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FRANKFORT, Ky. — Vouchers to help low-income families spay and neuter their pets are no longer being issued because funding for the program has run out, the Kentucky Department of Agriculture has announced.
The pilot project launched in July with $100,000 of funding. It enabled pet owners with low incomes to apply for vouchers to have their pets spayed or neutered and vaccinated for rabies for only a $10 co-pay. Families with unused vouchers still may use their vouchers to have their pets spayed or neutered.
The pilot project was one of two approved by the Kentucky Animal Control Advisory Board last spring and administered by the KDA. The other offers grants of up to $5,000 for local governments and nonprofit organizations to conduct spay and neuter programs in their communities. It also received $100,000. The funding for both projects came from proceeds from sales of the spay and neuter specialty license plate.
More than 150 Kentucky veterinarians participated in the projects.
The spay and neuter license plate is available for an initial fee of $25 and an annual renewal fee of $20. To get the plate, apply at your county clerk’s office.
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