SNIP is a program for cats and dogs of low-income residents in Sacramento County within our service areas. Qualified residents are given vouchers for surgery to use at participating veterinarians or with shelter veterinarians. There is a limit of 2 SNIP vouchers per household.

Download SNIP Flyer 

To register, bring proof of low-income status, such as an EBT card or personal income tax return, and your pet to the shelter. *

Proof of low income such as EBT card, or income tax statements is required, along with a $20 co-pay.  Pay-stubs are not valid proof of income.

*Please note that we do not handle SNIPS on weekends because of high volume of adoptions. Thursdays tend to be the least busy.

For additional spay/neuter resources, the Sacramento Area Animal Coalition (SAAC) has compiled a page http://www.sacanimal.org/spayneuter.html of numerous low-cost and free services throughout Sacramento, Placer and Yolo counties for both owned pets and feral cats.