Kent County SPCA Provides Low-Cost Spay/Neuter

If you've been thinking about getting your pet spayed or neutered, the Kent County SPCA has a deal for you.

Mary Ann D'Amato, community outreach manager for the SPCA, has gotten a grant to provide low-cost treatment of pets -- no strays, no wild animals, no rescue group animals -- for pet owners who cannot afford standard veterinarian fees. She says the money should last through the end of the year.

For a $20 co-pay for a cat or a dog, the pet owner gets:

* Their pet spayed or neutered.
* A heart worm test for dogs; feline leukemia/AIDS for cats
* A microchip implanted.
* A rabies shot.
* And for $10 more, a distemper shot. There's a $20 additional fee if the pet is pregnant.

You need to make an appointment at the shelter by calling 698-3006 or (888) 352-7722, and your have to bring the pet to the shelter, 32 Shelter Circle, in Camden. The folks at the SPCA will take it from there.

There really is no excuse with programs like this -- and dedicated people like Mary Ann and the vets who contribute their services -- not to get your pet spayed or neutered. We all owe it to the world of animals to do what we can to prevent unwanted animals from being born, to significantly reduce the number of homeless animals and to greatly decrease the number of animals who end up being euthanized.