Remember to fix your cats between three to five months of age!


Help Fix ME is open:  There will be vouchers available at the beginning of each month. Call 1-800-367-1317 These vouchers are for cats and pit bulls/pit bull mixes.This is Maine's state-wide low-income spay/neuter program.


If your cat is pregnant or in heat please look below for another program as these vouchers can take several weeks to get.


AWS/Cleo Fund: 773-6221.  Vouchers are also available online http://animalwelfaresociety.org/programs/awscleo-fund/voucher-application/ 

Piscataquis, Penobscot, Aroostook, Oxford, Franklin, Kennebec, Lincoln, Washington Counties and the areas reached by The Community Spay/Neuter Clinic (see Topsham about their transport areas). SPECIAL NOTE:  If you live in  York or Cumberland Counties call the AWS Community Veterinary Clinic at:  207-985-3244  ext. 128 or the Animal Refuge League clinic at: 854-9771 extension 400. AWS/Cleo Fund vouchers are not for York and Cumberland Counties because there are these two very good spay/neuter clinics nearby.

AWS/Cleo Fund vouchers are $30 for cats, $50 for dogs less than 80 lbs and $60 for dogs over 80 lbs. Includes rabies vaccine.  Low income including working low income. No income requirements for feral cats. Ferals are free if they can be transported to the AWS Community Veterinary Clinic in West Kennebunk.  Ask for details. 207-985-3244 ext 128


 Feral cats:  see bottom of page


Financial Assistance for veterans, domestic abuse victims, homeless:

https://www.petsofthehomeless.org/get-help/national-resources/

 

Confused?  Want a phone call? Email your phone number to: shall1@maine.rr.com. We will call you to help you find a spay/neuter program. (For a Help Fix ME application call 1-800-367-1317.)

 

Complete Program List (look for your town, county or area):



Aroostook County:  See the Cleo Fund above.  773-6221

 

Auburn:  For dogs and cats (not limited to low-income):  Dr. Steve Kinney,  Auburn Animal Center 784-2000.  Cat neuter $65, spay $125-135. Dog price depends on weight so please call the clinic for details.  Prices are very reasonable.

 

Auburn:  Pit bull and pit bull mixes $10. Cats, male or female FREE.  All include rabies vaccines. See The Greater Androscoggin Humane Society below, under Lewiston/Auburn.   783-2311 


Augusta:  East Coast Shelter Clinic.  Low cost spay/neuter for dogs and cats. Dog spay or neuter $150-200. Cat spay or neuter  $75.  Call for appointments and details:  626-2893. Some other services in addition to spay/neuter available.  Clinic does not take vouchers.


Augusta: Free transport to and from the Community-Spay/Neuter Clinic.  Call for details: 721-8395


Bangor:  Bangor Humane Society has assistance for both cats and dogs. Low income.  Call 942-8902 for details.

 

Bar Harbor:  See Trenton below.

 

Biddeford:  Low cost cat and dog spay/neuter at the AWS Community Veterinary Clinic.  207-985-3244 ext 128 


Bridgton/Brownfield:  see Western Maine below


Brunswick:  Cats only.  Cats are FREE. For low-income residents of Coastal Humane Society's contract towns: Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Brunswick, Cumberland, Durham, Falmouth, Freeport, Harpswell, Lisbon, Phippsburg, Pownal, Sabattus, Topsham, Woolwich, Yarmouth.   Will receive a certificate to use at the Community Spay-Neuter Clinic.  For info, call the shelter at:  725-5051 ask for Darlene.

 

Caribou:  North Country Animal Hospital has spay/neuter clinic prices!  Cat neuter $65; cat spay $110. These are regular prices so no vouchers needed and no vouchers accepted.  Call 492-4651. 

 

Cherryfield:  See Washington and Hancock Counties below

 

Corinna:  see Skowhegan below.

 

Cumberland and York Counties:  call the AWS Community Veterinary Clinic at:  985-3244

ext. 120 or the Animal Refuge League clinic at: 854-9771 extension 400. 

