PETS FOR LIFE NYC

FREE AND LOW-COST SPAY/NEUTER OPTIONS

Prevent Unwanted Dogs & Cats From Being Born
Reduce Behavior Problems in Your Pet
Prevent Certain Health Problems
Help Stop Outdoor Cats from Having Kittens in the Street

For Your Pets Or Newly Rescued Animals:

1. ASPCA MOBILE SPAY/NEUTER VAN - Van comes to neighborhoods in the five boros on a very frequent schedule. Free if you have government assistance such as Medicaid, public assistance, Medicare, SSI, or live in public housing.  It is $75 for all others. Vaccines and microchip included. Must arrive no later than 5:30 am & pick up pet later same day. Animal can be as young as 2 months and 2 pounds. No food after midnight the night before & in morning. Under 5 months must eat half a meal at 3 am. Call 1-877-SPAY NYC or see www.aspca.org/petowners for full info and schedule. 

 2. HUMANE SOCIETY OF NY  306 E 59th St (1st & 2nd Av), Manhattan  Call 212-752-4840 for appointment. Very low cost spay neuter.. Even lower cost if you have Medicaid. Free for pitbulls.  Animal must be 5 months or older. Can get quick appointment. Low cost vaccines and vet care also available.

For Outdoor Feral (Unsocialized) Cats:

Do TNR: Trap, Neuter and Return: humanely trap cat, spay/neuter, & return to where you will feed them outdoors and they can continue living without reproducing. This prevents them from having multiple litters in the street and is an alternative to taking them to shelter where they will be immediately put to death.

1.  Take a 3 hour class on TNR and have access to free traps and free spay neuter. Call (212) 662-5761 or go to www.neighborhoodcats.org for info and schedule.

2. Rent humane traps from Muffins Pet Connection (call 718-238-2246 for a “MAMA” low cost spay neuter certificate for feral cats that also includes rabies vaccine & ear tip at participating vets. (call 718-833-7988)

. Call the ASPCA Spay Neuter Mobile Van at 212-876-7700  x4318 for assistance.

For the Benefits of Spay/Neuter see www.sniksnak.com/benefits.html‏

917-468-2938  www.nycacc.org/safetynet.htm