Neuter/Spay Info

Holmes County Humane Society, Inc. has not yet received a 2013 grant from the Ohio Pet Fund to help pay to spay/neuter personal pets of people who meet poverty criteria; therefore, currently there are no assistance funds available. Tax-deductable donations to our local Spay/Neuter Assistance Fund are welcomed! Keep checking this page -- we will announce here when funds become available.

Facts and Figures

Animal care and control agencies try to find loving, responsible owners for as many cats and dogs as possible, but there are not enough homes for these animals. American Humane estimates that more than 15 million healthy, friendly dogs and cats will be euthanized this year because they are unwanted.

Unwanted animals are dumped at local shelters or abandoned on back roads and city streets, where they suffer from starvation, lack of shelter and veterinary care, and abuse by cruel people.

Overcrowding is a tremendous problem at all shelters! You can save lives and help solve the pet overpopulation by neutering or spaying your pet. This will reduce the number of cats and dogs being euthanized by reducing the number being born.

Spaying of females and neutering of males is surgical sterilization. Responsible animal shelters usually spay or neuter their animals before they are adopted or they require those who adopt to spay or neuter them at the appropriate age. Some veterinarians and humane societies offer low-cost spaying and neutering services to encourage sterilization.

Spaying and neutering makes cats and dogs less likely to roam or fight and helps prevent mammary and testicular cancer. These animals are usually healthier, friendlier, and live longer than those that are not sterilized.

You can help solve the pet overpopulation problem by having your pet spayed or neutered.