The Betty Fund

About the Betty Fund

In an effort to increase the spay/neuter funding assistance available to low-income pet guardians, Animal Compassion Network will no longer be offering $35 Subsidized Vouchers to the general public. Instead, ACN will be directing all of its financial assistance to the Betty Fund Low-Income Spay/Neuter Assistance Program, where it is most needed to help low-income pet guardians who cannot afford to spay or neuter their pets.

Who Can Apply

Anyone needing financial assistance to offset the cost of surgery at the Humane Alliance Spay/Neuter Clinic is welcome to apply for Betty Fund assistance. You will be asked for a $25 co-pay, although we will work with you if you cannot afford the entire co-pay. You may be asked to show proof of financial need to qualify for the low-income program.

How to Apply

You may apply for the Betty Fund Low-Income Assistance Program in person at Pet Harmony or by printing and completing the Betty Fund Application and mailing it to ACN’s Betty Fund, 803 Fairview Street, Asheville, NC 28803. Please include a check or money order for your $25 co-pay if you are mailing in your application, unless you have made prior arrangements with a Betty Fund coordinator.

Low Cost Spay/Neuter for Everyone

The general public is encouraged to contact the Humane Alliance directly at (828) 252-2079 to take advantage of their regular low-cost spay/neuter rates from $35 to $65. They also offer discounted vaccines and testing administered at the time of surgery.

The Betty Fund Story.

The Betty Fund Spay/Neuter Program was established in 2000 in honor of a two-year-old stray Golden Retriever mix. Betty gave birth to 18 puppies in just one year. It wasn't until Animal Compassion Network became involved that this terrible cycle stopped. Betty's last litter of eight pups was rescued from the mud underneath a trailer and put into a foster home. Betty was rescued, spayed, and put into rehabilitation.

Betty now has a wonderful, loving family and her puppies went on to carefully screened homes. But the costs of this one rescue were staggering; hundreds of dollars were spent in medical expenses, food, and care for the dog and her eight pups. In response, ACN started the Betty Fund with the sole purpose of providing spay/neuter assistance to those in need, to prevent more cases like Betty’s.