Photo courtesy of the San Diego Humane Society.
SAN DIEGO–San Diego Humane Society will perform 80 free spay/neuter surgeries February 28 and give away 75 free spay and neuter appointments to qualifying pet owners in celebration of World Spay Day.
Income-qualifying individuals with pit bulls, Chihuahuas and cats are invited to sign up their pets for a free spay or neuter surgery starting as early as 10 a.m. at one of San Diego Humane Society’s three campuses: Oceanside, Escondido and San Diego. Each campus will schedule 25 appointments for future dates on a first-come, first-served basis.
While pet owners are signing up for future appointments, 80 pre-scheduled surgeries will be performed on animals who are the most at-risk of entering shelters in San Diego – pit bulls, Chihuahuas and cats.
“By celebrating World Spay Day we can shine a spotlight on the importance of spaying and neutering pets to prevent overpopulation,” said Dr. Gary Weitzman, president and CEO of San Diego Humane Society. “Preventing unwanted and unplanned litters is one of the best approaches we can take to end pet homelessness in San Diego, which is why in addition to our World Spay Day promotion, we have affordable and accessible community spay neuter services, available all year long.”
The allocations of 25 free appointments for each campus are: Oceanside Campus, 572 Airport Road; Escondido Campus, 3450 E. Valley Parkway; San Diego Campus, 5500 Gaines St.
Beyond San Diego Humane Society’s World Spay Day promotion, last year the humane society performed nearly 17,000 spay/neuter surgeries to stave off more than 45,000 homeless and unwanted animals flooding local shelters annually.
