Families who earn less than $30,000 a year can purchase discounted vouchers for spay/neuter surgeries through our Pet Friendly Spay/Neuter Program. Vouchers are $25.00 and must be purchased in person at our shelter. There is a limit of two vouchers per person and a total of 50 vouchers available for purchase. Please bring proof of your income when you come to purchase the voucher. We accept W-2 forms, food stamp cards, Medicaid cards, or two paycheck stubs as proof.
We are grateful for the generosity of our participating veterinarians:
- Pet Station, 1220 W. Main St., Union, MO. – 636-583-2858
- – Unlimited surgeries
- Washington Veterinary Clinic, 5585 RT-100, Wash MO. – 636-239-5445
- Limited to 20 surgeries each month
- Animal Care Clinic of Washington, 1750 E. 5th St., Wash MO. – 636-239-7370
- Limited to 5 male cats and 5 female cats
- Animal Hospital of Washington, 211 W. 5th St., Wash, MO. – 636-239-2745
- Limited to 5 male cats, 5 female cats, 5 male dogs, and 5 female dogs
- Animal Clinic of Union, 540 Hwy 50 W., Union MO. – 636-583-5546
- Limited to 5 surgeries
The vouchers allow families who qualify to receive a sterilization surgery for their pet for $25.00 per surgery. The voucher fee of $25 is a significant savings from the standard costs of pet sterilization surgeries. The average veterinary fee for feline surgeries is $150. The costs for canine surgeries vary due to the size of the dogs and can exceed $250.
Participating veterinarians must be contacted within 90 days of the date of the voucher purchase to schedule surgeries. Due to the local demand for veterinary services, surgery appointments may be scheduled out over several months.
The FCHS Pet Friendly Spay/Neuter Voucher Program is made possible by a $2,000 grant from the Missouri Department of Agriculture and the Missouri Pet Spay and Neuter Fund. The Missouri Pet Spay and Neuter Fund is supported by the sales of “I’m Pet Friendly” license plates through the Missouri Department of Revenue. FCHS is one of only ten animal welfare organizations in Missouri to receive this grant award. Learn more about the “I’m Pet Friendly” license plates at mostatehumane.org.
An additional $5,500 in grant funds were received from Walmart stores in Cuba, Eureka, Sullivan, and Washington. The Rotary Club of Washington donated $500 to the program. An anonymous supporter also contributed $2,000 to the program. All funds will pay for spay and neuter surgeries for pets of low-income families.
Spay and neuter surgeries are included in the adoption preparation services of all animals adopted from FCHS. Animals served by the Pet Friendly Spay/Neuter Vouchers are owned pets that were not adopted from FCHS.
Vouchers are available to purchase during regular business hours. Business hours are Monday 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Wednesday through Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. FCHS is always closed on Tuesday for deep cleaning and closed on Sunday.
