Free & Low Cost Spay/Neuter in New York City
No Cost Spay/Neuter for Feral Cats
- American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
No cost spay/neuter for feral cats is offered by ASPCA Mobile Spay/Neuter Clinics, a program that travels throughout the five boroughs. Rabies vaccination and eartipping are also free and additional services are available at low cost. To be eligible, you must attend the three-hour Neighborhood Cats TNR training workshop and submit a signed Rescuer User Agreement.
For a schedule of workshops, see NYC Workshops. To download a copy of the Rescuer User Agreement, click here. The first and last pages of the agreement should be completed, signed and mailed to:
Kimberly Smith
ASPCA Mobile Spay/Neuter Clinics
424 East 92nd Street
New York, NY 10128
When you're ready to schedule a spay/neuter appointment, call (877) SPAY-NYC and select the TNR option. Live representatives can be reached Monday through Friday (2 pm to 8 pm) and Saturdays (10 am to 2 pm). The hotline can also be used for the following:
- To learn how to become eligible to use the rescue mobile spay/neuter clinics.
- To hear the minimum requirements prior to booking a spay/neuter appointment.
- To request traps for your TNR project.
- To communicate any mobile spay/neuter clinic post-operative issues.
- To ask any questions or express concerns about the ASPCA Mobile Spay/Neuter Clinics.
For more information, click here.
- The Humane Society of New York
306 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022
To use the clinic, the following procedures are required:
- Schedule an appointment by calling Anne Marie Karash at (212) 752-4842.
- Drop off the cats between 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. the morning of your spay/neuter date. VERY IMPORTANT: Each cat must be brought in a separate trap which should be covered completely with a sheet - no exceptions. This is for the protection of the staff. Carriers or other containers are not acceptable.
- Pick up the cats between 3 to 4 p.m. unless you're told otherwise.
- Bring the cats to your own pre-arranged recovery space. The Humane Society of New York does not provide post-surgery boarding.
Low Cost Spay/Neuter for Feral Cats
- Dr. Daniel Giangola, DVM / Animal Health Center
1676 First Ave.
New York, NY 10128
(212) 360-5820
Call for rates and scheduling procedures
- Dr. Patrick Cotter, DVM
310 E. 65th St.
NY, NY 10021
(212) 396-3020
Call for rates and scheduling procedures
How To
Community Relations
Spay/Neuter & Veterinary
Trapping
Food & Shelter
Other Feral Cat Topics
Getting Started
Community Relations
Spay/Neuter & Veterinary
Trapping
- Trapping: The Basics
- How to Build & Use Your Own Drop Trap
- Mass Trapping
- Hard to Catch Cats
- Recommended Traps & Equipment
- Caring for Cats Held in Traps
Food & Shelter
Other Feral Cat Topics







