The first patients to benefit from the clinic will be the cats and dogs now up for adoption at The City's shelter to help make them more adoptable, and then in early 2010, the clinic will also offer no-cost spay and neuter surgeries for the cats and dogs of low income Calgarians.
The clinic will also benefit other pet owners and non pet owners - spaying and neutering cats and dogs cuts down on roaming behaviour and nuisance animals in the community.
"Our goals are to decrease the length of time cats and dogs sit in our shelter waiting for new owners and to reduce the total number of pets that come in to Animal Services," said Bill Bruce, director of Animal & Bylaw Services, in a press release.
"We want to have a city of best animal practices where all pets are wanted and humanely treated. Making spay and neuter surgeries affordable and accessible to all Calgarians is an important step towards that vision becoming a reality."
And the costs? All of the funds needed to operate the clinic will come from cat licensing revenue.
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I applaud Calgary for its enlightened thinking.
ReplyDeleteCan non-poor people get their pets neutered or spayed there?
ReplyDeleteIn response to your question, the spay & neuter clinic is presently being used to perform spay and neuter surgeries along with other minor operations exclusively for cats and dogs that are available for adoption at the Animal Services Centre.
ReplyDeleteWithin the next few months, the clinic will be able to provide no-cost spay and neuter surgeries for the cats and dogs of low income Calgarians.
The clinic will not be open to the general public for regular veterinary care.
Well done Calgary. I was looking for a clinic where my neighbour can take her dog to for neutering at a low cost and found you. Her partner (using that term loosely) is against altering the dog, but I'm encouraging her as it continuously runs away (to find a mate). He thinks they should breed it so he can make some money from selling the pups. Can you believe that? The dog is a husky crossed with something and it's not friendly either. What a bad idea. I told her to tell him the dog ran away again (and she can sneak it away for neutering and bing it back FIXED). He's so dumb he'll never notice. She's on a disability pension and only stays with him because she has no options. Sad state for her and her dog. I hope you can help her.
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Congratulations Calgary Animal Services on rolling out the spay and neuter clinic for low income Calgarians BUT... in what world is a "few months" 14 months. I am left wondering how many unwanted animal pregnancies there were in that time.
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