 

Dexter:  see Dover-Foxcroft

 

Dover-Foxcroft/Milo/Exeter area:  P.E.T.S. low cost spay/neuter assistance for both cats and dogs.  Call 564-8092


Ellsworth:  See Trenton below.

 

Farmington area:  Call the Franklin County Animal Shelter at 

Assistance available when the shelter has grants.

 

Farmington/Franklin County area and other areas:  Maine Woods Mobile Vet:  491-5501. Low-income low cost spay/neuter clinics for cats and male dogs.  Will do feral cat colonies and pediatric spay/neuter (8 weeks old).  Individuals call for locations of clinics.  Shelters and rescues call to schedule clinics.  Will do clinics in the northern counties.

 

Fort Kent area:  Cat spay/neuter assistance. Call 231-5208. Call between 8 AM and 8 PM.  Must be from one of these towns:

Ft. Kent, Frenchville, Madawaska, Eagle Lake, Wallagrass, St. John, St. Agatha, St. Francis, Soldier Pond, New Canada, Cross Lake, Allagash.

 

Freeport:     Community Spay Neuter Clinic has moved to 321 Lewiston Road, Topsham. Call 721-8395.  Very easy to get to from Route 295.

 

Fryeburg:  Low-income cat spay/neuter clinic once per month.  Call the Harvest Hills Animal Shelter at 935-4358. 


Hancock and Washington counties only:  The Ark in Cherryfield. A Stitch in Time Program.  Low-income spay/neuter assistance only.  Cats and dogs.  Call 546-3484


Houlton Area:  Call Cj. Virgie: 592-8212


Knox County:  The Pope Memorial Humane Society has vouchers up to $100 for residents from the towns they serve.  Call: 594-2200

 

Lewiston-Auburn Area:  Greater Androscoggin Humane Society: 783-2311.  Cats, male or female FREE, pit bulls and pit bull mixes $10.  Includes rabies vaccine. Year round: Mother cat and dog programs and other assistance.  Call the shelter for details.

These Greater Androscoggin Humane Society programs are open to citizens living in the following communities:

Auburn, Canton, Durham, Greene, Hebron, Leeds, Lewiston, Lisbon, Livermore, Livermore Falls, Mechanic Falls, Minot, New Gloucester, Poland, Turner, Wales  Shelter’s phone number:   783-2311

Lincoln County:  Call the Lincoln County Animal Shelter to ask about clinics and programs:  882-9677


Milo:  see Dover-Foxcroft

 

Mount Desert Island:  See Trenton below.

 

Newport:  see Dover-Foxcroft

 

Norway:  Well Point Veterinary Service: low cost cat spaying and neutering (cats only) on the first Wed. of every month.  No income requirements. Call: 743-6441.  86 Roberts Rd. in Norway.  Female cats:  $60, $66 if pregnant or in heat.  Males $40.  A current rabies vaccine is not required but can be purchased at an additional charge of $15.

 

Norway:  Kind Animal Care. Don McLean, DVM  743-8346 or 890-4987

Cats:  $60 female, $70 if pregnant. $30 male.  Dogs:  neuters only--prices range from $120-$150 depending on weight.  Dog spays not available. No additional fees required for spay/neuter surgery but other services are available.


Portland area:  See Westbrook below, Animal  Refuge League.






 available.  A current rabies vaccine is not required but can be purchased at an additional charge of $6.Portland area:  See Westbrook below, Animal Refuge League.

Rockland/Thomaston area:  Vouchers available from the Pope Memorial Humane Society of Knox County  for the towns the shelter serves. Cats and dogs.  Call for details: 594-2200.

 

Rockland area:  Margo Maloney, DVM  Cats only.  Call 557-5669  


Sanford/Springvale: Low cost cat and dog spay/neuter at the AWS Community Veterinary Clinic.  207-985-3244 ext 120


South Paris:  Call 743-8679, Responsible Pet Care, for spay/neuter assistance.   Also, if you qualify for Help Fix ME (see above) they can help you with the paperwork and help pay the copays.

