You Don’t Need Algebra to Understand This…

We know, we know — numbers can be a lot. But stay with us, because these aren’t just statistics. These numbers tell a story of lives saved, suffering prevented, and what you can make possible with just a single penny a day.

Let’s start with this:
Per PETA, a single unspayed female cat and her offspring can produce a staggering 370,000 cats in just 7 years. That breaks down to 52,857 cats born every single year, starting with just one cat and her kittens. It’s mind-blowing, right?

Now here’s where it gets real.

Since PennyFix began 8 years ago, we’ve fully funded the spaying of 3,165 female cats. Multiply that by 52,857… and that means PennyFix has helped prevent the suffering of an estimated 1,338,342,000 cats.

Yes, you read that right. Over 1.3 billion potential lives — many of which would have faced homelessness, hunger, or worse — were never born to suffer.

Meanwhile, in 2024, 273,000 cats were euthanized in shelters that reported their statistics (ASPCA). That’s why spaying matters. That’s why this work is urgent.

And it’s not just cats.

According to the Coalition for Pets, a single unspayed female dog and her offspring can produce 67,000 dogs in 6 years — about 11,166 dogs a year. In the last 8 years, we’ve fully funded the spaying of 859 female dogs. That means we’ve helped prevent the suffering of an estimated 9,592,166 dogs — or, across generations, 76,732,752 dogs.

And again — 334,000 dogs were euthanized in shelters that reported statistics in 2024 (ASPCA). That’s why this work can’t stop.

“But It’s Just One Litter…”

We’ve all heard that phrase. But “just one litter” can spiral into hundreds of thousands of births — and untold suffering. That’s why every single spay and neuter surgery we fund matters so deeply. It’s a life prevented from hardship, a shelter space saved, a step toward a more humane world.

But Here’s the Truth: We Can’t Do It Alone

Have you ever heard the story of the car crash? The one where everyone sees how bad it is and assumes someone must have called 911 — only to find out no one did?

You know how the power company always tells you not to assume someone else reported the outage? Because if everyone thinks, “Someone else must have called,” sometimes no one actually does?

That’s where we are right now.

We’re doing the work — as of the date of this post, we’ve awarded 299 grants, spaying/neutering 1,547 dogs and 6,269 cats so far. But if everyone sees the need and assumes someone else will help, we’ll be left with ideas and compassion — but not enough to keep the work going.

And yet — the solution is so simple.

We’re asking for just one penny a day.

That’s only $3.65 a year. Not per month. Per year.

Our last Facebook post reached 99,000 views. If every person who saw it gave just $3.65, that would raise $361,350 — enough to award 180 more grants.

Be the One Who Calls 911

Don’t assume someone else will do it. Be the one who steps up.

If you're reading this, you can change the future for dogs and cats across the country — with one tiny donation and one powerful act of sharing.

✅ Donate just $3.65 here.
✅ Share this post.
✅ Tell a friend. Tell a stranger. Tell your vet.

Let’s make compassion go viral.

Because a penny a day? It’s practically nothing to you — but it’s everything to them.

[See also “Why Spaying and Neutering Matters” “Where does your penny go?” “Are More Shelter the Answer?” “We Can’s Save Them All. But What If We Could Spay Them All?”