H.A.R.P.
Humane Animal Rescue Program

Animal Health and Safety
Benefits of Spaying / Neutering 

Benefits of Spay (females) for dogs and cats:

  • No uncomfortable heat cycles.
  • Less desire to roam.
  • Reduced risk of mammary gland tumors, ovarian and/or uterine cancer, especially if spayed before the first heat cycle.
  • Eliminates unwanted cats/kittens/dogs/puppies.
  • Increases the chance of a long, happy, healthy life for your pet!  

 

 Benefits of Neuter (males) for dogs & cats: 

  • Reduces or eliminates annoying spraying and marking
  • Less desire to roam.
  • Since they are not battling for mates, they will be less likely to be injured in fights.
  • Reduces risk of testicular cancer and incidence of prostate disease.
  • Decreases aggressive behavior, including dog bites.
  • Eliminates unwanted cats/kittens/dogs/puppies.
  • Increases the chance of a long, happy, healthy life for your pet!

Top 3 Reasons to Spay/Neuter:

  • Stops unwanted litters of kittens and puppies. It also helps reduce companion animal overpopulation; therefore, the number of dogs and cats surrendered to shelters or intentionally abandoned is dramatically reduced.
  • Sterilizing makes your cat or dog a better pet! Spay/neuter reduces the pet’s urge to roam. Surveys indicate that as many as 85% of dogs hit by cars are unaltered. Intact male cats living outside have been shown to live on average less than two years.
  • Spay/Neuter increases your pet’s chance of a longer and healthier life! Altering your canine friend will increase his life an average of 1-to-3 years, felines, 3-to-5 years. Altered animals have a very low to no risk of mammary gland tumors/cancer, prostate cancer, perianal tumors, pyometria, and uterine, ovarian and testicular cancers.

Additional Benefits:

  • Makes your community a better place! Stray animals can easily become a public nuisance, soiling parks and streets, ruining shrubbery, frightening children and elderly people, creating noise and other disturbances, causing automobile accidents, and sometimes even killing livestock or other pets. -The American Veterinary Medical Association
  • The capture, impoundment and eventual destruction of unwanted animals costs taxpayers and private humanitarian agencies over a billion dollars each year. -The American Veterinary Medical Association
  • Trap-Neuter-Return humanely reduces feral cat overpopulation. -Alley Cat Allies
*The information above was obtained from spaytexas.org
Low Cost Spay/Neuter Clinics
SNAP

SNAP Spay-Neuter and Animal Wellness Clinic
1801 Durham Dr.
Houston, TX 77007
Ph: (713) 862-8001
www.snapus.org

SNAP
Mobile clinic
PO Box 440304
Houston, TX 77244
(713) 522-2337

Life Force Operation Spay
PMB 671
148 South Dowlen Road
Beaumont, TX 77707
(409) 838-0072
 

Animal Trustees of Austin
5129
Cameron Road
Austin, TX 78723

(512) 450-0111

Homeless Pet Placement League
PO Box 273027
Houston, TX 77277

(713) 862-7387

Houston Humane Society S/N Clinic
14700 Almeda Road
Houston, TX 77053

(713) 433-6421

Houston SPCA
900 Portway Drive
Houston, TX

(713) 869-7722 ext 136

The Greater Good
11915 Katy Freeway
Houston, TX 77079
Ph: (281) 496-5983
www.greatergoodvet.com




If you know of another low cost spay/neuter clinic in the Houston area, please let us know.
*H.A.R.P. is in no way affiliated with any of the shelters and clinics listed above.  The list was compiled for informational purposes only. It is the readers responsibility to contact the clinics to get costs, and H.A.R.P. will not be held responsible for the cost or treatments offered at these facilities. Some of the clinics only offer special discounts or free spay/neuter to low income families.

 

 

 

Lost Pet? Try these locations and sites.
Houston SPCA
(713) 869-7722

BARC
(713) 229-7300

Montgomery County Animal Shelter
(936) 442-7738

Humble Pound

www.kingwoodyardsales.com
www.kingwood.com
www.petlink.net
www.petfinder.com

This is only a sample list of common places to check.  Check with all your local vets and shelters in your area if you have lost a pet.

Additional Pet Health/Grooming/Training Sites
www.avma.org
www.petlink.net
www.petfinder.com
www.spaytexas.org
www.drsfostersmith.com
www.barcbusters.com
www.pamperedpawsboutique.com
www.petsmart.com
www.petco.com
www.mydogsdayinn.com