If you are one of those motorists driving around with a “spay and neuter” Florida plate – thank you! A grant coming from the proceeds of these plates will allow 1,300 South Florida cat owners to receive low-cost spaying and neutering for their pets this year.

Cats Exclusive Inc., a nonprofit animal welfare group based in Margate, today announced it has received a $20,000 grant from Florida Animal Friend toward its low-cost spay and neuter program. The clinic will offer the surgeries for $20 on every Tuesday for the next year. Licensed veterinarians will do the operations. Each cat will be sent home with doses of antibiotics and pain medication.

Only 25 surgeries will be done each Thursday, so call 954-975-8349 for an appointment. Click here for more information about Cats Exclusive.
The group, which runs a non-kill adoption center, also recently received another $500 from the PETCO Foundation for shelter improvements and equipment.

Want to keep a good thing going? Think about getting a Spay and Neuter plate yourself. The cost is an extra $25 annually on top of regular tag fees, and a $10 one-time charge for the new plate.
Monies raised are distributed through Florida Animal Friend (click here for more info), a nonprofit dedicated to reducing pet overpopulation. Almost 2,200 animals are killed in Florida daily, according to the organization,
simply because they have no homes or someone to care for them.
There is info and links on their site about the plate.

Locals on the Animal Friend board include Hollywood vet Dr. Larry Dee; Dianne Suave, of Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control; Sunshine Ranches resident Lil Sayre; and Sen. Nan Rich, who has championed animal causes in the State Legislature.