'Happy Neuter Year' offers discount neuter surgeries.

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The Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society's Catmobile wants you to ring in the New Year by making a resolution to neuter your cat during their "Happy Neuter Year'' campaign.

Sponsored by PetSmart Charities, the largest funder of animal welfare efforts in North America, the Happy Neuter Year campaign will provide $20 neuter surgeries for cats during the month of January.

Spaying and neutering is one of the most effective ways to reduce the homeless pet population and is safe for kittens as young as eight to 10 weeks old, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association.

"Neutering male cats is a simple surgery that reduces unwanted behaviors, like roaming, fighting, and urine marking territories,'' said Liz Pease, director of operations for The Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society.

"It also guarantees your cat never fathers a litter of kittens.''

This special $20 rate is even less than the organization's normal low-cost price and is available to all...