Spay / Neuter
No-Cost And Low-Cost Spaying and Neutering
If you are a DSS client or qualify by your income, you can receive a spay/neuter voucher to be used at one of our specific partners for your pet. If you do not qualify for no-cost services, we can let you know about low-cost options.
ORANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENTS: fill out this INQUIRY FORM and someone will contact you regarding spay/neuter assistance for your pets. (See inquiry form in Spanish here.)*
*Due to the high volume of inquiries received, it may take up to 2 months to issue vouchers to those that qualify for the program. Thank you for your patience!
Managing Pet Overpopulation
Orange County Animal Services and other members of the community work together to manage pet overpopulation in Orange County. The goal is to reduce the number of animals that enter the shelter; control and manage the costs of animal services; and drastically reduce the use of euthanasia as a means of population control. View statistics about spay and neuter in Orange County North Carolina.
Managing Free-Roaming Cats in Orange County
View our web page with more information about free-roaming cats. These cats are sometimes called working cats or community cats.
We have implemented a spay/neuter program to help prevent unwanted litters and reduce the free-roaming cat population in our community. Simply removing these cats from an area can be an invitation for more cats to enter that territory, and this older method has proven not to be effective. So, people are frequently caught in a vicious cycle where free-roaming cat populations are not controlled. Spaying/neutering is a humane and proactive approach to free-roaming/community cat issues.
Our community cat spay/neuter program is NOT for pets like socialized house cats or pet cats that live indoors only part time. This program targets community cats (free-roaming, outdoor cats) that are typically not social (often feral or semi-feral) and live in small groups or in colonies on an Orange County property. They are fearful and not animals that would normally be considered adoptable.
This process will involve a community cat caretaker that can ideally assist with trapping of the cats, and a refundable deposit will be required for traps.
If you have free-roaming cats (sometimes called working cats or community cats) on your Orange County property that need to be spayed or neutered, you may be able to have them spayed or neutered FOR FREE. Submit inquiries about free-roaming cat spay/neuter assistance.
Donate to help with this program and other lifesaving initiatives at OCAS,