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Free & Low-Cost Spay-Neuter Resources for Pet Cats
[1] Española Humane 505-753-8662, ext 111
Please call the clinic to see if they are accepting Taos area cats/dogs for spay-neuter appointments, as their availability varies, as well as the pricing for Taos area residents because Taos County sometimes partners with this clinic to offer low-cost spay-neuter.
https://www.espanolahumane.org/schedule-appointment/
Española Humane Service Area (Rio Arriba County, Pueblos of Ohkay Owingeh, Santa Clara, and Ildefonso): free spay-neuter for service area pets with a $30 refundable deposit. These deposits will be refundable only after your pet arrives for the appointment. Deposits from those who fail to make the appointment will be considered donations.
Outside their service area pricing:
Female cats: $150
Male cats: $100
Pregnant, in heat or cryptorchids (1 or both testicles not descended) are an additional: $30
If you need to reschedule, it must be done within 48 hours of the appointment. Please leave a message to reschedule.
[2] Taos Feral Feline Friends 575-758-3519 FREE
TFFF helps people adopt strays and friendly outdoor cats directly into their homes via their "Pays To Help Strays" adoption service. Through Pays To Help Strays, TFFF covers the full costs of spay/neuter, FIV/FELV testing, and a complete set of vaccinations for anyone directly adopting a stray or "friendly feral" cat or kitten into their home. You must be a resident of Taos County or the Enchanted Circle. Appointments sometimes book out 3 months in advance sometimes due vet appt availability.
[3] SLV Spay Neuter Alliance
Mobile spay-neuter clinic rotating between Fort Garland or San Luis, Alamosa, Antonio, Center or Sagauche, Colorado
Cats: $50, price includes vaccinations
Book appointment on-line. You may call 719-657-7076 if you have questions about booking. Be patient, someone should return your message within a few days.
[4] Taos County Animal Control 575-737-6488
Using Taos County taxpayer funds, Taos County Animal Control sometimes offers copay spay-neuter vouchers for cats.
County Animal Control can tell you whether the voucher program is currently being offered.
Please call Taos County Animal Control and ask for Animal Control Officers (ACOs) Richard or Rita to call you back to help arrange for your free spay-neuter via this program. ACOs will return your call within a few days. If you do not hear back from them, please call them again until you do.
Note: Per Taos County Animal Control's offer for free spay-neuter: there's a co-pay to the vet to cost share the required rabies vaccine & microchip if your cat hasn't had them.
Sorry, Animal Control does not make this program eligible for Taos or Picuris Pueblo.
Register your pet's microchip for FREE at the Found Animals Registry.
[5] Four Corners Animal League "call now for our low cost spay & neuter program 575-776-2928"
[6] Santa Fe Animal Shelter & Humane Society (SFAS&HS) call or text 505-474-6422 for appt
Spay-neuter clinic is at 2570 Camino Entrada, Santa Fe, 87507
Year round, SFAS&HS, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, also offers spay/neuter and vaccination services for cats and dogs. Young kittens and puppies need to be a minimum of 2 lbs for spay/neuter. Kittens are usually 2 lbs by 2 months of age.
Current pricing information is on their website:
$150 for cat spay-neuter with rabies vaccine and microchip done at the time of surgery.
Please note there is a $50 cancellation fee deposit required for all spay/neuter appointments.
Taos Town/County/Pueblos eligible
For cats between 8 weeks - 8 years old
Spay-Neuter on Tues, Wed & Thurs by appointment.
Typically drop off time is between 8am-9am and pick up time is ~2-3 pm the same day (sometimes earlier), but please confirm the times with their staff.
Register your pet's microchip for FREE at the Found Animals Registry.
[7] Northern New Mexico Friends of Animals 575-779-5543 Questa area
Dogs & Cats
Northern New Mexico Friends of Animals (NNMFOA) is dedicated to providing compassionate and humane care for lost, abandoned, unwanted, injured animals. NNMFOA provides safety, treatment, rehabilitation, socialization, and adoption for pets and livestock.
NNMFOA is committed to animal welfare, population control, and community education programs for Northern New Mexico and surrounding areas. NNMFOA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Questa, NM. NNMFOA occasionally has mobile, low-cost spay/neuter clinics in Questa for area residents. For more information call 575-779-5543.
Register your pet's microchip for FREE at the Found Animals Registry.
Other potential options, but it's good to call around to local vets such as Angel Fire Small Animal Hospital ($95/male cat neuter; ~$180/female cat spay) and vets in Rio Arriba & Santa Fe counties.
Not Free or Low-Cost, but reasonable pricing and QUICKEST way to get your cat fixed ASAP:
[8] Alpine Veterinary Hospital 719-589-2615 in Alamosa, CO
As of Jan 2022: Alpine Vet Hospital can perform a cat spay-neuter ~1 week from the time one calls for an appt. Subject to change, pricing is $147/female cat spay [add $30 if cat is in heat or pregnant], $75 male cat neuter, $40 covers both FVRCP & Rabies vaccines, $35/microchip if you want it.
[9] Street Cat Hub in Albuquerque, NM for people who do NOT have internet access to fill out on-line appt form: (505) 247-9357
$195 for pet cat spay-neuter with rabies & FVRCP vaccine and microchip done at the time of surgery
$150 for pet cat spay-neuter with microchip done at the time of surgery (proof of rabies & FVRCP vaccine required)
Drop off & pick up are on the same day.
