| Local Program |
Criteria to Qualify |
Cost |
Services Covered |
|
Spay & Neuter Assistance
|
- Des Moines metro area residents
- Receive financial assistance or be low-income
- Male & Female pets in same households will take priority
|
$100/Cat
$200/Dog
|
- Spay/Neuter surgery
- FVRCP/DA2PPV vaccinations
- Rabies vaccinations
|
|
Operation CatSnip (TNR)
What is TNR?
|
- Des Moines resident
- Outdoor/feral cat only
|
Donation
|
- Spay/Neuter surgery
- FVRCP vaccinations
- Rabies
- Eartipping required*
- Microchip
|
|
Afford-A-Care
The Spay Clinic
Value Vet
Furry Friends
Animal Protection & Education
Iowa Humane Alliance
Panora Pets
|
- All cities and neighborhoods
- Cats or dogs
|
Cost varies |
Services vary |
**Eartipping is required for Operation Catsnip and Purr Project spay/neuter programs. Eartipping is an effective and universally accepted method to identify a spayed or neutered and vaccinated community cat. Eartipping is the removal of the top quarter of one of the cat’s ears. This procedure is performed under sterile conditions while the cat is already anesthetized for the spay/neuter surgery. There is little or no bleeding, it is relatively painless to the cat, and the eartip does not significantly alter the appearance or beauty of the cat. Eartipping protocol from Alley Cat Allies: https://www.alleycat.org/resources/feral-cat-protocol-eartipping/.