(Miami, FL) – The Mobile Animal Clinic (MAC) will be offering free spay/neuter services to pets of eligible low income residents of the City of Miami starting April 8th. The MAC will travel two days per week to Little Haiti, the Upper East Side, Curtis Park, Shenandoah and Coconut Grove neighborhoods. In order to qualify for a free spay/neuter surgery, the pet owner must show proof of federal assistance such as food stamps, Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income, Aid for Families with Dependent Children or Jackson Clinic card.   The schedule for the mobile unit is available at www.miamigov.com (in the news channel) and is also detailed below.

The MAC is part of an alliance between Miami-Dade County Animal Services and the Humane Society of Greater Miami. “The MAC unit gives us a chance to offer these services at no cost to qualifying residents in the City of Miami,” said Emily Márquez-Dulin, executive director of the Humane Society of Greater Miami. “We have a unique alliance with Miami-Dade Animal Services, which actually owns the MAC vehicle, while funding for the program is provided by a grant from Florida Animal Friends.”

“We’re thrilled to kick-off this program in the City of Miami and we look forward to other Miami-Dade municipalities joining our efforts,” added Márquez-Dulin.

This overall campaign is part of an effort spearheaded by the South Florida Animal Welfare Association, a collaboration of animal welfare organizations from Monroe County to the Treasure Coast, that promotes the spaying and neutering of pets. However, the Humane Society of Greater Miami maintains an on-going program to inform the public about the importance of this issue.

In fact, the Humane Society of Greater Miami seeks to transform the public’s perception about pet sterilization, which is paramount to ending the serious pet overpopulation problem in Miami-Dade County.

In April and May, the MAC unit’s schedule will be:

April 8
Upper East Side Service Center / Legion Park
6599 Biscayne Boulevard

April 11, 15
Shenandoah Park
1800 S.W. 21st Avenue

April 16, 25
Elizabeth Virrick Park
3255 Plaza Street
Coconut Grove

May 13, 20
Little Haiti NET Center
6421 N.E. 2nd Avenue

May 21, 28
Curtis Park Sports Complex
1901 N.W. 24th Street

Founded in 1936, the Humane Society of Greater Miami Adopt-A-Pet is dedicated to placing every dog and cat in its care into a loving home, and to promoting responsible pet ownership and spay/neuter programs.

For more information on the MAC schedule or other services, please call the Humane Society of Greater Miami at (305) 696-0800 or visit www.humanesocietymiami.org.