Animal Groups Have Teamed Up To Make Services More Affordable
Animal Groups Have Teamed Up To Make Services More Affordable
The Animal Center, Inc and Spay & Neuter Association of Newtown (SNAN) have teamed up with Taitâs Every Animal Matters (TEAM) of Westbrook to make spay/neuter and vaccination services for cats more affordable for Newtown residents who have limited financial resources or who are feeding feral cats.
Through this collaboration, the low-cost services provided by the TEAM Mobile Feline Unit will be reduced from $67 to just $10. In addition to spay or neuter, veterinarians will also give each cat a brief exam, vaccinations (rabies, distemper, upper/lower respiratory infection), a nail trim and ear mite treatment, if necessary.
âThe goal of this project is not only to reduce the stray cat population in our community, but also help the people who are least able to afford to spay/neuter,â said Marion Thompson, SNAN president.
Adds Monica Roberto, president of The Animal Center: âIt was important to include feral cats in this initiative. There are many people feeding feral cats in the community. When you have a colony of six or seven cats, it can be cost-prohibitive to neuter each and every one. By offering affordable, high-quality spay/neuter to feral cat caretakers, we can eliminate future unwanted litters.â
To make an appointment or to find out if you quality for this program, call SNAN at 426-5730. Funding for this low-cost spay/neuter clinic was provided in part from a grant from The Albert Wadsworth & Helen Clark Meserve Memorial Fund.
Spay & Neuter Association of Newtown is a volunteer organization trying to reduce the number of unwanted animals in Newtown and surrounding communities.
The Animal Center is a Newtown-based nonprofit charity focused on animal welfare. More information about The Animal Center can be found at TheAnimalCenter.org or by calling 270-0228.
More than 95,000 domestic and feral cats have been sterilized and vaccinated by TEAM since 1997. For more information on low-cost spay/neuter services visit EveryAnimalMatters.org or call 888-FOR-TEAM (367-8326).