This little lady was lucky enough to find her way into foster care with SOS. Every year there are many more adult cats who are not as fortunate.

Spaying and Neutering your Pet....

Why Spay or Neuter your pet?

Over 1,800 dogs and cats are destroyed each year in Midland County due to overpopulation and millions more are destroyed each year in the U.S.

You may consider yourself a responsible pet owner, but the only sure way to keep your dog or cat from contributing to the problem is to have them spayed or neutered.

How SOS Animal Rescue is Helping

SOS Animal Rescue is now sponsoring a Midland County Spay Neuter Program. The program is available to Midland County residents. The program offers a voucher to low income households to help offset a portion cost of spaying or neutering your pet. The program is funded by entirely by community donations and is intended to service limited income homes, senior citizens on a fixed income, and other hardship cases.

To date we have assisted over 700 families with spaying or neutering their pets. Unfortunately, current funding is not keepig up with demand. Beginning April 1, 2008 we will only be offering vouchers for female pets until more funds can be raised. Additionally, each family is limited to one voucher per calendar year until more funding becomes available. Vouchers are distributed on a first come, first serve basis as funds become available.

Click here to download a spay/neuter voucher application. You can also obtaine one by calling us at: 989-689-6198 or sending an email to sosar@charter.net

The voucher may be used for the cost of the surgery only. Any excess funds will be returned to SOS Animal Rescue. Credits to the users account are not allowed. This program may not be combined with any other spay/neuter assistance program.

Advantages of Spaying or Neutering your Pet

• It lessons or eliminates your pet's desire to roam the neighborhood, run away, or get into fights
• In most cases, it stops cats and dogs from spraying urine in the house or mounting people and other pets
• It is the most effective way to prevent birth of unwanted puppies and kittens
• Spaying and neutering can make pets less likely to bite
• It eliminates bloodstains on carpets and floors during messy heat periods
• It eliminates a yard full of neighborhood animals attracted by a female pet in heat
• In a female, spaying eliminates the chance of uterine infection and reduces the chances of mammary cancer
• In a male, neutering eliminates the chance of testicular cancer and reduces the chances of urinary tract infection

Spay Neuter Facts, Myths and Excuses

• MYTH: My pet will get fat
  FACT: Obesity is controlled by diet and exercise and is not determined by a surgical procedure.



• MYTH: The miracle of birth
  FACT: The miracle of birth is not so miraculous when one considers the tragic reality of pet overpopulation. In Midland county over 1,400 animals will be destroyed this year.



• MYTH: But my pet is a purebred
  FACT: At least one out of every four of the animals brought to animal shelters around the country are purebreds. There are just too many dogs and cats - mixed breeds and purebred.



• MYTH: It's better for te pet to have one litter first
  FACT: There is no medical evidence that having a litter is good for your pet and it is obviously not good for the kittens and puppies who are unable to find homes.