SCHS' Low Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic
Spaying and neutering is important because one female and her offspring can produce 128 dogs or more in one year. One female cat and her offspring can produce 420,000 cats in just 7 years.

SCHS offers a low cost spay/neuter program for Stone County residents only. We are able to do this with the help of a local vet who provides the service at a discounted price to SCHS clients. The full cost is $85 per animal: Clients pay $35 and SCHS pays the remaining $50.  If one can afford to pay the full $85, which is still cheap compared to what one would normally pay, it will help SCHS use funds to subsidize for others who cannot pay this.

Monthly Clinic Information: The clinics are held once a month at Nixon Animal Hospital, usually on a Saturday. The SCHS board approved $10,000 this year to support our monthly low-cost clinics. This allows for the clients to pay only $35 for each of their animals and SCHS subsidizes the rest. This program is for individuals who have little or no steady income. It is conducted on the honor system and there is no proof of income required. The program will continue
until that funding is exhausted.

SCHS' Voucher Program
The low-cost clinics fill up quickly and there is usually a two month waiting period, so we introduced our Voucher Program. We offer a $50 or $75 voucher (depending on vet and animal) to be used towards the full price of a spay/neuter at 3 different vet offices. This option is very helpful when someone needs to get their animal fixed before the next clinic date. Call the shelter for more info about clinic dates and the voucher program 870-269-5200

Paws in Prison (PIP)
We send shelter dogs to the North Central Unit located in Calico Rock, AR to participate in 8 weeks of training. This program is operated by the Arkansas Department of Correction in several prisons throughout the state. A professional trainer works weekly with inmate trainers to teach the dogs basic commands and some tricks. You can see SCHS PIP trained dogs available for adoption on this here. The adoption fee is $200 and you can arrange a visit to the prison to see the dogs by calling the shelter at 870-269-5200.

Click the link for an article about the Paws in Prison program by Julie Kohl who adopted one of our PIP dogs. http://onlyinark.com/homegrown/paws-in-prison/

Best Ever Bake Sale
We created a fundraiser in the Fall of 2019 called the "Best Ever Bake Sale" and boy was it a hit! Our supporters from the community donated their home-made baked goods and we sold them on the sidewalk in front of our Second Chance Shop. This has become an annual event that the community looks forward to and the funds raised are phenomenal for the shelter.  We are so grateful for the help our community offers and we cannot wait to do it again next year. Best Ever Bake Sale is usually held on the first weekend of October. See you then!