Low cost spay/neuter for owned cats
The WCHS offers low-cost spay/neuter clinics to residents of Windham County. Clinics are held at our facility at 916 West River Road (Route 30) in Brattleboro, VT.
All interested parties must complete a simple application. Click here to download an application, visit our facility to pick one up in person, or call 802-254-2232 with your name and address and we will mail you an application.
Once we have approved your application, we will mail a confirmation letter with the date of your clinic and other important information.
- $30/cat neuter
- $35/cat spay
- $60/dog neuter
- $80/dog spay
- A supplemental charge of $20 will be added for dogs over 90 pounds and for dogs that cannot be handled safely and require extra time to be restrained for anesthesia administration.
- Vaccines and treatment for parasites can be administered at an additional fee of $5 per service requested.
Participants may pay less depending on income and circumstances.
A $25 deposit per animal is required (via cash, check, or credit card) though it may be refunded, in whole or in part, depending on how much financial assistance is awarded.
FREE spay/neuter for feral cats
What is a feral cat? Here is a definition from Alley Cat Allies, a non-profit organization that works to improve the lives of feral cats:
"A feral cat is a cat who has either never had any contact with people or her contact with people has diminished over time. She is not socialized to people and survives on her own outdoors. Most feral cats are not likely to ever become lap cats or enjoy living indoors.
Outdoor cats have existed alongside humans for 10,000 years. They are not a new phenomenon. Feral cats are members of the same species as pet cats—and are therefore protected under state animal anti-cruelty laws. The difference between feral cats and your pet cat is that they have had little or no contact with people, and so they are wary of us, and cannot be adopted. They have a home—outdoors. They live and thrive in every landscape, from the inner city to rural farmland. Since feral cats are not adoptable, they should not be brought to animal pounds and shelters, because there they will likely be killed. "
WCHS currently has access to grant funds that allow us to spay/neuter and vaccinate feral cats for free. People interested in working with a feral colony must be willing to trap and transport cats to our facility, have the cats ears tipped, have them return to the colony, and be willing to monitor the colony for new arrivals that will need to be spayed and neutered. If you know of a colony of feral cats, and you'd like to help improve their lives, please call WCHS at 254-2232, or submit an application.
Clinic Dates
The Vermont Spay/Neuter Incentive Program
The Vermont Spay/Neuter Incentive Program (VSNIP) provides financial assistance for spay/neuter and vaccination to income eligible pet owners. Click here for more information and an application.
Why we encourage spaying and neutering
Every year over 3 million dogs and cats in the U.S. are euthanized in overcrowded shelters that can't find homes fast enough. Most are healthy, adoptable animals, many are puppies and kittens born to family pets. The most effective way to end this tragedy is by spaying or neutering dogs and cats!
We spay/neuter every one of our pets!
Every dog, cat and rabbit at WCHS is spayed or neutered prior to adoption.