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The $30 Fix
Written By: David Stroud - Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society | Issue: 2018/09 - September
To be sure, a litter of puppies or kittens can be incredibly cute. But not so cute when they arrive unwanted or unexpected and are then dumped at the nearest animal shelter, or worse, abandoned on the side of the road or deep in the woods. Each year, countless litters are brought to the Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society, and most of the time these babes are infested with worms and other parasites and require immediate and expensive veterinary attention.
This heartbreaking situation can be easily prevented if more responsible pet owners would take advantage of our low-cost spay/neuter program known as “The $30 Fix.” We have fixed more than 2,000 animals in the past four years and we are on a record pace for spay/neuters in 2018, dramatically reducing pet overpopulation in our community. We offer spay and neuter for cats and dogs for just $30, and we never turn anyone away for lack of ability to pay.
The benefits of pet spay/neuter are well-documented, including: reducing euthanasia of unwanted puppies and kittens in government-run municipal shelters; “fixed” cats and dogs live a longer healthier life and are less likely to wander, roam, and run away; spaying helps prevent uterine infections and breast tumors, which are malignant or cancerous in about 50 percent of dogs and 90 percent of cats; and neutering male canines and felines prevents testicular cancer and some prostate problems.
We know your pets aren’t broken, but they still need to be fixed! Get your pet spayed or neutered with The $30 Fix. We offer several low-cost spay/neuter days each month, and we ask that payments and appointments be made in advance. For more information, please call CHHS
at (828) 743-5752.
Established in 1987, Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit animal shelter that receives no state or county tax dollars, and no funding from any national animal organization. CHHS is located on Highway 64 in Sapphire, two miles east of the Cashiers Crossroads. For more information, visit us online at CHhumanesociety.org. Tax-deductible donations to support our lifesaving work can be mailed to: CHHS, P.O. Box 638, Cashiers, NC 28717.
