/neuter clinics on board a purpose-built, solar powered, air-conditioned truck with gas anaesthesia and four operating tables.

Suffering doesn’t have to be inevitable.

By supporting us in sterilising each animal we come into contact with, you are helping dogs and cats live happy, healthy lives. And you’re preventing another generation of unwanted street animals from experiencing painful skin conditions and devastating preventable diseases.

Better yet, every sterilised animal is also rabies-vaccinated, microchipped and details of every spay/neuter surgery are logged on the World Veterinary Service app.

From there, we can follow up on dogs, conduct regular population surveys and treat common conditions before they become life-threatening.

Saving lives and stopping problems before they start – it’s what you, our incredible Team Dogstar family, do best!