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With over 150,000
dogs and cats being put down in
North Carolina every year
getting your pet fixed is more
important then ever.
The SPCA of FC
offers two programs to Franklin
County residents: Low Cost for
owned pets and
Trap-Neuter-Return for Feral
Cats.
Think you can
afford to NOT spay or neuter
your pet?
Read more
about the real cost. Plus there
are some benefits:
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More Purrs and Tail Wags
- pets that are fixed
live longer lives |
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Less Death - getting
your pet fixed means
that there are less
unwanted litters going
to the shelter! |
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Low cost
If you receive
Federal or State Financial Aid (food
stamps, Disability, WIC,
Medicare/Medicaid, Social
Security, Unemployment) and/or earn less then
$20,000 a year you may qualify
for the SNIP Fund
low cost spay/neuter program. To
learn more about the SNIP Fund
read our
brochure.
To see if you
qualify for the SNIP Fund please
fill in an
application.
If you are not a
Franklin County resident or
don't qualify for the SNIP Fund
here are some other options:
SNAP-NC
Wake County
Spay/Neuter Clinic
Safe Haven for
Cats Spay/Neuter Clinic
Affordable Animal
Care Spay/Neuter Clinic of
Durham
POP-NC
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Feral Cats
Are you feeding
outdoor cats? We need your help!
It is very
important that the cats you care
for get fixed ASAP. This will
help prevent more unwanted
kittens being born, reduce the
number of cats being put down at
the shelter and will help keep
the cats healthy and happy!
Please fill in
our
Feral
Cat
form to get started today!
To read more
about our Trap-Neuter-Return
program read our
brochure.
If you are not a
Franklin County resident here
are some other options:
Operation Catnip
Safe Haven for
Cats Spay/Neuter Clinic |
The cost of a litter - can
you afford it?
If your female
dog is not
spayed and becomes pregnant by a stray or neighbors
dog:
Prior to breeding:
one year of
food, shots, supplies etc.
$400.00
For a
litter of four puppies:
extra
food/vitamins for mother & puppies
$120.00
(add $24 per extra puppy)
vet visit
(dewclaw removal, shots, & office visit
$178.00
(add $44.50 per extra puppy)
Total
cost of
litter: $698.00
vs.
cost of a spay surgery:
$35
through the
SNIP Fund
If you
choose to
have your female bred there are additional costs:
genetic
tests: $265.00
basic vet
check: $145.00
stud fee
$350.00
travel
expenses: $320.00
Total
additional costs:
$1,080.00
*These
figures are for a medium size dog - smaller dogs
tend to cost more because of the need for surgical
intervention during birth while larger dogs cost
more to feed. |
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