The Delaware SPCA operates two low-cost spay/neuter clinics to serve pet owners, feral/stray cat caretakers, and rescue groups. We are a non-profit organization that can offer low-cost spay/neuter prices because private donations and grants help subsidize the true, higher cost of spay/neuter procedures.

The Delaware SPCA believes that all animals should receive the highest quality veterinary care possible. Our clinics use state of the art instruments and equipment, and licensed veterinarians who are spay/neuter specialists. Patients each receive a brief physical examination and high quality anesthesia and pain medication. Our vision is a community without homeless pets, and one in which every resident has access to affordable spay/neuter services.

Schedule an appointment
Monday - Friday
8 am - 5 pm
Stanton Shelter: (302) 998-2281
Georgetown Shelter: (302) 856-6361

Why Spay or Neuter Your Pet?

• Neutering helps reduce homeless pet populations & number of animals requiring placement through shelters
• Neutering reduces behavioral issues such as aggression, marking and mounting
• Spaying reduces odds of some forms of cancer in mature female dogs
• Neutering reduces urges to roam or run away

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If you have a pet scheduled for a spay / neuter appointment:

• Make sure your pet has no food after midnight the night before surgery. Water is fine.
• Make sure your pet has current rabies and distemper vaccinations. Proof of vaccination will be required at intake.
• Your pet will need to avoid running, jumping or other activities that could open the incision site for 14 - 21 days after surgery. Prepare an area for your pet to be comfortable yet confined.
• Microchipping is available for $25.

What is a Microchip?
A pet identification microchip is a small electronic device, about the size of a grain of rice. The chips are encoded with a number which can be read with a specially designed handheld scanner. The manufacturer of the microchip maintains a database containing the numbers of the chips that they have sold.

Animal control agencies and most veterianarians are now equipped with microchip scanners. In the event that a stray animal is found to have a microchip the manufacturer is contacted. If the owner has registered their pet's chip number, they be contacted immediately and their pet can go back home.

Microchips have reunited pets with owners from across the country, even after having been lost for years.

All Delaware SPCA pets are microchipped prior to adoption. Microchipping for non-SPCA pets is available for $25.