UCAN Nonprofit Pet Care Clinic

Our nonprofit pet care clinic provides high-quality, low-cost spay/neuter surgery and vaccination services so families can give their pets the care they deserve—without cost standing in the way

We were founded as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization in 2001 to stop the endless cycle of accidental and unwanted births of cats and dogs which resulted in the euthanasia of thousands of homeless cats and dogs in Greater Cincinnati shelters. At that time, over 70,000 puppies and kittens were being born each day in the U.S., compared to 10,000 humans, and over half of those born were accidental, unwanted litters. As a result, millions of cats and dogs entered U.S. shelters each year and millions of them were being euthanized due to lack of space and resources at those shelters. Thanks to generous donors and grants, we are able to save lives of cats and dogs in our community every day by: Combating pet overpopulation through low-cost (free to those who cannot afford anything) spay/neuter surgery, preventing unwanted litters. Humanely stopping the exponential growth of the community cat population by trapping, sterilizing and vaccinating community cats. Preventing costly illnesses that force owners to surrender their pets to shelters by offering low-cost or free core vaccines. Collaborating with our community partners to enable pet owners to keep their beloved pets, particularly during times of temporary crisis. In 2014, thanks to a generous capital grant from The Joanie Bernard Foundation, we opened our state-of-the-art clinic at 2830 Colerain Avenue in the Camp Washington area of Cincinnati. As a result of the over 200,000 spay/neuter surgeries performed by us, the number of animals entering Greater Cincinnati shelters each year has decreased, as has the resulting euthanasia of those homeless cats and dogs. But we still have more work to do! In 2015, we began offering vaccine clinics on Fridays where low-income pet owners could obtain low-cost core vaccines for their pets to prevent preventable, costly illnesses. They can also obtain microchips with lifetime registrations at a very low cost so if their pet is ever lost, it can be returned to them rather than entering the shelter system

Mission — OUR MISSION is to prevent the unnecessary euthanasia of cats and dogs in Greater Cincinnati by providing quality & affordable spay/neuter and basic wellness care, helping pets stay where they belong - at home