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For the purposes of this program, you are considered to be low income if your annual income is:
***THESE LOW INCOME LEVELS MAY BE ADJUSTED QUARTERLY***
It's mandatory for all residents of the City of Watsonville to spay and neuter all cats and dogs unless you have an Unaltered Animal Certificate! This spay-neuter ordinance was passed on January 18, 2009 after the rest of Santa Cruz County passed the the same spay-neuter ordinance on December 14, 2008.
It's mandatory for all dogs in the city of Watsonville, and in all of Santa Cruz County, to have a dog license! Citations are strictly enforced. The application for an unaltered Animal Certificate and for a dog license can be downloaded from the Santa Cruz County Animal Services website, www.scanimalservices.us, or picked up at either of the two Animal Services locations. The certificate needs to be renewed every year with a fee and a letter on letterhead from your regular veterinarian stating that you are following a preventive health care program for the animal. Please call Animal Services for more information: 831-454-7303
Do you live outside of Watsonville? FOSCCA offers free spay/neuter certificates for Santa Cruz County residents outside of the City of Watsonville. Visit their web site or one of the local shelters to find out more. The Santa Cruz SPCA offers low-cost spay/neuter certificates for low-income residents of Capitola.
Spay and Neuter Feral Cats: Project Purr has the best program for feral cats. This is a much better solution than bringing cats to a local animal shelter. Read more about feral cats.
Click Here to learn more about Pet Overpopulation
Spay and Neuter Certificate Program Every month FOWAS funds the low-cost spay and neuter certificates that are available for residents in the City of Watsonville and Freedom. The program has been a huge success and is continuing to grow steadily. We have already spayed/neutered over 2,000 animals for low-income pet owners! Take a look at some of of our historical data showing the numbers of animals spayed/neutered, and funds allocated to this program by month.
FOWAS is now implementing some of these programs, such as low-cost spay/neuter for low-income families in the city of Watsonville. FOSCCA recently followed our example and now offers free Spay/Neuter Certificates to Santa Cruz County residents (who do not live in the city of Watsonville and Freedom) through FOSCCA. Cats, dogs and rabbits all qualify for this assistance. We need your help to spread the good news! |
There are simply not enough homes for the unwanted animals
in an already overpopulated animal world. Millions of unwanted
shelter animals are put to death yearly across the country. Spaying
and neutering animals is the most humane solution.
Many cities across the country are now
providing free spay/neuter services for low-income families or for
all families. There are now many low-cost spay/neuter clinics
that are subsidized by federal and private grants. These programs
have resulted in low shelter populations, allowing shelters to find
homes for animals that would have been euthanized in the past.
These cities are now seeing dramatic results,
and are saving many lives by preventing animal overpopulation.
Cities are also saving money by investing in prevention rather than
paying for the consequences of overpopulation. High population
shelters are very expensive.