One of our most highly anticipated events is coming around again. The 9th annual Neuter-A-Tomcat clinic will be hosted by area veterinarians during the month of February.

During the clinics, vets will neuter stray tomcats for just $10. This fee is a donation that goes directly back to the Cedar Bend Humane Society. Some clinics will also provide rabies shots.

The purpose of this event is to help stop pet overpopulation. Last year, the Cedar Bend Humane Society took in over 10,000 animals. Our building was originally built to take in only about 3500 animals annually.

Obviously, pet overpopulation is increasingly becoming more of a problem. By hosting the Neuter-A-Tomcat clinic, we are helping cut down on unwanted litters. This reduces the number of animals that are brought to us to care for and potentially adopt.

Unfortunately, many of the kittens from unwanted litters arrive in poor condition. They are often too ill to safely care for without endangering our other animals up for adoption. In a shelter environment, disease travels quickly and it is our top priority to adopt every animal available for adoption into a loving forever home.

Please do your part in helping to stop pet overpopulation by calling a participating clinic listed below to schedule a date and time to have your tame farm cats and tame stray cats neutered.

Budreau Veterinary Clinic

February 4

988-4760

Cedar Valley Veterinary Center

February  20

277-4564

Den Herder Veterinary Hospital

February 20

232-5292

Klima Small Animal Clinic

February 26

232-3674

Pawsitive Pet Care

February 27

234-7511

Taylor Veterinary Clinic

February 17, 19, 22, 24 and 26