 

South Portland:  Cats and dogs--no income requirements.  Cat spays and neuters: $60.   Includes pediatric (8 weeks old), pregnant and feral spay/neuter.  Dog spays and neuters-- must be equal to or less than 4 months of age:  males: $85, females $120.  Call So. Portland Veterinary Hospital at 767-7784.

 
Trenton:  The SPCA of Hancock County has low-income assistance for cats and dogs.  Call the SPCA PAL Program: 667-8088. 

Topsham:  Low cost dog and cat spays and neuters at the Humane Alliance model Community Spay/Neuter Clinic in Topsham.  721-8395. 

 

Regular prices (not counting grant specials):  Cats, male or female: $60

Dogs: up to 30 lbs $170; 31 - 74 lbs $190; 75-99 lbs $210; over 100 lbs $250

Rabies vaccine $15

 

Transport areas:  Augusta and Waterville. 

 

Washington and Hancock counties only.  The Ark in Cherryfield. A Stitch in Time Program.  Low-income spay/neuter assistance.  Cats and dogs.  Call 546-3484

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Washington County: Call The Cleo Fund:  773-6221 or Help Fix ME at 1-800-367-1317

 

Waterville:   Local clinics or free transports to and from Community Spay/Neuter Clinic regularly. Call 721-8395. Without vouchers cats only $60, call for dog prices.  This clinic accepts several kinds of vouchers, ask for details.

 

Westbrook:  Clinic at the Animal Refuge League. Call 854-9771 ext 400. Cats: $60.  Feral cats free. Dogs, price according to weight.  Call for more information and to make an appointment. Additional services available.

 

West Kennebunk: Animal Welfare Society:  AWS Community Veterinary Clinic. No income requirements. Cats/kittens from anywhere $60. Feral cats free. Rabies vaccine additional $10.   Dogs: any size accepted, call for price according to weight. Other services also available. Call: 985-3244 ext. 128. 

Western Maine:  Bridgton area. Low cost spay/neuter for both cats and dogs. Rozzie May Animal Alliance.  Call 603-447-1373
 

Western Maine: Conway Area Humane Society spay/neuter clinic:  call: 603-447-5955 ext 3

Also see Norway above.


Yarmouth:  Yarmouth Veterinary Center has a spay/neuter clinic within their hospital for shelter and rescue animals.  Cats are just $60 and dogs are only $130-210 depending on weight.  Call 207-482-0493  

 

York County:  See West Kennebunk.  Lots of programs at The Animal Welfare Society.

 

 

Feral/free roaming stray cat spay/neuter:


The Maine Federation of Humane Societies has a special trailer for trapping and holding feral cats.  It includes humane traps and grant money.  Contact: Martha Kalina  841-5227

 

 

1)  Feral cats: State-wide: If you are an individual feeding feral cats and you qualify for Help Fix ME (1-800-367-1317), remember Help Fix ME vouchers can be used for feral cats.  Not all vets operate on feral cats so be sure to check with your vet to make sure he/she accepts Help Fix ME vouchers and will do feral cats.  The Help Fix ME program is not for organizations or rescues--just for individuals.
 

If you have a program you wish to have added to this site email:  shall1@maine.rr.com

 

HELP US HELP MORE ANIMALS:


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Low Cost Spay Neuter in Maine,

Alphabetical list below updated 03.06.23


See the Spay Maine Facebook page for time sensitive clinics:

https://www.facebook.com/spaymaine/


Remember to fix your cats between three to five months of age!


Help Fix ME: 1-800-367-1317 Email any questions to:  ACF.HelpFixMe@maine.gov These vouchers are for cats and pit bulls/pit bull mixes, large mixed breed dogs but not designer.dogs.  Special permission can sometimes be obtained for other dogs. Dogs imported from out of state do not qualify. This is Maine's state-wide low-income spay/neuter program.



