Did you know...

the #1 cause of death in North Carolina cats & dogs is

DEATH AT A MUNICIPAL SHELTER

for lack of a suitable home!

Thank you for spay-neutering your pets &
neighborhood mousers!

     The Kindness Spay-neuter Clinic is a not-for-profit, low-cost spay-neuter clinic run entirely by unpaid volunteers.  Its mission is to aid most-needy animal caretakers (defined as coming from one or more of the following populations):

  (1) low-income families (documentation required, details below),
  (2) households spay-neutering three or more pets on the same
             day (we can do entire litters!),
  (3) certified rescue groups,
  (4) monitored colonies of cats 

     In the spring and in the fall, we host vaccine clinics for the general public, and monthly from March to June we host heartworm awareness clinics in Downeast Carteret County and in Maysville, but our primary work revolves around humane population control via affordable, accessible spay-neuter.  

     All the money raised goes to our no-kill shelter, and additional donations are ALWAYS welcome (and needed)!

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Next HEARTWORM AWARENESS clinics
(open to the general public):

SATURDAY, May 3, 2008 from 10-3
at the Otway Fire Department, Route 70, Otway

SATURDAY, May 17, 2008 from 10-3
at Safe Harbor Farm, 12099 Route 17 in Maysville

     $16  Heartworm test
$18  thorough examination
(tip of the nose to tip of the tail, with written record provided)
$7 vaccines
(vaccines available only when dog is HW tested)
heartworm preventative (12 months)  priced depending upon weight of dog

first come first served; no appointment necessary

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Below you will find:

• FORMS & a list of items you need to bring on the day of your appointment,
• INSTRUCTIONS FOR TRAPPING feral kitties, 
• LOW INCOME GUIDELINES for clinic qualification;
• KINDNESS CLINIC MINIMUM DONATION FOR SURGERY,
• a list of OTHER SERVICES OFFERED, and
• INFORMATION ABOUT DISEASES & PARASITES our vaccines
  and lab tests help to prevent. 

 

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FORMS

     Please see the list below for other items you need to bring with you!

     Print & fill out applicable forms prior to your appointment. They are downloadable as Microsoft Word documents or in Adobe Acrobat. (For the Acrobat documents, you will need the FREE reader program, available HERE.)  

(1) Surgery liability waiver form
      Print TWO copies, one for you and one for us

            in MS Word
            in Adobe Acrobat

(2) Pet Information form
      Print ONE copy (each has room for 5 animals)

            in MS Word
            in Adobe Acrobat

(3) Cat Colony Information form
      Print ONE copy IF this applies to you

           in MS Word
           in Adobe Acrobat

 

    IMPORTANT:  Things to bring with you to our clinic

1 -  your vet records & any medications you're using;
2 -  a separate carrier for each cat (no soft-sided carriers,
       please, and no cardboard boxes).   Label each carrier above
       the door with a piece of tape with your cat's name &
       your name on it 
       (NOTE: a good medium-sized carrier can be purchased at DOLLAR
       GENERAL for only $15.  PLEASE don't stuff a big cat into a small
       carrier - your cat needs room to stretch out after surgery!)
3 -  cash payment (no checks, charge cards or credit - payment is
      required at the time of drop-off);
4 -  income documentation (if less than 3 animals brought in);
5 -  any computer ink jet cartridges, laser cartridges or cell
      phones you have ready to recycle (we can turn them
      into cash to keep down later price increases at our clinic!)

Unless stipulated otherwise, drop-off time is 8 AM
and pick-up time is 5:30 PM.

* Remember: NO FOOD after 6 pm the night before surgery! *

* $20 rescheduling fee per pet if less than 24 hrs notice of cancellation *

   Interested in learning more about your pets' surgery?
Check out this page!

Directions to the clinic:

From New Bern: Take Route 17 south through Pollocksville.  As you approach Maysville, the house numbers rise over 12000.  Our dirt road is on the left - #12099.  Drive 5 MPH when you are past the yellow (open) & chain-link (closed & latched on the left side) gates - we have many animals out.  The new clinic entrance is at the right side of the two story white building.

From Jacksonville: Take Route 17 north until you reach Maysville.  In town the speed limit is 35 and 25, but as you leave town you will see a 55 mph sign.  Our dirt road is on the right - #12099.  Drive 5 MPH when you are past the yellow (open) & chain-link (closed & latched on the left side) gates - we have many animals out.  The new clinic entrance is at the right side of the two story white building.

From Havelock: Take Route 70 to Catfish Lake Road and turn left (a white church is on the corner).  This road will start off paved, then turn into a long dirt road for 20 minutes or so.  It becomes paved when it reaches Maysville.  At the end of the road, turn right onto Route 58 and travel 2 miles.  Turn right at the light onto Route 17.  In town the speed limit is 35 and 25, but as you leave town you will see a 55 mph sign.  Our dirt road is on the right - #12099.  Drive 5 MPHy when you are past the yellow (open) & chain-link (closed & latched on the left side) gates - we have many animals out.  The new clinic entrance is at the right side of the two story white building.  NOTE: Catfish Lake Road is a pretty decent dirt road and you can travel 40-45 mph on it, but you might want to get your car washed before the end of the day! 

From Carteret County: Take Route 24 south past Nine Mile Road and the Croatan High School.  Turn right at the next light (Taylor Notion Rd.).  Take this to Route 58.  Turn right on 58 and drive 16-18 minutes to the light at Route 17 in Maysville. Turn right onto Route 17.  In town the speed limit is 35 and 25, but as you leave town you will see a 55 mph sign.  Our dirt road is on the right - #12099.  Drive 5 MPH when you are past the yellow (open) & chain-link (closed & latched on the left side) gates - we have many animals out.  The new clinic entrance is at the right side of the two story white building. 

From Swansboro: Take either Swansboro-Belgrade Road or Route 58 (whichever is closest to you) north to Route 17. Turn right onto Route 17 (Maysville).  In Maysville, the speed limit is 35 and 25, but as you leave town you will see a 55 mph sign.  Our dirt road is on the right - #12099.  Drive 5 MPH when you are past the yellow (open) & chain-link (closed & latched on the left side) gates - we have many animals out.  The new clinic entrance is at the right side of the two story white building.

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HUMANE TRAPPING INSTRUCTIONS
(spay-neutering a cat colony is not as hard as you think!)

          in MS Word

 

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