The following organizations offer free or low-cost spay/neuter services. The requirements for assistance vary, so please review the requirements for each individually. These businesses/programs were compiled as a courtesy and are neither endorsed, nor guaranteed, by Joybound People & Pets.
Searchable Databases
There are several searchable databases designed to find low-cost spay/neuter programs in your community:
Human Animal Support Services by American Pets Alive
- Nationwide database of low-cost pet services.
- Curates free or low-cost pet services in a searchable database.
SpayUSA by North Shore Animal League
- Nationwide database of low-cost spay/neuter services.
Local Spay/Neuter Clinics
The following spay/neuter clinics operate primarily within the San Francisco Bay Area:
- Spay and neuter clinic located in Walnut Creek, CA.
- Spay and neuter clinic in Stockton, CA.
- Spay and neuter clinic in Richmond, CA.
BADRAP Pit Bull Spay/Neuter Request Form
- Spay and neuter clinic in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties.
- Offer a limited number of free and pay-what-you-can spay/neuter surgeries to dogs identified as pit bulls.
Contra Costa Animal Services Clinic
- Spay and neuter clinic in Martinez, CA.
East Bay SPCA Spay/Neuter Services
- Spay and neuter clinics in Dublin, CA and Oakland, CA.
- Low income services for individuals facing financial hardship.
- Popular Pup Program offers 25% off spay/neuter for select breeds.
- Spay and neuter clinic in Antioch, CA.
- Spay and neuter clinic in Richmond, CA.
- Serves rabbits only.
- Offers a limited number of free and pay-what-you-can spay/neuter surgeries for Contra Costa County residents.
PetFix by Friends of Oakland Animal Services
- Spay and neuter clinic in Oakland, CA.
- Services limited to dogs and cats of Oakland residents and free-roaming Oakland community cats.
- Liaison to low-cost spay/neuter clinics in the East Bay area.
- Liaison to low-cost spay/neuter clinics in the East Bay area.
- Spay and neuter clinic in Tracy, CA.
Spay the Bay by Berkeley Humane
- Spay and neuter clinic in Berkeley, CA.
San Francisco SPCA Spay & Neuter Clinic
- Spay and neuter clinic in San Francisco, CA.
- Mobile spay and neuter clinic for communities across the Bay Area.
Valley Humane Veterinary Surgery Center
- Spay and neuter clinic in Pleasanton, CA.
Financial Assistance
There are several searchable databases designed to find low-cost spay/neuter programs in your community:
CareCredit • (800) 677-0718
- Offers a line of credit for all types of health care assistance (including veterinary care).
Scratchpay • (855) 727-2395
- Offers online payment plans for veterinary bills.