AWS/Cleo Fund:  773-6221.  Vouchers are also available online http://animalwelfaresociety.org/programs/awscleo-fund/voucher-application/

Piscataquis, Penobscot, Aroostook, Oxford, Franklin, Kennebec, Lincoln, Washington Counties and the areas reached by The Community Spay/Neuter Clinic (see Topsham about their transport areas). SPECIAL NOTE:  If you live in York or Cumberland Counties call the AWS Community Veterinary Clinic at:  207-985-3244 ext. 128 or the Animal Refuge League clinic at: 854-9771 extension 400. AWS/Cleo Fund vouchers are not for York and Cumberland Counties because there are these two very good spay/neuter clinics nearby.

AWS/Cleo Fund vouchers are $30 for cats, $50 for dogs less than 80 lbs and $60 for dogs over 80 lbs. Includes rabies vaccine.  Low income including working low income. No income requirements for feral cats. Ferals are free if they can be transported to the AWS Community Veterinary Clinic in West Kennebunk.  Ask for details. 207-985-3244 ext 128


Feral cats:  see bottom of page


Financial Assistance for veterans, domestic abuse victims, homeless:

https://www.petsofthehomeless.org/get-help/national-resources/



Confused?  Want a phone call? Email your phone number to: shall1@maine.rr.com. We will call you to help you find a spay/neuter program. (For a Help Fix ME application call 1-800-367-1317.)

Complete Program List (look for your town, county or area):



Aroostook County: See the Spay Maine Facebook page for frequent clinics in Aroostook County.  Now cats and dogs. Also see Caribou and Houlton.


Auburn: See below under Lewiston-Auburn


Bangor:  Bangor Humane Society has voucher assistance and hosts cat clinics.   Call 942-8902 for vouchers. Maine Woods Mobile Vet hosts cat spay/neuter clinics at the shelter. No income requirements. You must go to the shelter in person to make an appointment.


Bangor area/Glenburn:  Cat clinics. Maine Woods Mobile Vet.  207-578-0096 Leave a message


Bar Harbor:  See Trenton below.


Benton: Monthly/bimonthly cat spay/neuter clinics by Maine Woods Mobile Vet. Call 578-1826. Must leave message. Surgery includes rabies vaccine. Male cats: $60. Female cats: $90.


Biddeford:  Low cost cat and dog spay/neuter at the AWS Community Veterinary Clinic.  207-985-3244 ext 128


Bridgton/Brownfield:  see Western Maine below


Brunswick/Midcoast area:  Cats only.  Cats are FREE for low-income residents of Midcoast Humane's contract towns: Alna, Arrowsic, Bath, Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Bremen, Bristol, Brunswick, Cumberland, Damariscotta, Dresden, Durham, Edgecomb, Falmouth, Freeport, Georgetown, Harpswell, Jefferson, Lisbon, Newcastle, Nobleboro, North Yarmouth, Phippsburg, Pownal, Richmond, Sabattus, Somerville, South Bristol, Southport, Topsham, Waldoboro, West Bath, Westport Island, Whitefield, Wiscasset, Woolwich and Yarmouth.  Will receive a certificate to use at the Community Spay-Neuter Clinic. For info, call the shelter at: 207-449-1366 and reference the Community Spay Program or email dbrunick@midcoasthumane.org.

Calais area:  Paws Brave Hearts, cats & dogs.  Call 207-454-7662


Canton area: Cat spay/neuter. Call River Valley Animal Advocates, Becky: 207-357-2666  Males $40, females $75-$90. Low cost vaccines available. Some financial help and transport available.


Caribou:  Halfway Home Pet Rescue has grant money for feline spay/neuter.  Email for an appointment: norma@halfwayhomepetrescue.org.   They need your name, address, telephone number, email address, name of cat, sex of cat, age of cat. They hold periodic clinics


Caribou:  North Country Animal Hospital has reasonable spay/neuter clinic prices!  No vouchers accepted. Call 492-4651.


Cherryfield:  See Washington and Hancock Counties below


Corinna:  see Skowhegan below.


Cumberland and York Counties:  call the AWS Community Veterinary Clinic at:  985-3244

ext. 120 or the Animal Refuge League clinic at: 854-9771 extension 400.


