Spay and Neuter Voucher Program
Rez Animal serves dogs and cats within the Chehalis, Nisqually, Skokomish, Squaxin Island and Shoalwater Bay native communities. Its spay/ neuter voucher program is available to anyone living in these tribal communities or any enrolled member of one of the tribes. Vouchers can be used at participating clinics near the reservation. Pet owners pay $5 toward the spay/ neuter surgery and Rez Animal pays the rest.
Benefits
- Help control the pet homelessness crisis
- Your pets will live a longer, healthier life
- Can help certain behavioral problems
When to Spay or Neuter Your Pet
- For dogs: While the traditional age for neutering is six to nine months, puppies as young as eight weeks old can be neutered as long as they’re healthy. Dogs can be neutered as adults as well, although there’s a slightly higher risk of post-operative complications in older dogs, dogs that are overweight or dogs that have health problems.
- For cats: It is generally considered safe for kittens as young as eight weeks old to be spayed or neutered. In animal shelters, surgery is often performed at this time so that kittens can be sterilized prior to adoption. In an effort to avoid the start of urine spraying and eliminate the chance for pregnancy, it’s advisable to schedule the surgery before your own cat reaches five months of age. It’s possible to spay a female cat while she’s in heat.
Chief Seattle
“What is man without beasts? If all the beasts were gone, man would die from great loneliness of spirit, for whatever happens to beasts, happens to man. All things are connected. Whatever befalls the earth befalls the children of the earth.”
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To receive a spay/neuter voucher, call 253-370-6392.
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Rez Animal and Resources received a $10,000 grant to help fund our spay and neuter program. Thank you PetSmart!
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