Upshot: Saving Dogs and Cats

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Ilana Panich-Linsman for The New York Times

A cultural transformation: Spaying and neutering are now the norm, and rescue adoption is growing in popularity.

About $460 for the average family, according to a new economic analysis.

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