Mobile Resource Center spay

At Animal Friends, we know that spay and neuter is the only way to proactively relieve the pet overpopulation problem.  In Allegheny County alone, conservative estimates show that 20,000 homeless and abandoned pets are euthanized each year. The largest cause of euthanasia is the inability to find adoptive homes for these unwanted animals.

That’s why Animal Friends offers subsidized spay and neuter services for low-income pet owners, to ensure that all families can afford to spay or neuter their pets. Using conservative “multipliers” to estimate the number of offspring that would have been born in the absence of any spaying and neutering efforts, Animal Friends’ low-cost spay and neuter program has prevented the births of more than 2.5 million unwanted kittens and puppies since 1993. 


 

How to Apply for Help

Animal Friends’ Low-Cost Spay/Neuter (LCSN) program provides financial assistance to enable local pet owners to have their pets spayed or neutered.

To participate in Animal Friends’ LCSN program, you must:

  1. Earn $3,500 per month or less

  2. Live in southwestern Pennsylvania

  3. Download and completely fill out LCSN Spay/Neuter Application.

  4. Include proof of income for all adults living within the household. The cost of surgery will vary depending on income.

    • Proof of income can be a paycheck stub, W-2 form, proof of Social Security or disability benefits, proof of unemployment or workmen’s compensation, or proof of Medicare or Medicaid. Your information remains confidential.

  5. Mail all of the above to:

Animal Friends
Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Program
562 Camp Horne Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15237


  1. Animal Friends will call you to schedule an appointment.

If you earn $3501 or more per month, we can still help. Simply fill out a survey, and a coupon will be emailed to you. Click here if you own a dog; click here if you own a cat; or click here for help altering a rabbit.


Know the Facts About Spay and Neuter

By having you pet spayed or neutered, you:

  • reduce your pet’s risk of cancer and infection
  • make your pet less likely to run away
  • ensure a calmer, happier companion.

Make plans to spay or neuter your pet as soon as you adopt.

 

Are You Caring for Feral Cats?

Animal Friends’ Low-Cost Spay/Neuter program has a feral cat package, including spay/neuter, rabies vaccination and eartipping, for $30 per cat. Call us at 412.847.7004 to schedule your feral cats for surgery and for advice on trapping and colony management.


FAQ About Spay and Neuter

Click here for answers to important questions, including what it means to spay or neuter your pet, how your pet will change (only for the better!), and what age is best to spay or neuter.


We Appreciate Our Supporting Veterinarians!

Animal Friends’ LCSN program depends on participation from compassionate veterinarians. These vets help us offer low-cost services to our clients. Please support these vets who are committed to ending suffering in our region.

Click here to see a list of participating vets.

Spay and Neuter Saves Lives: Help us Today!

Research shows that a single spay surgery can save 55 unwanted animals from being born. Those are 55 animals who won't wait in shelters...or worse. The only proactive way to reduce and eliminate pet overpopulation is through spay and neuter.

Save lives. Sponsor a spay. 

Donate today!

And, you can donate old cell phones and printer cartridges. Our Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Program receives cash for every donated phone and ink cartridge. Consider starting a cartridge drive at your workplace by spreading the word to co-workers and friends!

Items may be dropped off at Animal Friends at 562 Camp Horne Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15237. 

  

Amaretto the cat

Do you earn more than $42,000 per year?

If you live in southwestern Pennsylvania, we can still help.

  • Click here for assistance with spaying or neutering a dog.
  • Click here for assistance with spaying or neutering a cat.
  • Click here for assistance with spaying or neutering a rabbit.

You will be asked to take a survey. A coupon will be emailed to you upon completion.

Animal Friends strives to encourage everyone to spay or neuter their pets. Our Low Cost Spay/Neuter program is committed to providing some level of financial relief to everyone/ However, with limited funds we must offer assistance based on financial need.

If you earn more than $42,000 per year, you are above our income requirement to participate in the low-cost program. But, we still want to assist you.  Please take a minute to complete our quick survey. Upon completion, you will receive a coupon via email ($25 for dogs; $15 for cats; $20 for rabbits) that can be used toward the cost of spaying or neutering of your pet, along with a list of participating veterinarians in your area.

If you have any questions, please contact us at spayneuter@ThinkingOutsideTheCage.org.


heidi pit bull 

Project Pit Bull: Other Low-Cost Options

Animal Friends offers Project Pit Bull, which offers spays and neuters for pit bulls for just a $20 deposit. Project Pit Bull was created to address the flood of pit bulls in Pittsburgh’s animal shelters, and in response to the fact that pit bulls are bred in disproportionate numbers for dogfighting purposes.  

Pit bull litters can be very large, often producing 8-12 puppies or more. For every new puppy born, these dogs have less of a chance of leaving the shelters. We want to help pit bull owners who want to be responsible with the breed. Email us spayneuter@ThinkingOutsideTheCage.org, or call 412.847.7004

 

House rabbit

Contact Animal Friends' Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Program

Carol Whaley, Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Coordinator
1.800.SPAY.PGH
cwhaley@ThinkingOutsideTheCage.org 




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