Due to the impact of Hurricane Helene on our community, spay/neuter surgeries are postponed until further notice. If you are in need of veterinary care, please visit ncvma.org for a list of veterinary facilities and their status.
Our Services
The ASPCA Spay/Neuter Alliance offers high-quality, low-cost spay/neuter services to the communities of Western North Carolina.
If you reside in Buncombe County or the surrounding areas, please click on the "Book Online" link below to make a spay/neuter appointment for your pet.
Appointments and transport services are also available through our partnerships with local shelters and rescue organizations in 18 surrounding western North Carolina counties.
Please check out the "Directions" tab above to find contact information for our spay/neuter partners operating outside of Buncombe County. You may get an appointment more quickly through one of them.
Surgical Fees
There is no additional cost for pregnant, in-heat or cryptorchid animals or community cat ear-tips.
Female dog
$65
Male dog
$65
Female cat
$50
Male cat
$35
Microchip
$10
Umbilical hernia repair
$0 (free)
Nail trim
$0 (free)
We accept debit and credit cards only. Financial assistance may be available. Please email [email protected] for details.
Please read before booking! We have very limited public appointments at this time and do our best to provide them to pets and their owners most in need. We respectfully ask that if you are able to afford a traditional veterinary provider, you seek a spay/neuter appointment with them. We appreciate your consideration.
Bookings Are Temporarily Closed
If you are finding it difficult to get an appointment directly through us, please see the Directions tab (above) for partner organizations who also offer spay/neuter appointments.
ASPCA Spay/Neuter Alliance adheres to the standards for Spay/Neuter Medical Care Guidelines developed in 2008, and updated in 2016, by the Association of Shelter Veterinarians' Veterinary Task Force to Advance Spay/Neuter.
About Us
ASPCA Spay/Neuter Alliance has worked to provide a solution to pet overpopulation in Western North Carolina since 1994, and we continue to expand our reach nationally through spay/neuter training programs.Since opening, we have spayed and neutered over 500,000 cats and dogs.
Our 11 licensed veterinarians and 35 medical support staff are leaders in providing high-quality spay/neuter procedures and have been described as “setting the gold standard” across the nation by those who have trained with us. All of our veterinarians are compassionate animal lovers who have collectively performed hundreds of thousands of spay/neuter operations. At the ASPCA Spay/Neuter Alliance, your beloved pet is in safe, caring, and professional hands.
Hours
The ASPCA Spay/Neuter Alliance is operating on a modified schedule with limited public appointments available. You may make a spay/neuter appointment here. You may make a post-operative recheck appointment by calling (855) 434-9285.
Tour Our Facility
Take a virtual stroll through ASPCA Spay/Neuter Alliance's campus
Take the US 19/US 23 South to the I-240 West, exiting at 3A (Patton Avenue). Turn right onto Leicester Highway and drive approximately 7/10 mile, turning right onto Heritage Drive (between the GO Grocery and the Enmark gas station). Bear right at the fork, then left, following the signs for "Building A."
From the East
Take the I-40 West to the I-240 West, exiting at 3A (Patton Avenue). Turn right onto Leicester Highway and drive approximately 7/10 mile, turning right onto Heritage Drive (between the GO Grocery and the Enmark gas station). Bear right at the fork, then left, following the signs for "Building A."
From the South
Take the I-26 West to the I-240 East, exiting at 3A (Patton Avenue). Turn right onto Leicester Highway and drive approximately 7/10 mile, turning right onto Heritage Drive (between the GO Grocery and the Enmark gas station). Bear right at the fork, then left, following the signs for "Building A."
From the West
Take the I-40 East to the I-240 East, exiting at 3A (Patton Avenue). Turn right onto Leicester Highway and drive approximately 7/10 mile, turning right onto Heritage Drive (between the GO Grocery and the Enmark gas station). Bear right at the fork, then left, following the signs for "Building A."
Transportation Services
We offer transportations of pets through our 24 animal welfare transport partners in 17 counties of Western North Carolina.
Highly skilled and dedicated employees pick up scheduled patients at a pre-arranged location that is supervised by a local transport partner. The patients are then brought to our facility in safe, climate-controlled vehicles for surgery, and then returned to the drop-off location the next day.
If you are interested in having your pet transported to our clinic, please contact your local humane organization, listed below, to schedule an appointment through them.
Avery County
Avery Humane Society
Phone: (828) 733 - 2333
Buncombe County
Asheville Humane Society / Community Solutions - Safety Net
We’re seeking qualified candidates in the Asheville, North Carolina, area to fill open positions at the ASPCA Spay/Neuter Alliance. Put your compassion for animals to work today as part of our team.
The ASPCA offers a competitive compensation, great benefits, and the ASPCA Spay/Neuter Alliance is currently offering relocation assistance and a signing bonus for Registered Veterinary Technicians who join our team.