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The Buffalo County Humane Association (BCHA) in Mondovi recently reached the milestone of 1,000 cats being spayed or neutered.

"We are excited to share a milestone – at today's spay/neuter clinic, we performed surgery number #1000 at our shelter," BCHA said in a Facebook post. "In honor of that accomplishment, one of our supporters has pledged $1,000 to our community spay/neuter fund AND issued a challenge to the community to double her donation by raising another $1,000 for the fund."

They started with 40 cats in October 2020 and they reached 1,000 just 16 months later, according to WEAU.

“We love knowing people are getting their cats fixed," BCHA Cat Coordinator Kristen Gregerson said, according to WEAU. "The reality of the situation is, It kind of goes two ways. About 70% of cats that are born are actually born to an outside cat and realistically most of those kittens are going to die."

BCHA partnered with Purple Cat Mobile Vet to hold spay/neuter clinics, per WEAU.

Not only does spay/neuter help control the cat population, but it also offers health benefits to cats, including a reduced risk of reproductive cancers, according to WEAU.

"It helps to reduce companion animal overpopulation," Animal League's website reads. "Most countries have a surplus of companion animals and are forced to euthanize or disregard their great suffering. The surplus is in the millions in the United States. Cats are 45 times as prolific, and dogs 15 times as prolific, as humans. They do not need our help to expand their numbers; they need our help to reduce their numbers until there are good homes for them all."

Increasing lifespan, reduction of roaming, community benefit and reduction in taxpayer costs are other benefits of spaying/neutering your feline companion, according to Animal League.