Did you know? Every day in the United States, 70,000 cats and dogs are born  – that's nearly 3,000 born every hour or 50 born every minute! While baby animals are certainly adorable to care for and cuddle, a large majority of animals left with all their working parts give birth to several litters throughout their life, contributing to the major issue of pet homelessness.

Because of this, 10,000 cats and dogs are euthanized every day – or 3 to 4 million each year – in the United States alone. This saddening statistic may soon be lessened, however, with the implementation of a new birth control shot developed specifically for domestic mammals.

According to the journal Current Biology, uncomfortable procedures to spay and neuter animals may soon be a thing of the past. Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (CalTech) have reportedly developed a simple shot that will prevent animals from reproducing.