Leema Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Could you please let me know: * what groups you know of that do subsidised desexing * the cost of desexing through this group * the approval process for this subsidised desexing * anything else about subsidised desexing you think I should know. I have found subsidised schemes for Melbourne and Sydney - but have now lost most of the details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 National Desexing Network... http://www.ndn.org.au/ DABS Rescue can sometimes assist also... http://www.dabs.org.au/ - in NSW, but may be able to help elsewhere... T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leema Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 Thanks tdierikx - do you know what kind of cost there is to the pet owner with these programs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgrubber Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Santa Cruz County (California) charges $40 for spay or neuter. You must show tax returns to document that you are low income to get the subsidy. Funding comes through local government. If I remember right, barn cats (semi-feral) can be done for $20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karly101 Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 National Desexing Network prices- Cats: Female $90 Male $ 65 Dogs: Female $170 Male $125 Pension or healthcare card needed - vets do not receive any funding through NDN they are just discounting to enable these clients to desex their pets. Keysborough shelter also offers cheap desexing - http://www.aaps.org.au/vetclinic/vetclinic.html Also a point is.... cheaper desexing is generally cheaper for a reason. They don't include fluids, they are done on a large scale, cheaper materials may be used, less monitoring (just simply due to the larger number of animals). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leema Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 Thank-you very much for these comments so far. They are appreciated. So, for clarification, with NDN: Vets contact NDN and say "Yes, I am happy to desex an animal for $X provided that you screen them to determine they are low income"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartok Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Santa Cruz County (California) charges $40 for spay or neuter. You must show tax returns to document that you are low income to get the subsidy. Funding comes through local government. If I remember right, barn cats (semi-feral) can be done for $20. plus the $2000 air fare for both human and animal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karly101 Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Thank-you very much for these comments so far. They are appreciated. So, for clarification, with NDN: Vets contact NDN and say "Yes, I am happy to desex an animal for $X provided that you screen them to determine they are low income"? Yep. Basically vets contact NDN themselves and agree to provide services for those prices. The client contacts NDN provides them their details and receive a voucher which they can then use to look up a vet near them that is with the NDN. We have referred a lot of clients to NDN and haven't heard of any who have been rejected - most low income clients of ours do have either a pension or healthcare card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormie Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Slightly off topic, but how lovely is the Dane with the toy in his mouth on the NDN website :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leema Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 Thanks heaps for these responses. Still looking for more examples. I'm trying to get a feel of what subsidised desexing costs are like, nationally (and don't mind the odd international example, too!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 As far as I know the NDN is the only national network in Australia... T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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