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Kings County SPCA Spay/Neuter
Program
Low Cost Spay/Neuter Program
The Kings County SPCA,
a 100% volunteer charitable organization, has created this program
for pet owners and caretakers with genuine financial need. Vouchers
are issued in the amount of $50 towards the cost of neutering a
male cat/dog or $75 towards the cost of spaying a female cat/dog.
We send out vouchers
monthly. You will be notified once your application has been processed.
Please do not book a spay/neuter appointment with your vet until
you have received a voucher.
Kings
County Boundaries
Please note that only
current residents of Kings County are eligible for the Low-Cost
Pay Neuter Program. The boundaries of Kings County are as follows:
- Lockhartville and Hants Border
- Kingston and Greenwood
The following are NOT located within
Kings County and therefore are not eligible for the program:
- Hantsport (Hants County)
- Middleton (Annapolis County)
- Wilmot (Annapolis County)
- Nictaux (Annapolis County)
- New Ross (Lunenburg County)
Kings
County Map
Spay
Neuter Application
Spay Neuter Myths
- MYTH:
It's better to allow a female to have one litter before she is
spayed.
- FACT: The best time to spay
your female dog or cat is before her first heat. Early spaying
greatly reduces the incidences of mammary cancer. Both pregnancy
and birth can be very stressful for the animal, and animals giving
birth sometimes die from complications. Spaying also eliminates
unwanted crowds of males from harassing your pet.
- MYTH: An animal's behavior
changes drastically after surgery.
- FACT: The only changes in
behavior you'll see are positive ones. Male cats tend to reduce
their territorial spraying depending upon the age they are neutered.
If neutered young enough, before they begin spraying, they may
never develop the behavior. Neutered male cats and dogs fight
less, resulting in fewer battle scars, contagious diseases and
abscesses. And since they aren't interested in pursuing females
in heat, they also wander less, greatly reducing their chances
of being hit by a car or getting lost.
- MYTH: Animals become fat
and lazy after being spayed or neutered.
- FACT: Fat animals are usually
overfed and under-exercised. There can be a tendency for an animal
to put on some weight after sterilization, but the surgery doesn't
cause the condition. Male dogs and cats, in particular, roam less
and burn fewer calories. If your companion animal shows signs
of putting on a little weight, reduce his calories and increase
his walks and play sessions.
- MYTH: I can find good homes
for all the puppies or kittens.
- FACT: Finding good homes
for puppies and kittens is not easy. Many animals are discarded
once they start to grow. In shelters nationwide, 6.5 million animals
are euthanized each year because there aren't enough homes for
them. Further, you cannot guarantee that these dogs and cats will
be spayed or neutered, much less remain in the same homes throughout
their lives. For every puppy and kitten brought into the world
by a well-meaning owner, another will die somewhere else, unwanted
and homeless.
- MYTH: I want my children
to see the miracle of birth.
- FACT: Frequently, animals
go off by themselves to give birth, or do so during the night.
While the birth of baby animals may teach children a love of life
and living things, this lesson can be taught in many other, more
humane ways. It should not be taught at the expense of the animal
and her offspring.
A quick recap -- the benefits of spaying/neutering
include:
- reduces or eliminates the risk
of several forms of cancer for male and female dogs and cats
- may reduce cats' tendency to spray
if done early enough
- reduces dogs and cats' tendency
to fight and roam
- if everyone did it, shelters wouldn't
have euthanized 6.5 million* animals last year
*Figure reflects shelters in the US
The above information was provided by the Penisula Humane Society
and SPCA
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