Currently, there are no offerings for public spay/neuter appointments at any of our shelter locations. However, we offer free spay/neuter mobile bus clinics throughout Riverside County. Check the link below for upcoming mobile spay/neuter events in your area.

Upcoming Mobile Spay/Neuter Events

WHY YOU SHOULD SPAY OR NEUTER YOUR PET

Happier Healthier Lives!!

Spaying and neutering are vitally important in helping reduce pet overpopulation. Millions of animals end up homeless. 5 to 7 million lost or unwanted dogs and cats enter animal shelters every year. Only 10% of animals received at shelters are spayed or neutered, yet the cost to alter a pet is less that the cost of raising a single puppy or kitten for a year. 

HEALTH & BEHAVIOR

Males

• Reduces the risk of prostate cancer
• Eliminates the  risk of testicular cancer
• Reduce the desire to escape or roam
• Stops spraying
• Reduces mounting behavior

Females

• Reduces the risk of breast cancer
• Eliminates the risk of uterine and ovarian cancer in female dogs
• Ends crying, pacing and efforts to get outside to find a mate when in heat
• Eliminates the risk of Pyometra, an infection of the uterus. 

AGE

4 to 6 months

• Age cats can become pregnant with their first litter

2 to 4 months

• Age puppies & kittens can and should be safely spayed or neutered.
• Spaying a female dog or cat before the first heat cycle almost eliminates their life long risk of breast cancer. 

Older Pets

• Healthy, older pets can be altered at any time.