Dexter:  see Dover-Foxcroft


Dover-Foxcroft/Milo/Exeter/Newport area:  P.E.T.S. low cost spay/neuter assistance for both cats and dogs.  Call 564-8092


Ellsworth:  See Trenton below.


Farmington area:  Call the Franklin County Animal Shelter at 778-2638

Assistance available when the shelter has grants.


Farmington/Franklin County area and other areas:  Maine Woods Mobile Vet:  491-5501. Low-income low cost spay/neuter clinics for cats and male dogs.  Will do feral cat colonies and pediatric spay/neuter (8 weeks old).  Individuals call for locations of clinics. Shelters and rescues call to schedule clinics.  Will do clinics in the northern counties. Also see Maine Woods Mobile vet Facebook page for dates of vaccine clinics, misc clinics and dog neutering.


Fort Kent area:  Cat spay/neuter assistance. Call 207-543-7348. Call between 8 AM and 8 PM.  Must be from one of these towns:

Ft. Kent, Frenchville, Madawaska, Eagle Lake, Wallagrass, St. John, St. Agatha, St. Francis, Soldier Pond, New Canada, Cross Lake, Allagash.


Fryeburg:  Low-income cat spay/neuter clinic once per month.  Call the Harvest Hills Animal Shelter at 935-4358.


Glenburn: Monthly/bimonthly cat spay/neuter clinics by Maine Woods Mobile Vet. Call 578-0096. Must leave message. Surgery includes rabies vaccine. Male cats: $70. Female cats: $100.


Hancock and Washington counties only:  The Ark in Cherryfield. A Stitch in Time Program.  Low-income spay/neuter assistance only. Cats and dogs.  Call 546-3484


Houlton Area: Visit the Houlton Humane Society Facebook page for the latest clinics. Houlton Humane Society: 207-532-2862


Kingfield: Monthly cat spay/neuter clinics by Maine Woods Mobile Vet. Call 491-1614, must leave message. Surgery includes rabies vaccine. Male cats: $60. Female cats: $90.


Knox County:  The Pope Memorial Humane Society has vouchers up to $100 for residents from the towns they serve.  Call: 594-2200


Lewiston-Auburn Area:  Greater Androscoggin Humane Society: 783-2311. To see available assistance visit: https://gahumane.org/what-we-do/spay-neuter-assistance/ 

These Greater Androscoggin Humane Society programs are open to citizens living in the following communities:

Auburn, Canton, Greene, Hebron (cats only), Leeds, Lewiston, Livermore, Minot, New Gloucester, Turner, Wales.


Lincoln County:  Call the Lincoln County Animal Shelter in Edgecomb. 207-449-1366 reference the Community Spay Program. See Brunswick above for details as this is the same program.


Mexico area: see Rumford


Midcoast area: See Brunswick above, many towns included


Milo:  see Dover-Foxcroft


Mount Desert Island:  See Trenton below.


Newport:  see Dover-Foxcroft


Naples area: Cat Coalition of Western Maine has cat clinics: email: ccowm2010@gmail.com or call 207-890-5575


Norway:  Kind Animal Care. Don McLean, DVM  743-8346 or 890-4987 (OK to text this number)

Cats:  $75 female, $90 if pregnant. $40 male.  Dogs: neuters only--prices range from $200.  Dog spays not available. No additional fees required for spay/neuter surgery but other services are available.


Penobscot County: Monthly cat spay/neuter clinics In Carmel by Maine Woods Mobile Vet. Call Chris: 848-5310 for appointments. Surgery includes rabies vaccine. Male cats: $60. Female cats: $90.

Also see Maine Woods Mobile vet Facebook page for dates of vaccine clinics, misc clinics and dog neutering.


Portland area:  See Westbrook below, Animal  Refuge League.


Rockland/Thomaston area:  Vouchers available from the Pope Memorial Humane Society of Knox County  for the towns the shelter serves. Cats and dogs. Call for details: 594-2200.


