When Luna returned indoors from a “bathroom break” one day, her guardian noticed that her face had become swollen and infected. Painful conditions like this often go untreated when people can’t afford veterinary care, but Luna was in luck. Her guardian contacted PETA seeking help in treating her wounds. Shortly thereafter, Luna was transported to one of our clinics, where staffers disinfected and treated her wounds and spayed her, too. Now, she’s on the mend and back home with her grateful guardian—and best of all, she won’t be having any “oops” litters.
Luna before and after her transport to a PETA clinic,
Helping animals like Luna is all in a day’s work for PETA’s mobile spay/neuter clinics, which have “snipped” more than 175,000 animals since 2001—including 12,561 in 2019 alone—all at little to no cost to their guardians. These lifesaving surgeries have prevented hundreds of thousands of unwanted kittens and puppies from being born, only to end up homeless, neglected, or abused.
Every day is “spay day” for PETA. But this month, in honor of World Spay Day (February 25), PETA’s mobile clinics are offering some extra-special deals. Dogs will be “snipped” for just $40, female cats will be spayed for just $20—and male cats will be neutered for free!
In order to keep costs affordable to every animal guardian, PETA’s mobile clinics always operate at a loss. Providing these services cost PETA more than $1,388,000 in just 2019 alone . But thanks to the support of generous donors, our clinics have been able to help thousands of animals, including Annie, who dislikes having her legs touched and whose fur had become uncomfortably matted as a result. While she was under anesthesia for spaying, our clinic staffers gave her a much-needed haircut, and now, she’s home with her guardian and feeling much better.
Annie and her guardian.
PETA strives to eliminate every barrier that prevents people from doing the right thing for their animals. That’s why the clinics travel to low-income communities and even give free rides to and from the surgeries to animals whose families lack transportation.
Every dog and cat who gets “snipped” at PETA’s clinics is one less animal who will contribute to the overpopulation crisis: Spaying just one female dog can prevent the births of 67,000 puppies in six years, and “fixing” a female cat can prevent a whopping 370,000 kittens from being born over the course of seven years. Multiply those numbers by the more than 175,000 animals PETA has “snipped” over the years and it’s easy to see why this service is so vital.
Will you help animals like Luna and Annie—on World Spay Day and every day?
