Community Resources
Spay and Neuter Programs
Did you know that spaying or neutering your pets provides health benefits in addition to preventing unwanted pets? Spaying helps prevent a uterine infection called pyometra and breast cancer, which is fatal in about 90 percent of cats. Neutering can reduce spraying, roaming, and aggressiveness, and if done before a kitten is 6 months old, prevent testicular cancer.
If spaying or neutering your cat is too expensive, there are many reduced-cost and free spay and neuter programs in New Mexico that can help you out. To make it easy for you, we’ve compiled them here.
Albuquerque Department of Animal Welfare
Offers spay and neuter services to qualified low- and moderate-income residents of Albuquerque.
Offers low-cost spay and neuter services to qualified low-income clients.
Bernalillo County Animal Care and Resource Center
Offers reduced fee spay/neuter vouchers to residents in unincorporated areas of Bernalillo County.
People’s Anti-Cruelty Association
Offers a small-scale low- or no-cost spay and neuter program..
Helps trap and spay or neuter unowned street cats, but occasionally has days for cats owned by people who meet low-income qualifications.
Food Resources
Provides emergency assistance to families experiencing hardship to reduce the number of pets entering shelters.
Provides temporary assistance with prescription pet food for pets diagnosed with a chronic medical condition that requires lifelong or long-term prescription medication or food.
Other Resources
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