Rockland area:  Margo Maloney, DVM  Cats only. Call 557-5669

  

Rumford area: Cat spay/neuter. Call River Valley Animal Advocates, Becky: 207-357-2666. Males $35, females $65-$75. Rabies vaccine $6; distemper vaccine $10. Some financial help and transport available.


Sanford/Springvale: Low cost cat and dog spay/neuter at the AWS Community Veterinary Clinic.  207-985-3244 ext 120


Skowhegan: Monthly/bimonthly cat spay/neuter clinics by Maine Woods Mobile Vet at the Somerset Humane Society. Call 474-6493. Must leave message. Surgery includes rabies vaccine. Male cats: $60. Female cats: $90.


South Paris:  Call 743-8679, Responsible Pet Care, for spay/neuter assistance.   Also, if you qualify for Help Fix ME (see above) they can help you with the paperwork and help pay the copays

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South Portland:  Cats and dogs--no income requirements.  Cat spays and neuters: $60. Includes pediatric (8 weeks old), pregnant and feral spay/neuter.  Dog spays and neuters-- must be equal to or less than 4 months of age: males: $85, females $120.  Call So. Portland Veterinary Hospital at 767-7784.


Trenton:  The SPCA of Hancock County has low-income assistance for cats and holds periodic clinics.  Call the SPCA PAL Program: 667-8088.


Topsham:  Low cost dog and cat spays and neuters at the Humane Alliance model Community Spay/Neuter Clinic in Topsham.  721-8395.

Regular prices (not counting grant specials):  Cats, female $110, male $100. Cats fees include rabies and distemper vaccines.   Dogs: call for new prices, depends on sex, age and weight. $10 Help Fix ME low-income cat vouchers available at the clinic to be used at the clinic.


Washington and Hancock counties only.  The Ark in Cherryfield. A Stitch in Time Program.  Low-income spay/neuter assistance. Cats and dogs. Call 546-3484

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Washington County: Call PAWS Brave Hearts 207-454-7662


Waterville: Weekly cat spay/neuter clinics at the Humane Society of the Waterville Area. Call the Community Spay/Neuter Clinic at 721-8395 for information and appointments (call Mon, Tue, Wed).


Westbrook:  Clinic at the Animal Refuge League. 207-854-9771 ext 400. Visit here for up to date information: https://arlgp.org/resources/animal-health-and-wellness/


West Kennebunk: Animal Welfare Society:  AWS Community Veterinary Clinic. No income requirements. Feral cats free. Rabies vaccine additional $15.   Dogs: any size accepted, call for price according to weight. Other services also available. Call: 292-2424


Western Maine:  Bridgton area. Low cost spay/neuter for both cats and dogs. Rozzie May Animal Alliance.  Call 603-447-1373


Western Maine: Conway Area Humane Society spay/neuter clinic:  call: 603-447-5955 ext 3

Also see Norway above. Also Cat Coalition of Western Maine, see Naples above.


Yarmouth:  Yarmouth Veterinary Center has a spay/neuter clinic within their hospital for shelter and rescue animals.  Call 207-482-0493


York County:  See West Kennebunk.  Lots of programs at The Animal Welfare Society.




Feral/free roaming stray cat spay/neuter:

1)  Feral cats: State-wide: Feral cats are free with Help Fix ME vouchers and for ferals there are no income requirements, call 1-800-367-1317. Not all vets operate on feral cats so be sure to check with your vet to make sure he/she accepts Help Fix ME vouchers and will do feral cats. 

2)  Feral cats: Free feral cat spay/neuters through the AWS Community Veterinary Clinic's Trap-Neuter-Return program  in West Kennebunk: call 292-2424.

3)  Feral cats: Rockland area, specific towns: Free feral cat spays and neuters and free humane trapping. call 594-2200

4) Feral cats:  Call The AWS/Cleo Fund..  773-6221. No income requirements for feral cats. See top of page link under AWS/Cleo Fund if you would like to apply for vouchers online.




We wish to thank all the compassionate veterinarians who participate in Help Fix ME and The Cleo Fund.  You do a great public service. Thank you!
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