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County backs 'Big Fix' spay/neuter program, vouchers for veterans' adoptions

Lucas County Board of Commissioners · December 2, 2025
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Summary

The board approved a $20,000 MOU to support the 2026 'Big Fix' spay/neuter program (at least 100 surgeries) and authorized coordination to provide subsidized licensing and adoption vouchers for Lucas County veterans (program cap noted at $15,000).

Tara Bundy presented two items from Canine Care and Control: an LC4 Memorandum of Understanding seeking $20,000 to support the 2026 Big Fix low-cost spay/neuter program (projected to provide at least 100 surgeries targeting unaltered pit bulls and pit mixes) and a proposal for Lucas County Veterans Service Commission, LC4 and the auditor's office to coordinate subsidized dog licensing and adoption vouchers for veterans.

Bundy said the Big Fix partnership "will provide at least a 100 spay neuter surgeries" and described the veterans voucher as offering waived adoption and licensing fees when vouchers are presented. A commissioner clarified that the veterans voucher program is capped at $15,000; meeting discussion confirmed that cap.

The board moved to approve the two items and the roll-call vote was affirmative. The items were presented as operational programs rather than regulatory changes; staff will implement the voucher issuance and the LC4 partnership with local humane organizations.

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