Creative Young Minds Challenged To Design New SPAY-NJ Logo!

Oct. 7, 2010 - PRLog -- Students will have the opportunity to submit their creative designs in competition for the chance to win two laptop computers – one for the contestant, and one for his or her classroom. The winning design will be chosen by voters across New Jersey to be used as the new official SPAY-NJ logo.

Teachers and homeschoolers in NJ can request educational packets from SPAY-NJ to help their students learn about the pet overpopulation problem, responsible pet ownership and the need to Spay and Neuter pets. Eligible contestants must be New Jersey residents in grades 6-12 in a public or private New Jersey school district. To be eligible to win, contestants must submit their design in JPG or GIF format at www.SPAYNJ.org by 12:00pm EST November 20, 2010. Complete instructions and official rules are available at www.SPAYNJ.org.

SPAY-NJ is a new FREE service which will soon be available to help NJ pet owners find affordable ways to get their pets fixed. Starting July 1st, the operators at "SPAY-NJ," a new toll-free hotline referral service (and website) will be available weekdays from 10am-2pm to help New Jersey residents find low-cost spay and neuter services for their pets throughout NJ. SPAY-NJ is a program of People For Animals (PFA), a non-profit animal welfare organization that promotes spay/neuter to control pet overpopulation. PFA also runs a low-cost spay and neuter clinic located in Hillside, New Jersey.

The SPAY NJ toll free hotline and website will provide easy access to a centralized clearinghouse of information about low cost spay and neuter services and programs available in the state of New Jersey. By working together with private veterinarians, clinics and shelters, PFA hopes to make it easier for everyone in NJ to get their pet spayed or neutered at a reasonable cost.

PFA Clinic Director, Jane Dillonaire, is excited about the launch of this new program. "For every person born in the US, 7 puppies and kittens are born. That means that for every pet to have a home, a family of four would have to own twenty-eight pets," says Dillonaire. "Pet overpopulation is a serious problem in New Jersey. New Jersey's shelters can't afford to take care of all the surplus animals. The real tragedy is that one in three shelter animals have to be put down because there are just not enough homes for them all." Every time a cat or dog is allowed to have kittens or puppies, more pets are left homeless. Please spay or neuter your pet.
Call 1-877-SPAY-NJ1 or go online to www.SpayNJ.org to find low cost surgery options in your area.

If you'd like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Jane Dillonaire, please call the People For Animals Clinic at 973-282-0890 or email pfajane@gmail.com.

PFA was established in 1980 and opened a low-cost spay and neuter clinic located in Hillside, New Jersey in 1984. PFA spays and neuters 15,000 animals each year and, since its opening has performed about 150,000 surgeries. More information about People For Animals can be found at www.PFAonline.org.

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People For Animals (PFA) was established in 1980 and opened a low-cost spay and neuter clinic located in Hillside, NJ in 1984. PFA spays and neuters 15,000 animals each year and, since its opening has performed about 150,000 surgeries. www.PFAonline.org