Baltimore County Animal Services Surpasses 10,000 Spay-Neuter Operations

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — Baltimore County Animal Services marked two milestones this week.

There have been more than 10,000 spay/neuter operations since Baltimore County began offering the service in 2013, officials announced Monday.

There have been 6,300-plus procedures performed in the Baldwin facility and 3,800-plus in Dundalk, county officials said in a statement.

A third clinic, this one in the southwest part of the county, opened this week. The Southwest Area Park facility went into operation on Saturday, Dec. 3, in the Baltimore Highlands.

“We have made tremendous strides in upgrading Animal Services and reducing the population of stray animals in our communities," County Executive Kevin Kamenetz said in a statement, "and with our new low-cost spay/neuter facilities in three locations around the county, we are determined to reach the goal of doubling our positive results by altering 20,000 animals in the next calendar year."

All three of the county’s Animal Services locations offer spay/neuter services for cats and dogs for $20, by appointment only.

Payment is required in advance by credit or debit card. The appointment includes the spay/neuter procedure, first distemper and rabies shots, deworming, county license and microchip. Get more information here.

Appointments are available at these locations:

• Spay/Neuter Center, 7702 Dunmanway, Dundalk
• Southwest Area Park, 3941 Klunk Drive, Brooklyn
• Baltimore County Animal Services, 13800 Manor Road, Baldwin

Star (animal ID: ACIMP-2016-06473) is looking for her forever home and is at Baltimore County Animal Services in Baldwin. She is spayed, one of the ways the county hopes to curb the number of strays and homeless pets. Photo Credit: Baltimore County Animal Services.