When pets are abandoned, it can be challenging to find them new homes. An older dog or cat is less appealing to many adopters than a puppy or kitten. But thankfully, some kind souls open their homes and hearts to abandoned dogs or cats. In this story, that kind soul was Mr. Carroll.

When Mr. Carroll heard from a neighbor that Poochie had been thrown out of a car in a Walmart parking lot, his heart sank for this poor dog. Without hesitation, he decided he wanted to be the one to take care of her.

“I promised Poochie that I would take care of her from now on,” he said. “Someone was very mean to her in the past, and she didn’t deserve that.”

But Mr. Carroll soon discovered that affordable pet care can be challenging to find, especially for someone on a fixed income. That’s when he found Spay Neuter Network’s low-cost services and got Poochie her vaccines, heartworm test, microchip, and heartworm prevention for a very affordable cost.

“Your low prices made it possible for me to keep my promise to her,” he said.

From now on, Poochie will receive excellent health care at our clinic and be loved every day by Mr. Carroll. We think the joy in Mr. Carroll’s face says it all!

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Gary found Hanna in a parking lot when she was just three months old. He remembers her crying and being very thin. He knew he had to help her. So, he took Hanna into his home, and started saving to get Hanna fixed, vaccinated and microchipped, which he thought would be about $200. On the day he brought her to our clinic, we noticed he was a little nervous about getting her spayed. Later that afternoon, when he saw that Hanna had come through the surgery just fine and that it would only cost $45, thanks to a grant that helped people in his neighborhood, he was in tears and hugging all the staff.

“Thank you for taking care of my Hanna and all the animals that live in my lower-income community,” he said. “I live off social security, so I feel like I won the lottery today with this low-cost service.”

On the way home, Gary bought Hanna a new toy with the money he saved. She must feel like she won the lottery too.

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When Jenny found two-year-old Gaia, she had just emerged from a nearby body of water. She was soaking wet, sitting in the middle of a Dallas road, refusing to move. Jenny immediately stopped to help. When she opened the door, Gaia jumped right into her truck.

As a rescuer, Jenny had used Spay Neuter Network’s low-cost services before, so she brought Gaia in to get her spayed, vaccinated, microchipped, and have her tested for heartworm. Thankfully, she was negative! Because of grant funding, we could provide Jenny with a $20 surgery package that ensured Gaia got everything she needed before Jenny found her a new and loving home.

With your help, we’ve sterilized more than 300,000 dogs and cats, administered more than 400,000 vaccinations and transported 60,000 dogs and cats for surgery. Donations made during North Texas Giving Day will help us to continue our mission of eliminating pet overpopulation through spay/neuter.

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