Spay/Neuter Assistance Program

Pet Overpopulation Problem

Every day, 70,000 puppies and kittens are born, while only 10,000 people are born. Do the math…there just aren’t enough homes. The pet overpopulation epidemic is so staggering that for every companion animal in the United States to have a home, each and every person would have to have 6 dogs and 9 cats. So, a family of four would have to have 24 dogs and 36 cats.

Locally, the Asheville Humane Society reports that between 8,000 and 10,000 animals enter their shelter annually. Of this number, some are reunited with their owners, some are adopted, but most, more than 6,000, must be euthanized. The number is steadily decreasing, thanks to the efforts of ACN, the Asheville Humane Society, the Humane Alliance Spay/Neuter Clinic, and other like-minded organizations, who seek to improve local animal ordinances and to provide education and affordable pet sterilization services to the public. But the numbers are still too high!

Betty Fund Low-Income Spay/Neuter Assistance

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.  Read more about the Betty Fund