Every year, millions of unwanted dogs and cats, including puppies and kittens, are euthanized. The good news is that responsible pet owners can make a difference. By having your dog or cat sterilized, you will do your part to prevent the birth of unwanted puppies and kittens.
In the early days of Best Friends Sanctuary, we collected aluminum cans to fund our Low Cost Spay/Neuter Program. Now we are able to fund the program with Grant monies instead!
However, we will still accept cans! You can drop them off at the shelter — there’s a spot near the big shed.
SHELTER ADDRESS:
346 Volunteer Drive, Jamestown, TN
These days, we apply for several grants throughout the year. Mainly these Grants are for Spay/Neuter services only and are utilized through our Low Income Spay/Neuter Program.
The goal of this program is to assist low income citizens of Fentress County to have their pets spayed or neutered. Only Fentress County residents may be considered for this program. See the Spay/Neuter Application for more information about eligibility.
You may print out the Application, fill it out and submit it to Becky at D&D Auto Parts in Jamestown, or pick one up at D&D, fill it out, and return it at your convenience.
NOTE: If your Application is accepted, you have 3 months in which to use it. If it expires, without being used, you lose your application fee and will need to re-apply.
Why spay or neuter?
Every year, millions of unwanted dogs and cats, including puppies and kittens, are euthanized. The good news is that responsible pet owners can make a difference. By having your dog or cat sterilized, you will do your part to prevent the birth of unwanted puppies and kittens. Spaying and neutering prevent unwanted litters, help protect against some serious health problems, and may reduce many of the behavioral problems associated with the mating instinct.
Removing a female dog or cat’s ovaries eliminates heat cycles and generally reduces the unwanted behaviors that may lead to owner frustration.
Removing the testes from male dogs and cats reduces the breeding instinct, making them less inclined to roam and more content to stay at home.
Early spaying of female dogs and cats can help protect them from some serious health problems later in life such as uterine infections and breast cancer. Neutering your male pet can also lessen its risk of developing benign prostatic hyperplasia (enlarged prostate gland) and testicular cancer.
The procedure has no effect on a pet’s intelligence or ability to learn, play, work or hunt. Some pets tend to be better behaved following surgical removal of their ovaries or testes, making them more desirable companions.
View this resource from American Veterinarian Medical Association:
https://www.avma.org/resources/pet-owners/petcare/spaying-and-neutering
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