Please call the clinic to see if they are accepting Taos area cats/dogs for spay-neuter appointments, as their availability varies, as well as the pricing for Taos area residents because Taos County sometimes partners with this clinic to offer low-cost spay-neuter.
https://www.espanolahumane.org/schedule-appointment/
Española Humane Service Area (Rio Arriba County, Pueblos of Ohkay Owingeh, Santa Clara, and Ildefonso): free spay-neuter for service area pets with a $30 refundable deposit. These deposits will be refundable only after your pet arrives for the appointment. Deposits from those who fail to make the appointment will be considered donations.
Outside their service area pricing:
Female cats: $150
Male cats: $100
Pregnant, in heat or cryptorchids (1 or both testicles not descended) are an additional: $30
If you need to reschedule, it must be done within 48 hours of the appointment. Please leave a message to reschedule.
[2] Taos Feral Feline Friends 575-758-3519 FREE
TFFF helps people adopt strays and friendly outdoor cats directly into their homes via their "Pays To Help Strays" adoption service. Through Pays To Help Strays, TFFF covers the full costs of spay/neuter, FIV/FELV testing, and a complete set of vaccinations for anyone directly adopting a stray or "friendly feral" cat or kitten into their home. You must be a resident of Taos County or the Enchanted Circle. Appointments sometimes book out 3 months in advance sometimes due vet appt availability.
[3] SLV Spay Neuter Alliance
Mobile spay-neuter clinic rotating between Fort Garland or San Luis, Alamosa, Antonio, Center or Sagauche, Colorado
Cats: $50, price includes vaccinations
Book appointment on-line. You may call 719-657-7076 if you have questions about booking. Be patient, someone should return your message within a few days.
[4] Taos County Animal Control 575-737-6488
Using Taos County taxpayer funds, Taos County Animal Control sometimes offers copay spay-neuter vouchers for cats.
County Animal Control can tell you whether the voucher program is currently being offered.
Please call Taos County Animal Control and ask for Animal Control Officers (ACOs) Richard or Rita to call you back to help arrange for your free spay-neuter via this program. ACOs will return your call within a few days. If you do not hear back from them, please call them again until you do.
Note: Per Taos County Animal Control's offer for free spay-neuter: there's a co-pay to the vet to cost share the required rabies vaccine & microchip if your cat hasn't had them.
Sorry, Animal Control does not make this program eligible for Taos or Picuris Pueblo.
Register your pet's microchip for FREE at the Found Animals Registry.
[5] Four Corners Animal League "call now for our low cost spay & neuter program 575-776-2928"
[6] Santa Fe Animal Shelter & Humane Society (SFAS&HS) call or text 505-474-6422 for appt
Spay-neuter clinic is at 2570 Camino Entrada, Santa Fe, 87507
Year round, SFAS&HS, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, also offers spay/neuter and vaccination services for cats and dogs. Young kittens and puppies need to be a minimum of 2 lbs for spay/neuter. Kittens are usually 2 lbs by 2 months of age.
Current pricing information is on their website:
$150 for cat spay-neuter with rabies vaccine and microchip done at the time of surgery.
Please note there is a $50 cancellation fee deposit required for all spay/neuter appointments.
Taos Town/County/Pueblos eligible
For cats between 8 weeks - 8 years old
Spay-Neuter on Tues, Wed & Thurs by appointment.
Typically drop off time is between 8am-9am and pick up time is ~2-3 pm the same day (sometimes earlier), but please confirm the times with their staff.
Register your pet's microchip for FREE at the Found Animals Registry.
[7] Northern New Mexico Friends of Animals 575-779-5543 Questa area
Dogs & Cats
Northern New Mexico Friends of Animals (NNMFOA) is dedicated to providing compassionate and humane care for lost, abandoned, unwanted, injured animals. NNMFOA provides safety, treatment, rehabilitation, socialization, and adoption for pets and livestock.
NNMFOA is committed to animal welfare, population control, and community education programs for Northern New Mexico and surrounding areas. NNMFOA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Questa, NM. NNMFOA occasionally has mobile, low-cost spay/neuter clinics in Questa for area residents. For more information call 575-779-5543.
Register your pet's microchip for FREE at the Found Animals Registry.
Other potential options, but it's good to call around to local vets such as Angel Fire Small Animal Hospital ($95/male cat neuter; ~$180/female cat spay) and vets in Rio Arriba & Santa Fe counties.
Not Free or Low-Cost, but reasonable pricing and QUICKEST way to get your cat fixed ASAP:
[8] Alpine Veterinary Hospital 719-589-2615 in Alamosa, CO
As of Jan 2022: Alpine Vet Hospital can perform a cat spay-neuter ~1 week from the time one calls for an appt. Subject to change, pricing is $147/female cat spay [add $30 if cat is in heat or pregnant], $75 male cat neuter, $40 covers both FVRCP & Rabies vaccines, $35/microchip if you want it.
[9] Street Cat Hub in Albuquerque, NM for people who do NOT have internet access to fill out on-line appt form: (505) 247-9357
$195 for pet cat spay-neuter with rabies & FVRCP vaccine and microchip done at the time of surgery
$150 for pet cat spay-neuter with microchip done at the time of surgery (proof of rabies & FVRCP vaccine required)
Drop off & pick up are on the same day.