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Humane Society asks county for $10,000 to start spay/neuter voucher program
Summary
Representatives of the Humane Society of Washington County asked commissioners to appropriate $10,000 to fund 200 spay/neuter vouchers and said local veterinarians would participate; the society offered to administer the program at no administrative cost to the county.
Representatives from the Humane Society of Washington County asked commissioners to include $10,000 in the 2027 budget to establish a county spay/neuter voucher program. The society proposed 200 vouchers at $50 each, to be administered locally by the Humane Society with participating veterinarians so county dollars would stay in local clinics.
"We are here today asking the county to take the next step by appropriating $10,000 for this program in the 2027 budget," Judy Harper told the council, adding that Salem Veterinary Service and Morris Animal Care Clinic have agreed to participate. Speakers explained that state or national programs either do not include local veterinarians or have limited supply, and they urged the county to seed a locally administered program that could attract private matching dollars.
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