: to remove the ovaries and uterus of (a female animal)
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Our cat has been spayed.
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The fee includes vaccinations, spaying/neutering, microchips and a harness, the shelter’s website says.
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Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
There is no dispute between the parties over trapping, spaying or neutering and then releasing feral cats, which are unsocialized.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
They can be spayed and neutered and find new homes, but neonatal kittens cannot.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 24 June 2025
They will be spayed and neutered as soon as medically possible.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
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Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
There is no dispute between the parties over trapping, spaying or neutering and then releasing feral cats, which are unsocialized.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
They can be spayed and neutered and find new homes, but neonatal kittens cannot.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 24 June 2025
They will be spayed and neutered as soon as medically possible.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
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“Spay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spay. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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spay
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: to remove the ovaries and uterus of (a female animal)
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