SPOT - Stopping Pet Overpopulation Together - 404-584-SPOT (7768), e-mail: info@spotsociety.org, Web: www.spotsociety.org: Will pay for spays/neuters for pet owners if they do not qualify for or can not afford any other program.

Friends of Animals - 770-662-6033: Low cost spay/neuter certificates. Cats - male $40, female $55. Dogs - male $54, female $75

Project Catsnip - Cat Spay $50.00 / Neuter 30.00 Price Includes Spay/Neuter, Intra-operative Pain Relief, Rabies Vac., Distemper Vac., Resp.Disease Vaccination, Phone: 770-488-6806 Web: www.projectcatsnip.com

SANTA - Spay and Neuter Team of Atlanta - 678-560-6070 Marietta, GA. www.spay-neuterteam.com Prices: Feline neuter $20.00 Feline Spay $40.00: Canine Neuter $50.00 Canine Spay $50.00: $1.00 per pound over 50#

SPARE - Sterilizing Pets And Reducing Euthanasia (770) 928-5120, email: spareofga@yahoo.com, Web: www.spareofga.org Free spays and neuters for pets of anyone receiving financial assistance; spay neuter certificates available to general public in North Georgia counties

SpayGeorgia - 770-662-4479: Low cost spay/neuter services for pet owners in financial need. Call for costs and info.

Operation Spay/Neuter (PetVet of Cumming) - 770-887-1565: Web: www.tracylanddvm.com/html/psn.html Low cost spay/neuters. Cats - male $29, female $39. Dogs - $49-69, depending on weight

Atlanta Humane Society - 404-875-2600, Web: www.atlhumane.org - performs spay/neuter surgeries. Cost of surgery is based on income; must fill out a detailed application and then will be quoted a price.

Carroll County Humane Society (Carroll, Haralson and Heard counties) - 770-830-2763: Call to get certificate mailed or purchase certificates at Scarlett's Unique Pets in Villa Rica (770-459-9466) or the Carroll County Animal Control Shelter in Carrollton (770-834-8150). Cats - male $15, female $35. Dogs - male $30, female $40.

Cat Care Hospital (Marietta) - 770-424-6369: Ask about very low cost spay/neuters Prices: feline neuter $30.00 feline spay $50.00

Cherokee County Humane Society - 770-928-5115, Web: www.cchumanesociety.org/snap.htm: Spay-Neuter Assistance Program (SNAP) provides no-cost altering of companion animals for the county's residents who receive Food Stamps, Supplemental Social Security, Temporary Aid to Needy Families, Aid to Needy Blind, Medicaid, Old Age Assistance, Aid to Permanently and Totally Disabled Program, Heat Assistance Program, Assisted Lunch Program, WIC, or Rental Assistance Program. Please call 770-928-5115, ext 2 or email: adminassistant@mindspring.com for more information.

Coal Mountain Animal Hospital (Cumming) 770-888-6757 Prices: feline neuter $50.00 feline spay $65.00; canine neuter under 50# $60.00 over 50# $70.00; canine spay under 25# $70.00; 26-50# $75.00; 51-85# $95.00; over 85# $95.00

DeKalb Humane Society - 770-593-1155, 770-987-8288, Web: www.dekalbhumane.org: Low cost spay/neuter certificates. Cats - male $16, female $36. Dogs - male $41, female $46.

Humane Society of Cobb County - 770-428-9882,email: Web: www.humanecobb.org: Low cost spay/neuter certificates. Cats - male $30, female $40. Dogs - male $40, female $60

Newnan-Coweta Humane Society - 770-253-4694: email: shelterrescue@direcway.com.  Financial assistance for spaying of female cats only

Paulding County Animal Control - 770-445-1511: Help with spays and neuters based on financial need

Paulding County Humane Society - 770-443-3565, Web: www.pauldinghumanesociety.org: Has a low-cost spay/neuter program