BLADEN COUNTY PET PROJECT

Low-income Spay/Neuter Program

On April 7, 2010,  26 pets – evenly divided between cats and dogs – were spayed or neutered , preventing untold future litters.   These were surgeries which would not have otherwise taken place.                     

May 5, 2010 – 38 pets were spayed or neutered

June 2, 2010 – 26 surgeries were performed

July 7, 2010 – 25 more pets spayed and neutered

Families can find out if their pets qualify by calling 645-2297 and leaving a message.

Volunteer Diane carries Lucky in to be prepped for spay surgery. 

Volunteer Kim prepares crates for cats in the recovery area.  Schoolchildren in Pennsylvania collected towels and sheets to donate to

A Shelter Friend’s Spay/Neuter Project in Bladen County.  Volunteer Carol sewed them onto fleece pieces to make cushy blankets for each pet to awake from surgery on.  

Another A Shelter Friend volunteer Dawn commented, “Those dogs and cats snuggled up into them like they were comfy clouds.”

Conner is leery of the scale as he is weighed-in prior to his neuter surgery.  Accurate weights are necessary for proper medication and anesthesia.

Conner receives a pre-surgical exam and is declared healthy by Dr. Gensel, assisted by Elizabethtown Vet Hospital vet tech Tricia and volunteers Pat and Amy. 

This kitty had not been vaccinated, so prior to surgery receives a complimentary rabies vaccination and deworming by Dr. Gensel, assisted by volunteers Julie and Denise.

Next! 

Janet, Columbus Humane Society volunteer, comforts Harley as he waits his turn. 

The first Low-Income Spay/Neuter Clinic was a collaborative effort between A Shelter Friend of Bladen County, Columbus Humane Society,  Elizabethtown Vet Hospital and the Bladen Department of Social Services. 

Proclaimed a success, by all involved the Clinic was designed for one purpose:  to prevent future killing of pets at the county animal shelters. 

Clinics are scheduled for the first Wednesday of each month.  To learn if your pets qualify, please call      645-2297.

A quarter of a million pets are put to sleep or euthanized in animal shelters in North Carolina every year, including the puppies of purebred dogs. Your pet’s puppies and kittens could end up euthanized or suffering in the streets. Spaying and neutering helps reduce the number of homeless pets and pet deaths.