Low-Cost Spay/Neuter for Greater Cincinnati,
Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana

United Coalition for Animals (UCAN) operates a low-cost spay/neuter clinic to service pet owners, people caring for free-roaming cats, rescue groups, and animal shelters within a 75 mile radius of the clinic.  UCAN is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) charitable organization and can offer low-cost spay/neuter services thanks to generous private donations and grants. 

UCAN's vision is a world in which every cat and dog lives to find a loving home and every resident has access to affordable spay/neuter services.

UCAN's mission is to provide professional, low-cost spay/neuter services to end the unnecessary deaths of homeless cats and dogs in shelters in the Greater Cincinnati area, including surrounding counties in Southern Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeastern Indiana.

Northern Kentucky Friends of the Shelter (FOTS) helps qualifying Northern Kentucky residents so they only have to pay UCAN $15 for a dog spay/neuter and $10 for a cat spay/neuter.  Both prices include a free rabies vaccine. UCAN's remaining cost is generously covered by FOTS.

To ensure Northern Kentucky residents have access to this special pricing and spay/neuter services, UCAN currently provides free transports to the clinic from Boone County, Pendleton County and Gallatin County.  Please see our transport schedule for the transport dates and numbers to call to schedule an appointment. 

For Northern Kentucky residents only. For more information visit: www.friendsoftheshelterky.com

TOO MANY PETS.  TOO FEW HOMES.       about this photo                   

UCAN is the solution.  Over 70,000 puppies and kittens are born each day - over half of them are "oops" (unintended litters).  Each year in the U.S. millions of innocent dogs and cats are abandoned. Some fend for themselves on the streets. Many are abused or neglected. Most end up in overcrowded, underfunded county shelters. Each year, the over 4 million cats and dogs not lucky enough to be adopted are euthanized.  Our local Hamilton County SPCA, alone, takes in an average of 44 animals a day.

The solution is simple. Spaying and neutering dogs and cats prevents unwanted births and reduces the number of animals that will wind up in shelters. UCAN has completed more than 50,000 spay and neuter surgeries, preventing hundreds of thousands of unwanted kitten and puppy births.

Your help makes it all possible. We rely on individual giving to bridge the gap between our low spay/neuter fees and the actual cost of operating the clinic. Your gift today will help us to continue working to realize our vision - one day at a time, one animal at a time.

Please click here to donate or pledge securely online or mail-in a donation to UCAN at 1230 W. 8th Street, Cincinnati, OH  45203.  Every dollar helps to continue our mission and save more lives.  THANK YOU!

United Coalition for Animals (UCAN) is proud to announce that it has completed its 50,000^th surgery. Over 70,000 puppies and kittens are born each day in the U.S., over half of which are "oops" (unintended) litters. As a result, every year, millions of cats and dogs end up living terrible lives on the streets scrounging for food or in shelters where over 4 million of them are euthanized.

	"UCAN is thrilled to reach this milestone. The 50,000 surgeries have prevented hundreds of thousands of unwanted cats and dogs from being born into abuse, neglect and ultimate euthanasia," said Executive Director, Melanie Corwin. "In addition to the animals leading healthier lives after surgery, the community benefits by having significantly fewer homeless animals roaming the streets or living in county shelters that cost taxpayers money."
UCAN's Medical Staff
The lucky 50,000th animal is Gunner, a beautiful 70 pound American Pit Bull that came in on UCAN's free transport from PAWS (Progressive Animal Welfare Society).  To make sure everyone has access to its services, UCAN provides free transports from several locations in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.	Pictured:  Gunner with Danielle Pritchard and Leah Marks, Registered Veterinary Technicians

UCAN Provides $25 Spay/Neuter Services and Free Transport for Dogs of Georgetown Residents in Zip Code 45121 

 Thanks to a generous grant from PetSmart Charities®, UCAN is pleased to be able to offer dog spay/neuter surgery and a rabies vaccine (if needed) for a cost of only $25 per dog, for up to a total of 264 dogs residing in Georgetown zip code 45121. “We really hope pet owners in the zip code will take advantage of this significantly discounted spay/neuter fee to help reduce the dog overpopulation in Georgetown,” said Melanie Corwin, UCAN’s Executive Director.

For those who prefer not to drive to UCAN’s Queensgate clinic, UCAN will provide free transportation to its clinic from the Brown County Animal Shelter located at 100 Veterans Blvd. in Georgetown. The first transport is scheduled for January 29, 2013. Check-in is at 7:00 a.m. on transport days. Dogs will be returned to the same location the following day at 12:00 Noon. Please call UCAN at 513-762-0135 to make an appointment on a transport.  Monthly transports will be provided until the grant funds are used.  Future transport dates will be posted on UCAN’s website, www.ucancincinnati.org, or residents can call 513-762-0135 for future dates.

6/16/2011   We are very pleased to announce the receipt of a $50,000 grant from the Joanie, Jeanne and Howard Bernard Foundation.  The grant  provides support for the care of cats in our Pets In Need program. 

The Joanie, Jeanne and Howard Bernard Foundation was established to eradicate the need for and practice of euthanasia of cats. Concentrating initially on the Greater Cincinnati area, the Foundation will forward the aim of various organizations to care for cats in shelters, aid in the care for feral cat communities, educate the public about the benefits of spaying/neutering and fund clinics that perform spay/neuter services.