Concho Valley PAWS restarted its low cost spay/neuter voucher program after stopping it for the last two months. The new program is more expensive for most pet owners. Cat vouchers rose $5 while Dog vouchers went up anywhere from $20 to $40 for most dogs. The cost for a male dog under 25 pounds went down $5.
PAWS website shared the price of additional services and a list of veterinary clinics that accept their low cost spay/neuter vouchers. PAWS SNIP clinic is one of the four listed providers.
PAWS is the adoption/veterinary service provider for the City of San Angelo Animal Shelter, which released nearly 1,500 unaltered pets over the last two years.
The city enacted a mandatory spay/neuter ordinance in 2015. It got serious about enforcement around the time of the shelter roach infestation. Issuing citations for failure to spay/neuter their shelter pet may have increased the demand for low cost spay/neuter vouchers.
Animal Services will update City Council at their next meeting on February 21st, according to City Councilman Larry Miller. Will they cover enforcement numbers on spay/neuter compliance? Will they share the impact of two months of PAWS not giving out spay/neuter vouchers for December and January? Will they note PAWS voucher price increases and potential impact on citizens?
The shelter is full of large dogs that would cost $80 to $100 for a PAWS spay/neuter voucher. One can adopt a shelter pet for free. Keeping one is not.
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