Thanks to my good friend, Jackie, who posted about Get Your Fix on Facebook, I learned about this really neat web site that is helping to spay and neuter animals nationwide.
Here’s how it works. You can go to the web site and create an account (it’s free). You can then “Fund a Fix” by looking through photos and profiles of animals nationwide that need to be spayed or neutered. You can search for animals by your zip code that are within 25 miles, 100 miles, or anywhere nationwide. Then you submit your credit card info and the Get Your Fix team does the rest–arranges the surgery, contacts the owners to let them know, and makes payment to the vet. The donation amount for each surgery is a flat $100. Most of the people who are looking for help with spays and neuters post photos of their animals, so you can see the fuzzy face that will benefit from your generosity.
If you know of a clinic that can spay or neuter for cheaper than the $100 donation, you can also contact the owner directly through email on the Get Your Fix site and make arrangements yourself to have the surgery done. The owner schedules and then you make payment. Since B and O works with several low cost clinics that can do the surgeries for less than $100, I’ve been contacting people in the Central Ohio area who have posted on the site and letting them know we can help cover the costs. So far, two people with cats have taken us up on the offer and made arrangements to get their cats fixed. I’ve also paid the flat $100 fee to have three dogs fixed–I don’t know of very many low cost clinics for dogs that can do the surgeries for under $100. If you know of any, please let me know.
For owners looking to get their pets fixed, using the web site is just as easy. The owner creates an account and posts their animal. People searching can read a story about the pet and why the owner wants to get them spayed or neutered. They can also see a photo of the animal that needs help.
The web site also offers a database of low cost spay and neuter clinics nationwide.
If you are looking for a way to honor someone for a birthday, anniversary, or other special event, I would suggest going to the Get Your Fix web site and offering to “Fund a Fix” as a way to show you care. For the animal lovers in your life, there is no better message to send than that animals won’t needlessly die because there are too many of them. As the site says, “Together we can bring an end to pet overpopulation!” Working together is the only way to save these precious lives.
To learn more, visit the Get Your Fix web site HERE.
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