Toronto Animal Services - Spay & Neuter Clinics
Toronto Animal Services operates spay and neuter clinics for:
City of Toronto North Spay/Neuter Clinic
1300 Sheppard Avenue West
In this facility, we sterilize cats owned by the residents of the City of Toronto and perform surgeries on dogs and cats awaiting adoption in our Animal Care Centres.
City of Toronto East Spay/Neuter Clinic
821 Progress Avenue
In this facility, we sterilize feral cats from managed colonies and perform surgeries on dogs and cats awaiting adoption in our Animal Care Centres.
Thank you for sterilizing your pet!
Toronto Animal Services thanks you for making the responsible decision to sterilize your pet.
- SAVED your pet from the possibility of serious health afflictions such as mammary tumors, enlarged prostate glands, uterine diseases and cancer.
- Made both your life and your pet's life easier by removing the discomfort, distress and distraction caused by the mating drive.
- SAVED hundreds of thousands of dollars that are used to care for lost, abandoned and unwanted pets - and to destroy pets when homes for them can not be found.
- Played an important role in reducing the number of cats condemned to live without homes and without love.
Spay, or ovariohysterectomy, are terms used to describe the surgical sterilization of a female animal. Under general anaesthetic, the female reproductive organs including the ovaries, oviducts, and uterus are removed through an incision in the abdomen. Benefits of spaying are:
- Helps prevent mammary tumours
- Prevents infections and tumours of the uterus
- Eliminates signs of heat
- Helps control the overpopulation of unwanted dogs and cats
- Reduces annual licence fee
Neuter, or castration, is a term used to describe the surgical sterilization of a male animal. Under general anaesthetic, the male’s testicles are removed either through an incision in the scrotum in cats or an incision in front of the scrotum in dogs. Benefits of neutering are:
- Helps prevent prostatic diseases
- Helps prevent anal gland and testicular tumours
- Prevents testicular tumours
- Helps prevent roaming
- Helps prevent territorial marking
- Helps control the overpopulation of unwanted dogs and cats
- Reduces annual licence fee