Kent Animal Shelter in Calverton is offering free and low-cost spay/neuter procedures for cats during March and April.
The shelter will spay/neuter 400 cats with funding from the Alexander and Elisabeth Lewyt Charitable Trust. The trust provided Kent with a $25,000 grant specifically designated for spay/neuter surgeries at the shelter’s on-site clinic.
One hundred feral cats will be neutered each month free of charge and 100 domesticated or owned cats for a $ 25 co-pay.
Feral cats must be presented in traps. All feral cats will be ear-tipped designating that they are feral so that they will not be trapped again in the future.
Owners of domesticated cats or those individuals who would like to have a feral cat spayed or neutered are encouraged to call the Kent Animal Shelter at 631-727-5731 ext. 2 for more information and to make an appointment. A limited number of traps are available at the shelter and are loaned for a small returnable deposit.
If the medical staff feels that a domesticated cat has been presented as feral in a trap, the clinic reserve the right to charge full price for the spay/neuter surgery.
The Alexander and Elisabeth Lewyt Charitable Trust was established by Alexander and Elisabeth Lewyt, longtime residents of Long Island who are considered pioneers in the efforts to promote the no-kill movement of animals. The trust was created to continue their work to promote animal welfare and eliminate the unnecessary euthanasia of animals.
Kent Animal Shelter is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization established in 1968 that provides a no-kill haven for homeless animals, adoption services, a spay/neuter clinic and humane education.
“Kent Animal Shelter recognizes that the only way to mitigate the suffering of homeless animals is to control pet overpopulation that leads to abandonment and abuse. That is why the spay/neuter program is a vital part of the mission of the shelter. Over 3,500 animals are sterilized annually,” the shelter said in a press release.
More information is available at www.KentAnimalShelter.com or by calling 631-727-5731.
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