Improving Health, Saving Lives

Stanly County Humane Society offers low-cost spay and neuter services. We transport animals to clinic each Tuesday. Spaces are limited by gender and type of animal. If interested in more information and/or to schedule your pet, please fill out the request form below and a volunteer will give you a call.

Spaying or neutering a dog helps prevent unwanted litters and lowers the risk of reproductive diseases and certain cancers. It can also reduce behaviors like roaming, marking and some forms of aggression. Spayed/neutered dogs often live longer due to fewer health problems and reduced risk-taking behavior.

Spaying or neutering a cat greatly reduces overpopulation, prevents heat cycles and behaviors like spraying, yowling, roaming and fighting. It also lowers the risk of reproductive cancers and dangerous infections. Fixed cats are generally healthier, safer outdoors and less likely to spread or contract diseases.

Female cats can become pregnant as early as 4 months old, can have 2–3 litters per year with about 3–6 kittens per litter. One cat could be responsible for roughly 10–20 or more kittens annually. Over several years, one cat and her offspring could lead to hundreds of cats if none are spayed or neutered.