Fight Pet Overpopulation

Six million dogs and cats are turned in to animals shelters around the country.  Some are lost! Some are abandoned!  Some are unwanted!

Great progress has been made in the Homer area with pet overpopulation.  Fewer homeless dogs and cats end up in our shelter and Homer Veterinary Clinic reports fewer euthanasia of unwanted animals.

You can help continue our progress by spaying and neutering your pet.  Fewer animals in need of shelter help, save lives.

Homer Animal Friends Spay/Neuter Program

Homer Animal Friends offers coupons to all pet owners (dogs & cats) in our service area.  These coupons help offset the veterinary charge for the spay/neuter surgery and may be picked up at the Homer Animal Friends Store, 601 E. Pioneer, Ste 109.

Service area:

Kachemak Bay north to Ninilchik and communities on the south side of Kachemak Bay.

Authorized Veterinary Offices:

Homer Veterinary Clinic

Kachemak Bay Animal Hospital

Dr. Marlowe

Coupons

1) General coupon

-available to any dog or cat owner within our service area.

-coupon amount $100

2) Coupons for those on public assistance.

-need Medicaid coupon or disability paperwork

-owner pays as much as they can afford ( the balance paid by HAF)

3) Coupons for low income owners

-owners must be interviewed by HAF – contact the HAF Store

-multiple dogs allowed

-coupon amounts vary

Clinics

Cat Clinics

-a specially priced clinic given a couple of times per year

-owner pays a set amount and HAF pays the remaining balance

-dates announced on Facebook and in the HAF Store

Dog Clinics

-a specially priced clinic given a couple of times per year

-owner pays a set amount and HAF pays the remaining balance

-dates announced on Facebook and in the HAF Store

 Animal Shelter

-HAF pays half the cost for spay/neuter of animals adopted at the Homer Animal Shelter

Statistics

Homer Animal Friends spay/neuter program started in 1988 and provided assistance to 34 animals at a cost of $1200.  Since that first year, as of September of 2023, we have provided assistance to over 11,310 animals with a cost to HAF of $785,081.

For 2023, as of September:

                        287 Spay/Neuter surgeries have been performed using HAF coupons at a cost of $74,948