title: The welfare of excess animals: status and needs.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Boston, MA 02130.
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Thornton
mesh_terms: D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D002415:Cats; D004285:Dogs; D005065:Euthanasia / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D009919:Orchiectomy / Q000662:veterinary; D010052:Ovariectomy / Q000662:veterinary; D011155:Population Control; D011156:Population Density; D014481:United States