Kent Presents 'Happy Neuter Year' in January

Kent Animal Shelter is asking pet owners to help making it a "Happy Neuter Year” in January.

Male dogs or cats can be neutered for $20 during the campaign. 

“Neutering male pets is a simple surgery that reduces unwanted behaviors, like roaming, fighting, and urine marking territories,” Pamela Green, Executive Director of Kent Animal Shelter in Calverton, said. “It also guarantees your dog or cat never fathers a litter of puppies or kittens.”

Neutering a male dog or cat will also reduce the homeless pet population, Green said; spaying and neutering is one of the most effective ways to reduce the homeless pet population and is safe for puppies and kittens as young as eight to 10 weeks old, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association, she added.

The campaign is sponsored by PetSmart Charities®, and the special $20 rate is less than Kent’s normal low-cost price and is available to all residents of Long Island.

"Pet parents" who want to take advantage of this offer must mention the “Happy Neuter Year” campaign when they schedule their appointment; the offer is based on availability.

For further information, click here or call 631-727-7797 to schedule an appointment.

PetSmart Charities’ “Happy Neuter Year” campaign provides more than $561,000 to spay/neuter clinics to fund affordable, high-quality spay and neuter surgeries for 13,631 male dogs and cats across the nation during the month of January.