Spaying and neutering your pets means that you improve their health, save money on vet bills and help reduce pet overpopulation.
Do you need financial help to spay or neuter your pet? The following B.C. communities have low-cost spay/neuter programs available for cats, and on occasion, dogs and rabbits as well.
Not all programs listed are offered by the BC SPCA. Please contact the individual organization or group for details on eligibility, cost and availability.
Lower Mainland and Sunshine Coast
- Burnaby: The City of Burnaby offers a $15 rebate, redeemable at BC SPCA Burnaby for all cats spayed or neutered
- Surrey: Contact the Surrey Community Cat Coalition at surreycats@shaw.ca or (778) 589-8552; or contact BC SPCA Surrey at surrey@spca.bc.ca or (604) 571-7711
- Squamish and area: Contact BC SPCA Sea to Sky at seatosky@spca.bc.ca or (604) 898-9890
Vancouver Island
- Gabriola Island: Contact Cats Alive at (250) 816-2287 (CATS)
- Victoria: Contact the Itty Bitty Kitty Committee.
B.C. Interior
- Castlegar & area: Apply online or contact BC SPCA West Kootenay at westkootenay@spca.bc.ca or (250) 509-0297
- Cranbrook & area: Apply online or contact BC SPCA East Kootenay at (250) 426-6751
- Creston: Email crestonsnap@gmail.com or call (250) 428-6518
- Grand Forks: Contact Linda of Boundary Community Humane Society at linda@boundaryhs.com or (250) 442-8636
- Fernie: Contact the Fernie Pets Society at pets@ferniepets.org
- Kelowna: Apply online or contact BC SPCA Kelowna at kelownaoutreach@spca.bc.ca or (250) 861-7722
- Nelson: Apply online or contact BC SPCA Nelson at nelson@spca.bc.ca or (250) 352-7178
- West Kootenay: Apply online or contact BC SPCA West Kootenay at westkootenay@spca.bc.ca or (250) 509-0297
Northern B.C.
- Burns Lake: Contact Lakes Animal Friendship Society at info@lakesanimalfriendship.ca
- Smithers: Contact Northwest Animal Society at info@nwas.ca
Don’t see your community listed? Check out our spay/neuter take action page to learn about what you can do to help.
If you are part of a municipality or organization: Offer a program but it’s not on the list? No longer have funds available for this purpose? Contact spayneuter@spca.bc.ca to have your program added or removed.