WHO: GreaterGood Charities’ Good Fix program will collaborate with the Northern Oklahoma Humane Society to offer free spay/neuter surgeries for dogs and cats (owned and free roaming) in the Ponca City area at a high-quality/high-volume spay and neuter clinic. Dogs and cats that are spayed or neutered at the clinic are also eligible for free vaccinations and microchips. The sterilization of hundreds of dogs and cats will help prevent unwanted litters across the area and humanely minimize the free-roaming dog and cat population overtime. Good Fix Ponca City is made possible by the Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation, Banfield Foundation, and Oatamars.WHAT: Good Fix, a program of Greater Good Charities, deploys specially trained high -quality, highvolume spay/neuter (HQHVSN) surgicalteamsand works with shelters and community cat organizations to help control pet overpopulation in communities that need it most by providing free spay and neuter services to the public. These clinics help reduce the burden on animal shelters when unwanted puppies and kittens are brought to them as strays.WHEN: October 26-29,2023 Registration and drop off: Begins at 7:30 a.m. and ends at 10:00 a.m. or until capacityis filled.WHERE: 2104 NAsh Ponca City, OK75601 WHY: Greater Good Charities believes high-volume (HV) sterilization combined with TNR(Trap, Neuter, Return) is the most effective and humane method of dog and cat population control and overall community animal health.HOW: Good Fix uses the highest standards of safety, veterinary medicine, and professionalism, including: 1) Expert HVSN veterinary surgical teams 2) High-quality veterinary equipment to maximize efficiency and safetyforpatients and staff 3) Best practices via Association of ShelterVeterinarians (ASV) spay/neuterguidelines for surgery procedures, including sterilization 10 via ear tips and other methods.
