Low Cost Spay/Neuter Day October 3, 2009

On Saturday, October 3, 2009, the town and Helping Paw, a not-for-profit organization, are sponsoring a low-cost spaying and neutering mobile clinic in the Huntington Town Hall parking lot at 100 Main St., Huntington, NY 11743.

All surgeries are performed in a spacious fully equipped mobile veterinary clinic. The clinic standards exceed those of The Association of Shelter Veterinarians veterinary medical care guidelines for spay-neuter programs, published in JAVMA in 2008. (74 Vet Med Today: Special Report JAVMA, Vol 233, No. 1, July 1, 2008.

The spaying or neutering cost is $57 for cats and $99 to $300 for dogs, depending on their size. The pets need to be dropped off at the clinic between 8:45 and 9:30 a.m. and will be ready for pickup any time between 1 to 5 p.m., depending on the number of patients received that day. No food should be given to the animals after midnight on Friday, but water should not be withheld.

To register a pet for Saturday’s clinic, call 888-738-3497 or visit helping-paw.org