Low-cost spay/neuter
Helping Hamilton County residents spay or neuter their pets at an affordable cost
About PPC's low-cost spay/neuter program
Every year, approximately 6.5 million companion animals arrive at community shelters nationwide, and approximately 70,000 puppies and kittens are born in the US every day. With such high animal intake, there simply aren't enough homes for all of the animals who need homes. As a result, millions of otherwise adoptable cats and dogs are euthanized every year.
The most impactful action we can take to address the suffering of homeless animals is to stop unwanted animals from being born. At Pet Placement Center, all of the dogs and cats who come through our shelter are spayed or neutered before they are adopted into their furever homes. We also encourage all pet owners to spay and neuter their animals to prevent animal overpopulation and homelessness.
Our low-cost spay/neuter program allows low-income residents of Hamilton County, Tennessee, to apply for a reduced cost spay or neuter surgery for the owned animals in their homes. By partnering with local veterinarians to complete these surgeries at a reduced cost, we aim to prevent the birth of unwanted litters and reduce animal overpopulation in our community. Our generous donors enable us to fund this program and reduce the number of animals needing sheltering in Hamilton County.
How does the program work?
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Submit an online application. If you do not have email, you may print the online application and mail it to us at 5975 Dayton Boulevard, Chattanooga, TN 37415
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If approved, you will be contacted by a PPC representative to continue the process. At that time, you will be matched with one of our discount surgery providers.
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You will call to schedule the surgery and pay your portion of the surgery cost to the surgery provider at the time of appointment booking. Then you'll notify us of your appointment date.
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Follow the instructions from the surgery provider to get surgery for your pet.
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We pay the bill for surgery. If you want other services, you will pay for those).
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Please send us a cute photo of your pet and tell us how your pet is doing after surgery!
Support our community spay/ neuter fund
PPC's community spay/neuter program is made possible by the support of our veterinary partners and our generous donors. If you are interested in donating to our community spay/neuter fund to reduce animal overpopulation in Hamilton County, Tennessee, please click the link below!
In memory of Greyson
Greyson was adopted from Pet Placement Center in 2012. His family later moved out of state, but when he passed in 2025, his paw mama, author Cherie M. Priest, made a tribute to him and Pet Placement Center on Facebook. The response from her fan base was truly overwhelming—never before had we received so many donations in such a short period of time.
These donations provided us enough funding to begin offering low-cost spay/neuter services to the Chattanooga community, and we are so grateful to Greyson and his family for bringing awareness to our shelter and allowing us to help other animals in need.
WORLD'S GOODEST BOY