Spay/Neuter Assistance Program
Rockingham County NC
The Program How it Works Participating Veterinarians

What is Spaying/Neutering?
They are surgical methods used to provide birth control for animals.  Spaying refers to the procedure for a female and neutering for a male animal.    

Why Spay or Neuter ?
Reduce Overpopulation:  Each year,  millions of cats and dogs are killed – at least  half in pounds and shelters, the rest by injury, poisoning, exposure, starvation and disease.  

Improve Pet Health:  Early spaying or neutering reduces the chance of breast cancer in pets, as well as ovarian cysts, uterine disease, and inflamed prostate.   

Rockingham County Spay/Neuter Assistance Program (RC-SNAP)
If you receive any of the following forms of assistance:
·          Medicaid,
·          Supplemental Security Income (SSI),
·          Food Stamps,
·          Work First, 
·          WIC,
·          Special Assistance, or
·          Payment of Your Medicare Part B Premium by Medicaid,
you qualify for FREE spay/neuter assistance for your cat or dog.

TO PARTICIPATE IN SNAP:

1)        At your next appointment at either the Social Services, Public Health, or Social Security Office, ask your    caseworker for a SNAP voucher,

OR

Call 342-8449 to request a voucher. 

2)  Make an appointment with a participating  veterinarian (see below) to have your pet spayed or neutered.

 

REMEMBER….

·          You must have a voucher and present it to the veterinary office to qualify for free spay/neuter service.

·          The voucher only covers the cost of the procedure;  no other services (shots, etc) will be paid by the program.

·          The veterinarian will require proof of up-to-date RABIES VACCINATION as well as other required vaccinations per hospital policy.  You must make an appointment with the veterinary office just as you would for any other visit. 

  •       The veterinarian reserves the right to refuse to perform the spay/neuter procedure if it is his/her  professional judgment that doing so would put the animal or other clinic animals at risk.

·          The voucher is good for only 90 days.  If the time expires, the voucher will not be accepted by the veterinarian. 

PARTICIPATING VETERINARIANS
The veterinarians listed below have agreed to participate in SNAP.  By doing so, they are providing a valuable public service and helping to reduce animal overpopulation in Rockingham County. 

Animal Clinic of Madison-Mayodan
726 Ayersville Rd., Madison
427-0271

Belmont Small Animal Hospital
1108 Freeway Dr., Reidsville
342-3301

Central Animal Hospital
807 S. Van Buren Rd.
Eden, NC  27288 
623-9191

Reidsville Veterinary Hospital Inc/Animal Eye   Care of Reidsville
1401 W. Harrison St., Reidsville
349-3194
Rockingham Animal Hospital 
2311 Freeway Dr., Reidsville
349-4918

SNAP is a program administered by local governments and funded by the North Carolina Public Health Administration.