Spaying and neutering prevent unwanted litters, overpopulation, and inbreeding. Most shelters also provide medical care that includes spaying and neutering to prevent overpopulation. And spaying and neutering also keeps them healthy. Animal sanctuary services include spaying and neutering, hygiene, and physical wellbeing. In the Bahamas, misconceptions about spaying and neutering dissuade residents from altering their pets. Carey has retained Barker's closing comment about spaying and neutering pets. Spaying or neutering these pups while placing in "pet" homes would have the same impact. RSPCA branches also offer advice, microchipping, neutering and subsidised animal treatments. They began by neutering and vaccinating stray dogs. Males neutered in adulthood may still spray after neutering. Surgical castration in animals is often called neutering. Neutering is the most common method for animal sterilization. Part of their effort involves neutering domestic cats to prevent breeding with wildcats. Local veterinarians offered to perform neutering of the male rabbits. As above, see neutering for more information on castration of non-human animals.