SpayNeuterOhio is an all-volunteer 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization whose mission is to reduce the number of free-roaming stray animals and animals euthanized in shelters by providing low-cost spay/neuter access in Stark County, Harrison County, Jefferson County and eventually throughout Ohio via the RASCAL low-cost mobile surgical unit and other means.
SpayNeuterOhio hosts the RASCAL Unit, (www.rascalunit.com) a mobile low/cost spay/neuter clinic, at various locations throughout the year. The clinic will run all day, with cats and dogs dropped off in 15 minute intervals between 9am and noon. The RASCAL unit can spay and neuter 30 surgeries plus 20 cat neuters in one day. The clinic also offers a limited number of low-cost vaccinations and flea/heartworm treatment and preventative at an additional fee. Individuals will pick their animals back up between 2pm –9pm.
THE BEST WAY TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT IS VIA THE WEBSITE SCHEUDLING TAB OR E-MAIL. WE WORK FULL-TIME JOBS AND IT CAN SOMETIMES BE UP TO A WEEK BEFORE WE CAN RETURN ALL OF OUR PHONE CALLS, BUT WE CAN ACCESS E-MAIL MORE QUICKLY, USUALLY WITHIN A DAY OR TWO. WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE – THANK YOU!
2015 CLINIC DATES
Appointments are required and will be accepted 6 weeks prior to the clinic date on a first-come, first-served basis. Appointments may be made by requesting an appointment online (all locations; the “schedule an appointment” tab will open in a few weeks), or by calling the number for the location you are requesting. There are a limited number of spots; a $20 deposit is required at the time of making the appointment to hold the spot. Deposits may be made via PayPal on the website payment tab or a check payable to SpayNeuterOhio may be mailed to PO Box 557, Green, OH 44232. Deposits not received to hold the spot may result in the forfeiture of the appointment; we will try to notify you. The clinics MUST operate at full capacity in order to continue offering them. No-shows will not have their deposits returned.
STARK COUNTY: 330.309.6955 or via website scheduling tab
HARRISON COUNTY: 740.491.2344 – stacy@spayneuterohio.org or via website scheduling tab
JEFFERSON COUNTY: 740.457.9809 – spayneutertoronto@yahoo.com or via website scheduling tab
Please be aware that the clinic schedulers are VOLUNTEERS who work full-time jobs and have commitments in addition to hosting these clinics. Please be patient in awaiting a return phone call and be aware that online registration is the best way to contact us.
Sunday, March 8 – Stark – Greentown Fire Station, 10100 Cleveland Avenue NW, Uniontown
Sat/Sun – March 28/29 – Jefferson County – Toronto Fire Department, 602 South 4th Street Toronto, OH – CATS ONLY
Sat/Sun –May 2/3 – Harrison County – Sally Buffalo Barn
Saturday, June 27 – Stark – Test America – 4101 Shuffel Dr. N.W. Canton
Sat/Sun – Aug 1/2 – Harrison County – location TBD
Sunday, September 13 – Stark-– Test America
Sat/Sun – Oct 24/25 – Jefferson County- Toronto Fire Department – CATS ONLY
Sunday, November 8 – Stark– Test America
Saturday, December 12 – Stark– Test America
PLEASE SEE THE “LINKS” TAB FOR OTHER LOW-COST SPAY/NEUTER OPTIONS.
If you’d like to make a donation of clean, gently used blankets and/or towels, the dogs and cats would really appreciate it!
DID YOU KNOW: One female dog and her offspring can give birth to 67,000 puppies. In seven years, one cat and her young can produce 420,000 kittens.
DID YOU KNOW: Millions of healthy, adoptable cats and dogs are euthanized each year in the U.S. because there simply are not enough homes for them all…
An unspayed female cat, her mate and all of their offspring, producing 2 litters per year, with 2.8 surviving kittens per litter can total:
1 year: 12
2 years: 67
3 years: 376
4 years: 2,107
5 years: 11,801
6 years: 66,088
7 years: 370,092
8 years: 2,072,514
9 years: 11,606,077
Each year in the US, between six and eight million dogs and cats enter animal shelters; far too many animals to all find homes. Of those, four million — about one every eight seconds — are killed in US shelters each year. These numbers don’t even consider those that don’t make it as far as the shelter — the unwanted litters that fall prey to predators as they try to fend for themselves, are hit by cars, freeze to death, are sold for medical research or taken by dogfighters.
Spay/neuter is a proven way to reduce pet overpopulation, ensuring that every pet has a family to love them. Consider the fact that in six short years, one female dog and her offspring can give birth to 67,000 puppies. In seven years, one cat and her young can produce 420,000 kittens. In towns and cities that have implemented spay/neuter programs, the Humane Society of the United States has seen the number of companion animals who had to be euthanized decline by 30 to 60 percent—even in those communities where human populations have been steadily increasing.
THIS CLINIC IS NOT A MONEY MAKING VENTURE. We are interested in helping to reduce the homeless pet population and in providing assistance to the members of our community who are responsible pet guardians.
SpayNeuterOhio is an all-volunteer 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization whose mission is to reduce the number of free-roaming stray animals and animals euthanized in shelters by providing low-cost spay/neuter access in Stark County and eventually throughout Ohio via the RASCAL low-cost mobile surgical unit and other means.