By Hunterdon County Democrat
March 03, 2010, 7:09PM
Animal Alliance, a Lambertville-based animal welfare organization, is holding spay/neuter clinics, called Planned Pethood, which helps local residents get their pet “fixed” at a low cost.
“There is no way to adopt our way out of the pet overpopulation problem,” said Anne Trinkle, executive director of Animal Alliance. “It is essential that all pet owners spay and neuter their pets in order to curb the number of unwanted, unplanned litters of puppies and kittens. That is why we created Planned Pethood, to help solve the pet overpopulation problem at its root cause.”
Planned Pethood Low Cost Spay/Neuter Clinics are held on Sundays in Lambertville. Clients drop their animals off in the morning and pick them up later the same day. By providing low cost services, Planned Pethood puts basic veterinary care into the reach of many people. Surgery is performed by a licensed veterinarian in a sterile and safe environment with two veterinary nurses assisting the veterinarian, and volunteers from Animal Alliance performing other functions such as client check-in and discharge.
“Planned Pethood offers excellent surgical care; our veterinarian has over 20 years of experience in high volume, high quality spay/neuter, and pets receive constant supervision during their time at the clinic,” Trinkle said.
Costs are: male cat neuter $55, a female cat spay is $75. The cost for a dog regardless of gender or size is $125 for either spay or neuter. Rabies shots are $20, and feline and canine distemper shots are also available for $20 each. To schedule an appointment, call 609-818-1952.
Animal Alliance is a 501c3 nonprofit, volunteer charitable organization that rescues animals in immediate danger of euthanasia from several animal shelters. Animal Alliance places animals removed from the shelters into temporary foster care where they are rehabilitated, spayed/neutered, restored to health, and readied for a speedy adoption to carefully chosen adoptive families.
Animal Alliance finds euthanasia to be an unacceptable fate for adoptable animals, and strives to educate the public about the surplus of adoptable animals in shelters, the critical importance of spay/neuter, and responsible pet ownership.
