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Our Wish List
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View or Purchase CSNC's Most Needed Wish List Items By Clicking Here
Purchase one of our Wish List items and Amazon will send us a donation of 15% of the item's cost!
Your in kind donations are completely tax deductible and allow CSNC to continue providing the lowest priced spay/neuter services.
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Volunteer
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There are many opportunities to make a difference. Volunteer for us by working in the clinic, at our outreach booths or helping our administrative team. It's fun and helps create a humane world!
Become A Volunteer Today
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Thank You!
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A BIG thank you to all of the volunteers who continue to help us get the word out about our services.
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Spay it Forward
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Our average cost for a spay/neuter surgery is about $58. We ask our clients for a $50 donation for spays and a $40 donation for neuters. We alter many pets for free every week. Your donations make this possible.
Your tax-deductible donation will go directly toward our mission of ending the unnecessary euthanasia of homeless pets in our community.
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Greetings!
As our busy Summer draws to a close we are so excited to share the news with you about the many great things going on here at CSNC and for SW Florida's dogs & cats. Thanks to our new free transport service, the TNR grant project, and the tremendous support from the community, CSNC has set some new clinic records and we are now much closer to our goal of performing our 10,000th spay/neuter surgery this Fall. Will definitely keep you posted and would be delighted for you to join us in celebrating this amazing milestone! Our outstanding Clinic staff and medical team have turned the Clinic's potential into a reality for the community, we have now performed over 7,800 surgeries since opening back in August of 2009. The 4th Annual Pub Crawl is scheduled for October 22, 2011, so please save the date. We will be sending out announcements and invites very soon with more details and information and hope that you all will be able to join us. All of this is only possible because of your continued support of our mission. We are so truly grateful and look forward to sharing more good news with you all very soon. Wishing you all a safe and happy Labor Day Holiday, |
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Free Spay/Neuter Surgeries for Free Roaming Cats
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(TRAP/NEUTER/RELEASE PROGRAM)
We are still offering FREE spay and neuter surgeries for stray/feral cats to be trapped, neutered and returned and recently received a grant extension allowing us to continue the free surgeries through Sept. 30!
The grant project for Targeted, Trap, Neuter & Return (received from Florida Animal Friend, Inc.) has been expanded to include more areas of Collier County. Any feral/free roaming cats from the following zip codes: 34112, 34116, 34117, 34120 and all zip codes in Immokalee, can be brought in to the clinic to receive CSNC's "Feral Cat Package", absolutely free! The service includes an ear mite cleaning and treatment, a dewormer and a 3-year rabies vaccine.
Additional zip codes
in Collier County are also being considered, so if you are feeding stray/free roaming cats or know someone who is, please have them contact the clinic at (239) 514-7647 today for more information.
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Pets Ride FREE on the Spay/Neuter Express
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CSNC's free transportation service for pets to/from the Clinic is now in operation. Current pick up/drop off locations include:
LaBelle:
WHERE: Caloosa Humane Society,
1200 Pratt Blvd., LaBelle
CONTACT: Executive Director, Alex DeStefano at Caloosa Humane Society, 863-675-0997
please call us for dates
Immokalee:
WHERE: Immokalee Community Park
CONTACT: CSNC at (239) 514-7647
WHEN: The last Wednesday of each month. Next date Sept. 28th
Lee County & Cape Coral:
WHERE: Parking area at Lee County Animal Services
5600 Banner Dr., Ft. Myers
CONTACT: CSNC at (239) 514-7647
WHEN: The 3rd Monday each month. Next date Sept. 29th
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What Your Cat Wants You to Know
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Declawing is pretty much an American thing, it's something people do for their own convenience without realizing what actually happens to their beloved cat. In England declawing is termed "inhumane" and "unnecessary mutilation." In many European countries it is illegal.
Declawing is not like a manicure. It is serious surgery. A cat's claw is actually closely adhered to the bone. So closely adhered that to remove the claw, the last bone of the cat's claw has to be removed.
Declawing is actually an amputation of the last joint of the cat's "toes." When you envision that, it becomes clear why declawing is not a humane act. It is a painful surgery, with a painful recovery period. And during the time of recuperation from the surgery the cat would still have to use its feet to walk, jump, and scratch in its litter box regardless of the pain.
A cat's body is perfectly designed to give it the grace, agility and beauty that is unique to felines. Its claws are an important part of this design. Amputating the important part of their anatomy that contains the claws drastically alters the conformation of their feet. The cat is also deprived of its primary means of defense, leaving it prey to predators if it ever escapes to the outdoors.
As an animal welfare organization, we do not offer declaw services here at CSNC but are happy to answer any questions you may have about the procedure and the safe and humane alternatives currently available. Please call us at 239-514-7647 with any questions related to this article.
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