Currently, there are no offerings for public spay/neuter appointments at any of our shelter locations. However, we offer free spay/neuter mobile bus clinics throughout Riverside County. Check the link below for upcoming mobile spay/neuter events in your area.
Upcoming Mobile Spay/Neuter Events
WHY YOU SHOULD SPAY OR NEUTER YOUR PET
Happier Healthier Lives!!
Spaying and neutering are vitally important in helping reduce pet overpopulation. Millions of animals end up homeless. 5 to 7 million lost or unwanted dogs and cats enter animal shelters every year. Only 10% of animals received at shelters are spayed or neutered, yet the cost to alter a pet is less that the cost of raising a single puppy or kitten for a year.
HEALTH & BEHAVIOR
Males
- Reduces the risk of prostate cancer
- Eliminates the risk of testicular cancer
- Reduce the desire to escape or roam
- Stops spraying
- Reduces mounting behavior
Females
- Reduces the risk of breast cancer
- Eliminates the risk of uterine and ovarian cancer in female dogs
- Ends crying, pacing and efforts to get outside to find a mate when in heat
- Eliminates the risk of Pyometra, an infection of the uterus.
AGE
4 to 6 months
- Age cats can become pregnant with their first litter
2 to 4 months
- Age puppies & kittens can and should be safely spayed or neutered.
- Spaying a female dog or cat before the first heat cycle almost eliminates their life long risk of breast cancer.
Older Pets
- Healthy, older pets can be altered at any time.