 With recent data pointing to an increase in stray animals, it is more important than ever to spay and neuter your pets. I spoke to the Floyd County Animal Shelter to learn more about the issue. Well the importance comes from so many different ways that you can help these poor, helpless, you know, dogs and cats. It prevents litters from being born out in the wild, litters from people who I understand, you know, you can't afford the vetting, no one around here can afford it, but there are programs that will help, you know, we have to get these animals spayed and neutered or the population. It is already so out of control that I'm sure everyone knows we cannot handle the situation and that the less spaying and neutering the worse it's going to get. So, you know, if there's any way that you can make an impact on the situation that is happening right now, it is spaying and neutering your animals. At Audiology Associates of Prestonsburg, you can live your life the way you want and find the freedom of better hearing. With 40 years of being in the hearing care industry, you'll experience patient care that is specific to you with exceptional follow-up care that ensures your hearing and balance needs are being met. Audiology Associates at 1428 North Lake Drive in Prestonsburg. While Floyd County Animal Shelter is a no-kill shelter, over 1.5 million animals are euthanized as shelters each year. Right now, we have forms here for an animal alliance of Eastern Kentucky to spay and neuter these animals, you know, living in such a low income area really doesn't, you know, help us at all, but I promise you if you just try, you know, if you get an animal, you have to set aside a certain amount to make sure that animal is taken care of, you know, just like a child or a person, you're not going to let a child go and be sick or not get the proper vaccinations it needed. Why are you going to let an animal do the same thing, you know, and bring more animals to the world that you know you can't take care of. So, we can help you get the programs. If those programs are in fundraising mode or of anything, always go on Facebook, always, you know, we will help you whatever way we can, just contact us and we will try to figure something out. For more information and to see the pets available for adoption, go to Floyd County Animal Shelter on Facebook. Reporting for Mountain Top News, I'm Brianna Robinson.