Spay/Neuter Efforts

Friends of El Paso Animal Services strives to provide regular Spay-A-Thon events for the community in an effort to reduce the overpopulation of pets in our community, and provide access to low-cost spay/neuter services to pet parents. Many pet parents cite the high cost of these surgeries as the primary barrier to spaying and neutering their animals. Participants in the spay and neuter event will not only receive the surgery, but also their age-appropriate vaccines and a microchip at no cost.

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Each Spay-A-Thon event costs roughly $35,000 to host veterinary teams that specialize in offering high-volume, high-quality spay/neuter surgeries. These teams are brought to El Paso to perform hundreds of surgeries over a weekend. Each pet is also provided with their age-appropriate vaccinations and microchip at no additional cost.  These events would not be possible without the generous donations made by our community. 

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​Pet overpopulation is a significant concern in the borderland region, with unwanted or unexpected litters contributing to over 25,000 pets entering local shelters and rescues in the last year alone. Spaying and neutering directly reduces overpopulation in our community and this event alone can prevent the birth of roughly 2,000 additional animals. By sponsoring even one surgery, you can help keep thousands of animals off the street in the future.

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​As Friends of EPAS strives to regularly increase access to spay/neuter services in our community, they will need the public’s support to help make events like this possible! The organization has launched the Spay-A-Thon Fund and is looking for sponsors and individual donors to help fund the hundreds of surgeries that will be provided during the event. With each pet’s surgery and pet wellness services costing approximately $100, Friends of EPAS needs to raise $35,000 to fund the hundreds of pets we plan to serve during each Spay-A-Thon event.

Find out when the next Spay-A-Thon event is on Facebook and Instagram.