Please contact your Polk Commissioners. POLK County needs a low-cost voucher program for spay and neuter.

It’s been sitting on their desks for almost 3 years.

Now is the time action needs to happen. This county is flooded with animals and spay-neuter is the only humane option.

Orange County does the following:

Orange County Animal Services receives thousands of homeless pets each and every year, an indication that pet overpopulation is a problem within our community. Pet overpopulation means that the number of homeless animals outpaces the number of available homes. The problem can be fixed by encouraging pet owners to “fix” their pets, preventing unwanted litters of puppies and kittens.

A spay (for female pets) or neuter (for male pets) is a surgery that prevents them from being able to breed additional pets. This sterilization procedure is beneficial for a number of reasons.

Approximately 75% of the pets coming in to Animal Services are intact, meaning they have not been spayed or neutered. 

Orange County Voucher Program

UPDATE on November 1, 2024: Vouchers are currently available.

The shelter is now offering a voucher program to provide low-income Orange County residents with free spay and neuter for their pets. Please check at the beginning of each month to see if vouchers have been replenished. 

Who qualifies as low-income for the purposes of this program?

For the purpose of this program, low-income individuals will be identified as those who meet 200% of or are below the federal poverty level, receive Medicaid benefits or have an ACCESS EBT Card. Only Orange County residents who are able to provide proof of poverty level via tax return, proof of Medicaid benefits or display their ACCESS EBT Card are eligible to receive a voucher. Proof of Orange County residency will also be verified via identification. These items are to be on hand and ready for display at the clinics at time of check-in for the procedure.