SPAY & NEUTER

 

TOP 10 REASONS TO HAVE YOUR PET SPAYED OR NEUTERED

1. Your dog or cat will live a longer, healthier life.

2.  There are major health benefits. Besides preventing unwanted litters, neutering your male dog or cat prevents testicular cancer, if done before six months of age.

3. Your spayed female won't go into heat.  

4. Your male dog won't need to roam away from home…An intact male in search of a mate will do just about anything to get one! That includes digging his way under the fence and making like Houdini to escape from the house. And once he's free to roam, he risks injury in traffic and fights with other males.

5. …and he will be much better behaved to boot! Neutered cats and dogs focus their attention on their human families. On the other hand, unneutered dogs and cats may mark their territory by spraying strong-smelling urine all over the house. Indoors, male dogs may embarrass you by mounting on furniture and human legs when stimulated. And FYI, a neutered dog protects his home and family just as well as unneutered dog--and many aggression problems can be avoided by early neutering.

6. Spaying or neutering will NOT make your pet fat. Lack of exercise and overfeeding will cause your pet to pack on the extra pounds—not neutering. Your pet will remain fit and trim as long as you continue to provide exercise and monitor food intake.

7. Spaying or neutering is highly cost-effective. The cost of your pet's spay or neuter surgery is a lot less than the cost of having and caring for a litter. It also beats the cost of treatment when your unneutered male escapes and gets into fights with neighborhood strays…or the cost of cleaning the carpet that your unspayed female keeps mistaking for her litter box, or the cost of…well, you get the idea!

8. It's good for the community. Stray animals pose real problems in many parts of the country. They can prey on wildlife, cause vehicular accidents, damage the local fauna and scare children.

9. Your pet doesn't need to have a litter for your children to witness the miracle of birth. We've heard this one a lot. But you know what? Letting your pet produce offspring you have no intention of keeping teaches your children irresponsibility. Anyone who has seen an animal euthanized in a shelter for lack of a home knows the truth behind this dangerous myth. There are countless books and videos available to teach your children about birth in a responsible manner.

10. It packs a powerful punch in the fight against pet overpopulation. Millions of cats and dogs of all ages and breeds are euthanized annually or suffer as strays. These high numbers are the result of unwanted, unplanned litters that could have been prevented by spaying or neutering.

The Woodford Humane Society has a fund to help offset the cost of spay/neuter surgery for your pet.  It is the ELIZABETH SIMMS GAY SPAY/NEUTER FUND (ESG Fund). This fund offers low cost spay/neuter vouchers for community owned dogs and cats. Since 2003, this program has altered over 1,000 animals that are no longer contributing to the pet overpopulation crisis. The ESG Fund also supports our quarterly Kitty Cat Roundup Trap/Neuter/Return (TNR) Program in partnership with Woodford Veterinary Clinic. This program alters free-roaming cats and returns them to their caretaker.

 

Local Low Cost Spay/Neuter & TNR Programs in Central Kentucky

To learn more about low cost services for spaying and neutering in your area please see the contacts listed below (the list is not in alphabetical order so please make sure you review the entire list to locate an organization in your region):

UCAN Clinic (513) 721-7387 (PETS)  – Northern Kentucky serving: Boone, Campbell & Kenton counties (Also serving in Ohio: Adams, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Warren & Indiana: Dearborn, Ohio, Switzerland)

