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Last week for spay/neuter services
Mayor David M. Apatang is urging the community to avail of sterilization services being provided to pet owners for their dogs.
The program, which sterilizes through spaying (female), neutering, and zeuterin (males) for dogs, ended its first week at the Animal Shelter in Lower Base after a two-day adoption program from May 22 to 23.
Apatang said the services will now continue at the Kagman Community Center near the fire station.
A team of veterinarians, animal technicians, volunteers, and staff from the Saipan Mayor’s Office Dog Control Program, Animal Balance, and Humane Society International will be in Kagman this week.
There were no sterilization services held yesterday, May 25, due to Memorial Day.
As of last week, more than a 100 dogs have already been sterilized on Saipan.
This Friday, the program will be returning to Lower Base.
Animal Balance plans to continue the program for the next four years to sustain the momentum.
Pet owners who avail of these treatments are being asked to make a $25 donation to offset surgical supply costs. However, the program is free and no dogs will be turned away.
The sterilization services is part of an ongoing campaign by Animal Balance, the Saipan Mayor’s Office, Humane Society International, and Humane Society U.S. to control the dog population on the island.
To control the runaway dog population in the Commonwealth, Animal Balance aims to sterilize 70 percent of the estimated 22,000 dogs on the island. After that, residents will start seeing a decline in the local dog population.
