Good Mews

Spay/Neuter

Good Mews is proud of the fact that every cat that leaves our shelter is already spayed or neutered.

But did you know there are currently 8 million dogs, cats, puppies and kittens euthanized in the United States every year simply because there aren’t enough homes for all of them. Besides preventing more unwanted puppies and kittens, spaying and neutering your dog or cat prevents diseases and prevents many behavioral problems that occur in unaltered pets.

The risk of mammary cancer is greatly reduced if you spay your pet before age one. Also, cancers of the reproductive organs are eliminated. Behavioral problems such as aggressiveness towards same sex dogs, marking or spraying in the house and roaming to find a mate are also eliminated or reduced if you spay or neuter your pet.

Here are some resources for low cost options that may help you!

Atlanta Humane Society Spay/Neuter Clinic for licensed 501C3 non-profit rescue organizations . Call 404- 974--2806 or email . All dogs must have had their first vaccinations, dewormed and HW tested (if they are 6 months or older). All cats must be combo tested and de-wormed. Male dog $35, Female $40, Male cats $20, Female $30.

Atlanta Humane Society - www.atlantahumane.org 404-875-6420 (vet clinic). Performs spay/neuter surgeries. Cost of reduced-fee surgery is based on income; must fill out an application and then quoted a price. (Published prices: Male Dog Neuter $55, Female Dog Spay $65**, Male Cat Neuter $35 & Female Cat Spay $50**) plus a $20 exam fee and a $10 rabies vaccination. For a limited time AHS has a grant which enables them to give free spays and neuters for the public. Please call to check this out!

Lifeline Spay & Neuter Clinic (Avondale Estates in Dekalb County) - 404-292-8800 ext.24, e-mail: , Web: Atlanta Pets, Cat Spay/Neuter $35 (feral cats $15), Dog Spay/Neuter $55. Discounts available to rescue. They alter feral cats, do Early Age Spay/Neuter (8 weeks old), and loan cat traps for use in their Trap-Neuter-Return program.

Project CatSnip - (A Mobile Low Cost Spay & Neuter for Cats and Kittens in 20 Metro Atlanta locations.) Cat Spay $60.00 / Cat Neuter $40.00 Price Includes Spay/Neuter, Intra-operative Pain Relief, Rabies Vac. For Reservations Call 770-455-7077. Web: Project Catsnip (Project CatSnip leases traps for use in their Trap-Neuter-Release program. Traps are available at their Doraville Animal Welfare Center. A small deposit is required and is refundable when the trap is returned.)

Spay Georgia - 770-662-4479: Low cost spay/neuter services for pet guardians in financial need. Call for costs and info. Web: Spay Georgia

Pet Vet (Cumming), Dr. Land - 770-887-1565, Web: Pet Vet: Very low cost spay/neuters. Cats & Kittens - male $30, female $40. Dogs & Puppies (Male or Female) - Less than 25 lbs. $50, 25 lbs.-75 lbs. $60, 75 lbs.-100 lbs. $70, Over 100 lbs. call for quote.

Humane Society of Cobb County - 770-428-5678, Web: Humane Society of Cobb, E-mail: , Low cost spay/neuter certificates. Cats - male $35, female $45. Dogs - male $45, female $65

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Meet Your Match

Good Mews is very excited to announce we will be the first shelter in Georgia to roll out the ASPCA®’s Meet Your Match Feline-ality™ Program. We plan to have it up and running by late summer!

Meet your Match for felines was introduced by the ASPCA® in 2007.  The launch of Feline-ality™ in 2007 is the latest addition to the ASPCA®’s Meet Your Match™ constellation of adoption programs that include research-based animal behavior assessments—all aimed at increasing adoption rates, and reducing return rates at shelters, thus combating the problem of pet overpopulation in shelters today.

According to the ASPCA®, “the key to developing successful adoptions lies in making good matches between adopters and pets, thus creating lasting bonds,” said Dr. Emily Weiss, the ASPCA’s senior director of shelter behavior programs, and researcher of ASPCA®’s Meet Your Match™. “Feline-ality™ is a tool that does precisely this; and everyone—adopters, shelter staff, and most of all, the cats—benefits from the program.”

Meet Your Match™ is a program of ASPCA®.

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