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Dixie Day Spay provides low-cost spay and neuter procedures to any resident with a pet in need. Rates, which include the surgery and any medication needed, are $40 for cats and $50 for dogs.Programs are also available for those with multiple pets in need of alteration surgery who are unable to pay, as well as “Trap Neuter Release” surgeries free of charge for feral animals in the area.
When East Hamilton High School student Jacob Clark began volunteering with Dixie Day Spay for his senior project, the nonprofit was happy for the help. When the senior showed up with two SUVs packed with dog and cat food, supplies and a cash donation, the Cleveland, Tenn.-based rescue group was stunned.
“We were just happy he was volunteering,” said Director Betti Gravelle.
But in the times between his volunteer shifts for the PetSmart Charities Adoption Program with Dixie Day animal rescuer Tami Freedman, Clark began collecting food from his neighbors and friends. Then, he reached out to Food City and Wal-Mart for more donated goods.
“He is a wonderful young man and he just kind of blew us away,” Gravelle said of Clark.