JAY SOWERS | THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT — Cathedral fourth grade student Zehlin Cornet, center, smiles during a presentation Friday afternoon about the importance of spaying a neutering pets. The program, lead by volunteers from the Natchez-Adams County Humane Society (NACHS), featured statistics about the number of animals who are rescued from the NACHS, as well as the number of animals that are put down annually.

JAY SOWERS | THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT — Marie Gasquet, a volunteer with the Natchez-Adams County Humane Society, hands out question sheets to fourth grade students at Cathedral during a presentation Friday afternoon about the importance of spaying a neutering pets.

JAY SOWERS | THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT — Cathedral fourth grade student Lesley Martinez, right, covers her mouth and gasps during a presentation Friday afternoon about the importance of spaying a neutering pets. The program, lead by volunteers from the Natchez-Adams County Humane Society (NACHS), featured statistics about the number of animals who are rescued from the NACHS, as well as the number of animals that are put down annually.