Low-cost spay, neuter clinics offered
Published 9:00 pm Sunday, November 25, 2001
Herald staff
The Spay Station mobile pet sterilization clinic will be traveling Snohomish County in the coming weeks.
The station is a portable animal hospital on wheels operated by Pasado’s Safe Haven, an animal shelter near Sultan. It offers low-cost spay and neuter surgeries for animals of county residents.
Check-in begins at 7:15 a.m. each day, and there are a limited number of operations that can be done, usually about 20, on a first-come, first-served basis.
The clinic arrives at 8 a.m. to begin the surgeries, which are done by a licensed veterinarian and vet technician. The animals are given time to recover, and owners can begin picking them up at 5 p.m.
Here are the upcoming dates and locations:
There will be no clinics from Dec. 18 to Jan. 7.
To qualify for free surgery, bring proof of participation in a state SSI/SD program, food stamps, major VA disability, WIC or Section 8 housing. Costs are $10 for male cats, $20 for female cats; dog spay or neuters are $25.
Dogs must be at least
4 months old. Kittens must weigh at least 2 pounds. The adult animals cannot have eaten or had water after 10 p.m. the previous day. Puppies and kittens should be fed and given half the regular amount of food the morning of surgery.
Dogs need to be on a leash and cats need to be in carriers or in a pillow case. Bring two towels for the animal to travel home in.
For more information, call 360-793-SPAY.
