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World Spay Day

World Spay Day is held on February 25. Last Tuesday in February. This event in the third decade of the month February is annual.

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Spaying prevents uterine infections and decreases the incidence of breast tumors, which are malignant or cancerous in about 50 percent of dogs and 90 percent of cats. Spaying your pet before her first heat offers the best protection from these diseases. Generally, spaying or neutering your pet will not change its personality. If there are any effects on behaviour, they tend to be positive (reducing unwanted behaviour). Spaying or neutering will not change your pet's affection level or playfulness. For females, there is typically no change at all.

The procedure typically can last from 20 to 90 minutes to perform, depending on your pet's size and any special medical considerations. In older pets or large-breed dogs, the procedure can take longer and may require two surgeons to perform.

In fact, the studies show that spay actually increases aggression, fearfulness and anxiety in the recipient, as well as making them more difficult to train.

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World Information Architecture Day on February 24 (World IA Day is a one-day annual celebration hosted by the Information Architecture Institute and held in dozens of locations across the globe);

World Bartender Day on February 24;

International Cochlear Implant Day on February 25;

Pistol Patent Day on February 25 (Samuel Colt invented the pistol. He received Patent # 138 for it on this day in 1836. The patent was for the Colt Revolver with a rotating chamber containing six bullets);