Columbia low-cost pet clinic getting influx of requests
EDITOR’S NOTE: A phone number in this story has been corrected.
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Animal shelters and rescues around the country have seen an uptick in pet owners giving up their animals because of the pandemic and inflation.
The Spay Neuter Project in Columbia has seen an increase in vaccine and surgery requests, performing 104 surgeries in four days the first week of August. The clinic is on target to complete more than 430 surgeries this month, according to the clinic.
The Spay Neuter Project, founded in 2015, is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that provides low-cost spaying and neutering services…