Spay and Neuter Assistance Information
One of the goals of HATS is promoting the spaying
of companion animals in Isabella County. The pet overpopulation
in Isabella County is an extreme problem, the largest contributing
factor to the high euthanasia rate of healthy animals in our
county. A recent survey of 186 shelters revealed an average cost
to taxpayers of $176 to handle each homeless animal.
If you live in Isabella County, or on its borders, or are a student in Isabella County, you may request spay or neuter assistance from the Humane Animal Treatment Society (HATS). HATS will pay a portion of each spay or neuter surgery for companion cats and dogs. HATS will make payment directly to your veterinarian and pet owners will be responsible for the rest of the bill. (Click here for a list of participating veterinarians.)
To request a money saving certificate which covers a portion of the spaying or neutering, please send a self-addressed 4" x 9" business size envelope with correct postage on it to:
HATS
P.O. Box 732
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48804-0732
Along with your request, please include your telephone number. When HATS receives your request, you will receive a numbered, dated certificate that must be used within 60 days. Certificates are not transferable. Complete instructions will be sent to you with the certificate.
We will make this offer available as long as we have funding for this program.
Thank you for helping control animal overpopulation. Please remind your friends and family how important it is to spay or neuter their pets, too!
Put a Nametag on Your Cat!
Animal shelters take in millions of lost cats
each year, and 99 our of 100 wear no identification. Less than
3 out of 100 are found and reclaimed by their owners. One of
those three is wearing a tag, and is usually found quickly.
The other two have owners willing to
Don't take a chance on losing your cat forever. Put an identification tag on her with your name, address, and phone number. Be sure to keep the information current. Tag your cat even if you never let her outside.One day she could slip through an open door and easily become lost in unfamiliar (to her) neighborhood.
There are collars made especially for cats with short piece of elastic sewn in. These collars can be buckled snugly around the neck, but will stretch and let the cat escape if she could get hung up on a tree limb or fence. |
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spend hours, days, or
weeks advertising and personally visiting local shelters in
search of their lost felines. Many owners search long and hard,
and never find their pets at all!
Remember that far more cats have died because they got lost
and their owners could not find them than have ever been hurt
from wearing a collar.
The first time you put a collar on the cat, give him a catnip
toy. The toy will distract the cat's attention from the new
feeling of wearing a collar. By the time he finishes shredding
the new toy, he may have forgotten the collar entirely.
Any cat can get lost - even yours. That's why your cat needs
a tag!
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