Bob Barker started urging people to spay and neuter their pets in the early 1980s. The most public and famous way he did so was by concluding each episode of “The Price Is Right” with the phrase, “Help control the pet population, have your pet spayed or neutered.”
Years ago, Bob was invited to be the chair of Be Kind to Animals Week in Los Angeles, California. Because of this he became more aware of the exploitation of animals and felt passionate about helping. He then began saying his now-famous phrase at the end of his show. Bob sees the only solution to end homelessness in pets is to have them spayed and neutered, so that’s what he asks people to do.
Bob was a voice for voiceless cats and dogs. He reached millions of people through television and in his advocacy work.