Hull Seaside Animal Rescue offers low cost spay and neuter services for your cat through The Stop Clinic. Please visit their website for more detailed inofrmation and for a list of scheduled dates at other locations.

Spay & Neuter Services:

Why it’s Humane to Spay Your Pet
Over 100,000 animals are surrendered to shelters or abandoned each year in Massachusetts and only about 40% will be lucky enough to find new homes.

The cumulative offspring of just two fertile cats can produce up to 54 more cats in only ONE year. In a fairly short time, that one litter of adorable kittens and its cumulative offspring can become hundreds of thousands of unwanted cats. And while dogs reproduce at a somewhat slower rate, they too, can reproduce thousands of unwanted puppies during the course of their lifetime.

Spaying/neutering your pet is the only sure way to prevent the birth of unwanted litters and only YOU can make it happen. Some people think that spaying/neutering their pet is cruel, but the exact opposite is true! Spaying or neutering your pet protects their health. For example, spayed females will avoid the risks of pregnancy and uterine infections, and will be far less likely to develop mammary cancer later in life. Neutering also discourages male cats and dogs from roaming—decreasing the likelihood of fights, car accidents, and disease. Neutering also reduces the tendency to be aggressive toward humans and other animals, and it lowers your pet’s risk of developing prostate cancer and other painful diseases.

If you can't afford the cost of spay-neuter surgery for your pet, call SPAY/USA.
SPAY/USA is a nationwide network of people working together to provide affordable spay/neuter programs. Their goal is to reduce the number of unwanted cats and dogs and to stop the suffering. People who need assistance spaying and neutering their pets call their toll-free number, 1-800-248-SPAY. They will be referred to a veterinarian or program in their area that provides affordable spay/neuter services. Callers are mailed a referral slip/certificate to redeem the low spay/neuter rate.

Their phone counselors are available Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST.

MSPCA SNAP - Spay/Neuter Assistance Program
SNAP is intended to assist low-income pet owners afford the cost of spaying/neutering their pet. The MSPCA and Mass. Veterinary Medical Association offer eligible pet owners a discount on spay/neuter surgery. For more information regarding this program or to access their downloadable application, go to MSPCA’s website: http://www.mspca.org.

Alliance for Animals Metro Action Clinic
232 Silver Street
South Boston, MA 02127
(617) 268-7800
Provides low cost spay/neuter and other veterinary services for cats and dogs. Call or visit their web site for directions and current fees.

Standish Humane Society (SHS): offers a reduced-cost spay/neuter program in which 26 veterinary hospitals participate. SHS offers free spaying/neutering to owners who have pets but cannot afford to sterilize them. They assist animal control officers with the sterilization of dogs and cats in their shelters/pounds. For more information, call 781-834-1803 or visit their website at www.standishhumanesociety.com.

PETCO Clinics offer low-cost preventative care products and services, staffed by a licensed veterinarian. Be sure to call the store to check their vaccination clinic schedule in advance!
• Services include:
• Low cost vaccinations
• Veterinarian recommended flea and tick products
• Heartworm testing and medication
• Deworming
• Feline Leukemia and AIDS testing
• Appointment not necessary
• Convenient hours
Petco Locations nearest to Hull are:
• Quincy: 169 Parkingway, tel. 617-471-5973
• Hanover: 1376 Washington Street (Rte. 63); Tel. 781-826-4400

Client payment plans for veterinary care are available at these animal hospitals through the CareCredit plan:
• Angell Memorial Hospital; Jamaica Plain, MA
• VCA Hospital; Weymouth, MA

CareCredit is a payment plan (that works similar to a credit card) that you can use today and in the future, for all your pet’s healthcare and product needs. This is especially helpful in matters of emergency surgery or treatment. For more information about CareCredit or to apply for a CareCredit card, please go to www.carecredit.com