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 Buncombe County Animal shelter reports that approximately 8,000 animals enter their shelter annually. Of this number, some are reunited with their guardian, some are adopted, but a large percentage are also 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!
It's the Law!
It is now the law in the City of Asheville and Buncombe County – your pet must be spayed or neutered unless you have purchased an unaltered pet permit. You will be fined if found to be not in compliance. Need more reasons to spay or neuter your pet?
Betty Fund Low-Income Spay/Neuter Assistance
Animal Compassion Network provides spay/neuter assistance to low-income pet guardians at n0- or low-cost. Read more about the Betty Fund
86.7 cents of every dollar goes directly to ACN's lifesaving programs!
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A.C.N. deserves the middle name "Compassion"
"Recently I have fallen on difficult times. My Real Estate business is in the most precarious position of my twenty five year career. At the grocery store I would buy dog food, often at the sacrifice of my needs. This became overwhelming and it became apparent that I could not keep my beloved animals in the 'style in which they had become accustomed'.
At this point, facing the heartbreaking option of putting them back into the adoption mill, I reached out to Animal Compassion Network. To my pleasant surprise, they acknowledged my value as a caretaker and agreed to supplement the animals nourishment until I could resume on my own.
This was done with great sensitivity, allowing me to retain my dignity through out the process. I will be forever grateful for this assistance and choose them as my nonprofit recipient in the future.
Sincerely,
Frank S."
The Betty Fund is supported with grants and donations from individuals like you. Please help us to help dogs like Betty. Any amount is appreciated, but for only $45, a pet can be spayed or neutered through ACN. Make a donation online now »
Or you can mail your donation to:
ACN/Betty Fund
PO Box 1704
Skyland, NC 28776
Frank
"It may take a village to raise a child but I have seen first hand how it takes a great organization like yours to place a kitty in a forever home. I know to what lengths each of you went to help Frank become one of your many success stories. I cannot thank you enough, but I can let you know that I always shall remember what you did for him and continue to do for all of the other homeless kitties." Read Full Story »
Did you know?
90% of pet shops obtain their puppies from puppy mills. What is a puppy mill? Read more »