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The Spay and Neuter Program

Friends of Guthrie Animals with the participation of Crosstown Veterniary Services, Guthrie Pet Hospital, Southpointe Veterniary Clinic and Veterniary Corner, provides low-income families the opportunities to save lives by spaying and neutering their pets.  Contact one of the participating Veterniarians for a application.

 

Income-Eligibility Guidelines

 Income

      Annual    

     Monthly    Twice Per MonthEvery Two Weeks     Weekly
Household Size     

1

$        19,240 

$       1,604   

$              802 

$            740

$           370

2

$        25,900 

$         2,159 

$           1,080 

$            997

$           499 

3

$        32,560

$         2,714  

$           1,357 

$          1,253

$           627

4

$        39,220

$         3,269 

$           1,635 

$          1,509 

$           755 

5

$        45,880 

$         3,824 

$          1,912    

$          1,765

$           883

6

$        52,540

$         4,379 

$            2,190 

$           2,201 

$        1,011 

7

$        59,200 

$         4,934 

$            2,467 

$           2,277 

$        1,139 

8

$        65,860

$         5,489 

$            2,745 

$           2,534 

$        1,267 

For each additional family

member, add:

            6.660

              555

                 278

                257

              129

 If your income is too high, but you want to request our help due to special circumstances, please complete a application describing your situation.  FOGAS wants to help as many animals as we can.

Why Spay or Neuter?

  • If you think that just having one or two litters won't hurt anybody, this fact should change your mind: according to the Humane Society of the United States, 10,000 babies are born in the U.S. on any given day.  On that same day, however, 70,000 puppies and kittens are born.  Match those two statistics up, and you'll see that there will never be enough homes for all the animals born in this country unless we all take responsibility for spaying and neutering our pets.  Change begins with YOU!! Spay or neuter you pet!!

 

  • Spayed/neutered pets live longer, healthier lives

 

  • Spaying your female pet greatly reduces the risk of breast cancer and completely eliminateds the threat of utertine and ovarian cancer.

 

  • Neutering your male pet prevents testicular cancer and prostate problems, and helps him avoid serious health problems like hernias and tumors.

 

  • Males neutered at a young age are far less likely to develop dominance or agreession-related behavior problems, including possession and food guarding, territory marking (lifting his leg on everything in sight), aggression toward other dogs, and "humping" inappropriate objects.

 

 

 

 

 
  • Neutering your male pet relieves him of the constant urge to go out in search of a female in heat.  Ridding him of his urge to roam could very well save his life, and save your from a terrible broken hear.

 

  • Spaying your dog or cat eliminates her heat cycle and the mess that goes with it.  Also, females in heat often cry and howl incessantly, develop nervous behavior, and attract every unaltered male dog in the neighborhood to your yard!

 

  • Altered animals are generally more docile and easier to train.

 

  • In the span of seven years, an unspay cat and her offspring can produce 370,000 kittens!

 

  • In the span of six years, an unspayed dog and her offspring can produce 67,000 puppies!

 

  • Sterilizing your cat/dog makes him/her a petter pet, reducing his/her urge to roam and decreasing the risk of contracting diseases or getting hurt as they roam.  Surveys indicate that as many as 85% of dogs hit by cars are unaltered.  Intact male cats living outside have been shown to live on average less than two years.  Feline immunodeficiency Syndrome is spread by bites and intact cats fight a great deal more than altered cats