Spay or neuter your
pet through us
In conjunction with the Asheville
Humane Alliance, ARF offers low cost spay/neuter
assisance. We can help you help your pets live longer,
happier lives. Costs vary, but generally run around
$47 for a spay plus $6 per vaccine. ARF also has a very
few discount coupons for those who can't afford
the full cost.
Note that your animal must receive a rabies vaccine
(for which you will be charged $6) unless you furnish
proof that it is current on rabies.
Download our spay/
neuter poster
Did you know your pet can be spayed or neutered as
young as 10 weeks of age? Read more about it:
Next spay / neuter day
We have Spay/Neuter Days approximately once every month
(usually on Monday / Tuesday). Please reserve your place
in advance -- we can only take a limited number of pets
each time!
To reserve your place, please come to ARF's
Pet Adoption site (see link at bottom of page for directions)
on Saturdays between 1 and 3 PM. You must reserve a
place in person and pay a deposit to reserve your place.
If you have questions about the date or details, call
(877) ARF-JCNC, or email carole (at) a-r-f.org.
Those who reserve a spot but do not show up and do
not notify ARF will forfeit their deposit.
Your pet will need to travel in a hard
plastic carrier or crate (not a wire cage, and not
a cloth carrier). If you do not have one, we have crates
available on spay/ neuter day. If you need to take one
home before hand, you must pay a deposit. As soon as
the cleaned crate is returned, you will receive the
crate deposit back.
Instructions for Spay/Neuter Day:
- For transport, all pets must be in a hard
plastic carrier or crate (not a wire cage, and
not a cloth carrier); if you do not have a carrier,
let us know in advance so we can provide one. Important:
leave cats in car until you get a crate. Uncrated
cats become frightened and are likely to run away.
- Pet should receive no food or water after 9 pm the
night before.
- Pets are dropped off at 8:15 am
at the ARF office in downtown Sylva next to the new
pavillion on Railroad Street. Get directions
from your location. Please don't come early;
no one will be available to check you in before 8:00
AM.
- Pickup is the following day; please check to make
sure what time your pet will be ready. Those owners
who don't pick up their animals will be assessed an
hourly charge.
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