 Anderson Anderson Humane Society, Lawrenceburg 502-839-6410

The Animal Refuge Center, Vine Grove (502) 877-6064 

Holly's Place, Lawrenceburg 502-859-5342

Barren Barren River Animal Welfare Assn., Glasgow 270-651-7297

Bell Friends of Bell Co. Animal Shelter, Middlesboro 606-269-4367

Boone Friends of the Shelter, Union 859-371-6740

Grant Co. Animal Shelter, Williamstown 859-824-9403

Bourbon Paris Animal Welfare Soc., Paris 859-293-9397

Boyd Home at Last Animal Sanctuary, Salvisa (feral cats) 502-839-1974

Boyle Danville-Boyle Co. Humane Soc., Danville 859-238-1117

Happy Paws Spay/Neuter Clinic, Danville & Surrounding areas, 859-691-1137

Breckinridge Breckinridge Co. Animal Friends, Harned 270-756-0246

Bullitt Hope for Pets, Mt. Washington 502-955-3586

Calloway Humane Society of Calloway Co., Murray 270-759-1884

Carroll Carroll Co. Animal Support, Milton 502-548-2629

Casey Danville-Boyle Co. Humane Soc., Danville 859-238-1117

Campbell Friends of the Shelter, Union 859-371-6740

Clark Life for Pets, Inc., Winchester (feral cats) 859-737-5600

Daviess Owensboro Humane Society 270-302-6813

Edmonson Edmonson Co. Animal Shelter, Brownsville (mobile) 270-286-6096

Fayette Lexington Humane Society, Lexington 859-233-0044, Ex.228

Home at Last, Salvisa (feral cats) 502-839-1974

Woodstock Animal Foundation (mobile clinic) 859-277-7729

Floyd Spay & Neuter Organization of Prestonsburg 606-358-3009

Franklin Franklin Co. Humane Society, Frankfort 502-875-7297

Metro Pet Spay Neuter Services, Frankfort  502-352-2983/2984

Garrard Danville-Boyle Co. Humane Society 859-238-1117

Grant Grant Co. Animal Shelter, Williamstown (mobile) 859-824-9403

Friends of the Shelter, Union 859-371-6740

Grayson Grayson Co. Humane Society, Leitchfield 270-230-8839

Home at Last TNR Program, Salvisa 502-839-1974

Hardin Co. Animal Control, Elizabethtown 270-769-3428 2

Hardin Co. Pet Protection, Inc., Elizabethtown No apps by phone

Apply to Buried Treasure, 516 N. Main St., Elizabethtown 42702

Henry Kentucky Humane Soc., Eminence 502-845-6446

Hopkins Co. Humane Society 270-821-8965 42431

Jefferson Alley Cat Advocates, Louisville (feral cats) 502-634-8777

Alley Cat Advocates, Louisiville Area – Feral Cats TNR 502-634-8777

Kentucky Humane Society, Louisville 502-636-3491

Kentucky Humane SNIP Clinic, 502-515-3148

Louisville Metro Animal Services, Louisville 502-361-1318

Shamrock Foundation, Louisville 502-899-9680

Jessamine Jessamine Humane Society, Nicholasville 859-887-8086

(for feral cats-Judy at Nicholasville Animal clinic)

Kenton Kenton Co. Fiscal Court/Animal Shelter, Covington 859-356-7418

Laurel Laurel Co. Animal Shelter 606-864-6319

Lawrence County Humane Society, Louisa 606-673-4509

Home at Last (feral cats), Salvisa 502-839-1974

Lincoln Danville-Boyle Co. Humane Society, Danville 859-238-1117

Logan County Humane Society, Russellville, (270) 726-2186 

Meade Pets In Need Society, Brandenburg 270-422-3838

Mercer Mercer Co. Humane Society, Harrodsburg 859-715-0012

Muhlenberg Muhlenberg Co. Humane Soc., Greenville 270-338-6940

Nelson Humane Society of Nelson Co., Bardstown 502-349-2082

Ohio Ohio Co. Animal Shelter, Hartford 270-298-4499

Oldham Humane Soc. Of Oldham Co., Lagrange 502-222-7537

Pendleton Grant Co. Animal Shelter, Williamstown 859-824-9403

Pike Pike Co. Humane Society, Pikeville 606-437-7992

Scott Scott Co. Humane Society, Georgetown 502-863-3279

Shelby Shelby Co. Humane Society, Shelbyville 502-633-4033

Lifebridge for Animals, Shelbyville 502-633-5465

Simpson Simpson Co. Animal Shelter, Franklin 270-776-2507

Spencer Kentucky Humane Society, Taylorsville 502-477-3332

Taylor Taylor Co. Animal Shelter, Campbellsville 270-789-8154

Trimble Trimble Co. Spay/Neuter Program, Bedford 502-255-4879

Warren Bowling Green-Warren Co. HS, Bowling Green 270-783-9404

Wolfe Wolfe Co. Fiscal Court, Campton 606-668-3040

Woodford Woodford Humane Soc., Versailles 859-873-5491

 

Woodford Humane Society TNR program for feral cats 859-873-8327

 

Other programs, serving multiple counties throughout the state

KY Dept. of Agriculture, Spay/Neuter Kentucky 1-888-297-9093

Woodstock Animal Foundation (mobile clinic) 859-277-7729