It breaks my heart every time I see a sign "Free Kittens" in my neighborhood. There are so many unwanted animals, especially in the Ogden area, that will never find a loving home or end up diseased and starving. All of this can be prevented, if we spay and neuter our animals.
The No More Homeless Pets in Utah foundation is providing a great service for Ogden residents. They give free spay and neuter vouchers for cats and dogs to residents who are on government assistance or meet income requirements. If you or someone you know needs these services and meets requirements click here for more information.
If you don't meet the requirements, they have other options available for low-cost vaccinations and spay/neuter operations.
What if you don't own any animals that need to be spayed or neutered? You can still help homeless animals and your community by using the trap-neuter-return system. This was really popular when I was living in the Bay area. Many kind-hearted people would catch feral cats in cages and bring them to the local sheltered to be spayed or neutered and then release them back into the (urban) wild. NMHP in Utah only charges $35 for female cats and $25 for male cats. If you can spare the change, you will prevent more unwanted kittens from being born and stop feral cats in heat from howling all night and spraying stinky pee. Click here to see the prices for services for both cats and dogs.
The Big Fix on Tour will be in Ogden on Monday, May 9 and Tuesday May 10 at 550 25th St. See my calendar at the bottom of the page for more info.
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