All 4 Animals, Inc., a local all-volunteer nonprofit organization, will participate in the Doris Day Animal Foundation ninth-annual Spay Day USA national campaign to reduce pet overpopulation when it hosts a Spay Day event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Pony Village Mall.

The Spay Day Event will feature pets for adoption along with information on free and low-cost spay/neuter options in Coos County. All 4 Animals will be joined at the event by the Companion Animal Rescue Endeavor and the Pacific Cove Humane Society.

The Spay Day events will kick-off a fund-raising campaign to bring the Oregon Neutermobile to Coos County. A new division of Pet Over-Population Prevention Advocates, Inc., working in cooperation with four rural Oregon nonprofits: All 4 Animals and CARE of Coos County, the Klamath Humane Society of Klamath Falls, and United Paws of America of Lincoln County.

The Neutermobile is a mobile, high-volume, statewide spay/neuter clinic. With the help of local fund-raising efforts, Oregon Neutermobile will offer surgeries for as low as $5 each for those on public assistance and bringing in five or more animals.

"The big deal that makes Oregon Neutermobile different is that it will stay at each site until the need for its services subsides, which will prevent intact animals from simply replenishing their numbers while they're on tour elsewhere," said Faye Newman, president of All 4 Animals.

For more information, contact (503)-626-4070, ext. 2, or visit the Oregon Neutermobile Web site at http://www.all4animals.org/neutermobile.

"The destruction of unwanted kittens and puppies is a tragedy that can be avoided here in Coos County," said Newman. "Spay/neuter is the key. By working together we can make a difference."

The Doris Day Animal Foundation created Spay Day USA in 1995 to encourage each American to help solve the country's severe pet overpopulation problem by having at least one cat or dog spayed or neutered. Since its inception, Spay Day participants have altered more than 835,000 animals. The foundation expects this number to surpass 1 million after Spay Day USA 2003.

With the help of spay/neuter programs the number of homeless animals shelter workers have been forced to kill in the U.S. has fallen from approximately 13 million in 1973 to about five million currently.

At a related event on Saturday, Feb. 22, to raise funds for All 4 Animals, the Bay Area Jaycees will hold a spaghetti dinner and raffle fundraiser from 3 to 7 p.m. at Sunset Middle School. Cost is $5, including dessert. For more information or to volunteer, those interested can call 888-1095 or 396-1903.

For more information on All 4 Animals, call 266-8632 or visit http://www.all4animals.org.