About Us

Our Impact

Why We Need Your Support

Our pets are an important part of our families. Knowing they are well cared for strengthens our connection and reduces emotional and financial stress for their humans. This is where AnimalKind fills the gap by:

Providing high-quality, low-cost care with the support of highly trained, licensed veterinarians, vet technicians, and assistants.

Reducing pet overpopulation through spay/neuter services that prevent shelter overcrowding, unnecessary euthanasia, lower cancer risks, and reduce behavioral issues in these animals.

Prioritizing prevention to help pets live longer, healthier lives. Preventative care is often far more affordable than emergency treatment — one of the leading reasons families surrender their pets.

Why Build A Spay/Neuter Clinic?

In Wake County NC, more than 8,000 dogs and cats enter the overcrowded shelter every year. More than half of them are strays without a microchip, and many are surrendered by owners who can no longer care for them. Two of the primary reasons owners give for surrendering their pets are inability to afford care and accidental litters.

Why does that matter? In 2024:

North Carolina has the second-highest euthanasia rate in the United States, and it’s trending upward.
Wake County Animal Center is overcrowded and euthanizes 16% of pets.
Surrounding counties have high euthanasia rates: Johnston (43.8%), Durham (33%), Harnett (28.6%), Granville (26.3%) , Nash (26.7%).

Adoptable pets are being killed every day because of overpopulation in our shelters.

Why Does Spay/Neuter Need to Be Affordable?

Let’s look at the data:

Based on 2023 census data, there are more than 261k households in Wake County alone with more than 889k dogs and cats.

39% of those households (103,900) report an annual income of $50k or less. And the average household has 1.6 dogs and 1.8 cats, representing more than 353k pets living in underserved communities today.

In Wake County, spay/neuter surgery can cost up to $900 for cats and $1200 for dogs.

Veterinary prices have increased in recent years due to multiple factors and show no signs of stagnating.

More than 353,000 pets in Wake County live in households where the cost of spay/neuter surgery is out of reach. Making services affordable is essential to preventing unintended litters.

Why Do We Need Another Spay/Neuter Clinic?

Even though the demand for affordable spay/neuter services is at an all time high in the greater Raleigh area, there are few clinics operating today. Combined, those clinics (including the SPCA, Five County and Safe Haven) are performing approximately 52,000 low-cost spay/neuter surgeries per year, servicing less than 6% of the current market.

This increased demand and decreased supply have resulted in very long wait times for owners. Most clinics are full and are not accepting appointments, with reported wait times of 4-6 months and longer.

Our goal is to provide up to 12,000 affordable spay/neuter surgeries a year, to help reduce pet overpopulation for low-income families.

Why Offer Preventative Care Services?

We all understand the importance of providing affordable spay/neuter services. Equally important is access to affordable preventive care, which helps pets stay healthy, keeps families together, and reduces the number of animals entering shelters.

In addition to spay/neuter services, we will offer affordable microchipping, vaccinations, and preventive medications. These services make a meaningful difference:

Microchips help reunite lost pets with their families. Approximately 64% of pets entering the Wake County animal shelter are strays. Affordable microchipping increases the likelihood that lost pets can be identified and returned home quickly.
Rabies vaccinations protect both pets and people. Rabies is a serious public health concern. Unvaccinated pets that may have been exposed to rabies often face strict quarantine requirements or euthanasia. Affordable vaccinations help prevent these tragic outcomes.
Preventive care keeps pets healthy and in their homes. Vaccinations and preventive medications protect against diseases such as distemper, parvovirus, feline viral rhinotracheitis (FVR), feline calicivirus (FCV), and heartworm disease. By making these services affordable, we can help families avoid costly emergency veterinary care and reduce pet surrenders caused by financial hardship.

Preventive care is one of the most effective ways to improve animal welfare, support pet owners, and reduce shelter intake in our community.