World Spay Day is an annual campaign that promotes spaying and neutering as a proven, effective means of preventing pet overpopulation and saving animals’ lives. Our goal is to prevent litters of kittens from entering Montgomery County Animal Shelter. 

In peak kitten season, we may take in over 70 kittens in one day. Sadly, many do not make it out of the shelter. Many become sick before they can find homes, while others come into the shelter without their mothers and are too young to survive. The only way to prevent the needless death of kittens is to prevent unwanted litters in the first place.  

As part of their TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) initiative, Bruce Kapp Animal Fund spayed/neutered 21 feral cats on February 10 and 35 on February 24 at MCAS. That's 56 Montgomery County resident cats who will not reproduce again. As part of the TNR equation, all cats were returned to their colonies to live out their lives. Dr. Hayden, our resident cat expert, performed all of the surgeries - 12 hours on his feet and boy are we ever so grateful for his hard work. 


Bruce Kapp Animal Fund plans to continue their TNR program indefinitely - so ongoing funding is desperately needed. 

Each spay surgery is just $40 - which is a bargain since one female cat can have multiple litters of multiple kittens each season. PLUS, MCASociety, the official non-profit in support of MCAS, will match your donations up to 10 surgeries! 

Donate a spay surgery here! 
Donations to Bruce Kapp Animal Fund are tax deductible.  

July 11, 2012 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BUSINESSES CHALLENGED TO SPONSOR FREE SPAY/ NEUTER SURGERIES

Laura Fulkerson Rone, owner of Accessible Design Solutions, is sponsoring five free spay or neuter procedures for each of the next three months (July, August, and September of 2012) through the Montgomery County Animal Shelter.

Ms. Rone challenges other local businesses or individuals to match her offer. A commitment of just $300 per month for three months will pay for 5 spay surgeries, or 7 neuters. Smaller sponsorships are also welcome. Ms. Rone explains: "This challenge is in honor of my beloved Willow, my fourteen year old chow mix that rescued me 13 years ago. She passed away recently, and I can't think of a better way to honor her memory."

If just ten businesses in Montgomery County accept her challenge, it will prevent at least 150 animals from reproducing. One single unspayed cat can produce up to 300 kittens in her lifetime, and one unspayed dog can have up to 100 puppies. This program will be a significant step toward reducing overpopulation at the Montgomery County Animal Shelter, which takes in around 22,000 dogs and cats each year.

To sponsor spay/neuter procedures, please donate through the Montgomery County Animal Society (the shelter’s non-profit organization); sponsors can donate via Paypal or by check written to the Montgomery County Animal Society. Please indicate that the donation is for the Spay/Neuter Challenge. Checks may be mailed to MCASociety, PO Box 130448, The Woodlands, TX, 77393. Donations are tax-deductible.

To request a voucher, please visit www.mcaspets.org/spayneuter.html. Vouchers will be provided to pet owners in Montgomery County on a first come, first serve basis as available. Animals must have current vaccinations administered at least two weeks before surgery.

Local Dog and Cat Rescue Groups and Shelters Align to Launch Large-Scale Spay/Neuter Initiative
Alliance to Hold Free Dog Vaccination Clinic Saturday, July 14 in New Caney, Texas

Montgomery County, Texas is in crisis due to an ever-increasing number of homeless, neglected, and abandoned animals entering our local animal shelters.  Each year, more than 22,000 unwanted cats and dogs are brought in as strays or surrendered by their owners.  A large percentage of these animals are euthanized. 

Many of the animals that enter the shelter are puppies and kittens, the product of unintentional litters.  While many litters are born to neighborhood strays or feral cats, a significant number come from unintended unions between unaltered pets.  The puppies and kittens arrive to the shelter in boxes and tubs, and many die, as the baby animals lack a fully developed immune system. 

The newly formed Alliance to Spay/Neuter Montgomery County is a consortium of rescue organizations, shelters and animal welfare groups working cooperatively to promote and provide spay-and-neuter services in order to prevent litters.  Comprehensive, county-wide availability of very low-cost or free spay-neuter services is a proven method that over time significantly reduces the number of animals that are brought to shelters. 

A free vaccination clinic will be held on Saturday, July 14 from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Precinct 4 County Barn in New Caney.  Beyond providing vaccinations, the clinic will enable interaction with pet owners to provide information, and sign pets up for spay-neuter surgery.

Members of the Alliance have combined resources, and will match up pet-owners with vouchers for free and discounted spay-and-neuter surgery.  Funding has been obtained to provide spay-neuters for dogs and cat whose owners reside in east Montgomery County.  Vouchers will be available on a first-come-first-serve basis.  Some surgery appointments will be made on-site.  Limited transportation help is also planned to help owners keep the appointments for their pets.

Funds are already in place to mount this first effort in New Caney, but the problem is not limited to this particular area.   Free-roaming, unaltered dogs and cats exist throughout the County.   As a community that cares about our animal companions, we need to change the dynamics in our county and begin to manage population growth thorough aggressive spay-and-neuter assistance.    This is a critical step to preventing countless deaths of animals in our shelters.