Adoptable cats and dogs are already spayed or neutered; vaccinated and rehabilitated. Animals must be spayed / neutered and vaccinated prior to adoption. The rabbits were humanely trapped and spayed or neutered. The cats receive veterinary treatment and are spayed or neutered. Dogs shown in the conformation ring are not allowed to be either neutered or spayed. Spayed/neutered dogs have twice the risk of intact ones to develop osteosarcoma. Spayed animals do very rarely develop pyometra in the uterine stump. Females should be spayed between 4 and 6 months of age. It seems that more than 20% of the females are affected, usually after being spayed. Iris and Rose are unable to have cubs as they have been spayed. Does can be territorial if not spayed. This risk is reduced if they are spayed.