The ASPCA Spay/Neuter Alliance offers high-quality, low-cost spay/neuter services to the communities of Western North Carolina at our stationary clinic in Asheville, North Carolina. In Buncombe County and the immediate surrounding areas, please click on the "Book Online" link below to make a spay/neuter appointment for your pet. Spay/neuter 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 who may be close to you.
Book Online for Asheville, NC Or call us at (855) 434-9285
Important Instructions for Patients
Before Surgery | After Surgery
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 | $5 |
| Umbilical hernia repair | $0 (free) |
| Nail trim | $0 (free) |
We accept debit and credit cards only. Financial assistance may be available. Please call for details.
Administered only with surgery.
Required Vaccines
| Rabies (if not up-to-date) | $0 (free) |
Optional Canine Vaccines
| DA2LPPv (distemper/parvo) | $15 |
| Bordetella (kennel cough) | $15 |
Optional Feline Vaccines
| FVRCP (distemper/upper respiratory) | $15 |
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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.
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.
Our 15 licensed veterinarians and 40 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.
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.
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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."
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."
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."
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."
We offer a free transport service, which is provided through our 20 animal welfare transport partners in 18 counties of Western North Carolina.
Our 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 ask about the ASPCA Spay/Neuter Alliance transport schedule.
| County | Organization | Phone |
| Avery | Avery County Humane Society | (828) 733 - 6312 |
| Buncombe | Self-Transport Only | (828) 252 - 2079 |
| Caldwell | Caldwell Humane Society | (828) 499 - 0289 |
| Cherokee | Valley River | (828) 837 - 2304 |
| Graham | Graham County Animal Advocates | (828) 479 - 9791 |
| Haywood | Haywood Animal Welfare Association | (828) 452 - 1329 |
| Henderson | Spay Neuter Incentive Program | (828) 698 - 4481 |
| Jackson | Cashiers Highlands Humane Society | (828) 743 - 5752 |
| Jackson | Jackson County Humane Society | (828) 293 - 5377 |
| Lincoln | Humane Society of Lincoln County | (704) 732-9022 |
| Macon | Macon County Humane Society | (828) 524 - 4588 |
| Madison | Friends Of Madison County | (828) 649 - 9798 |
| Madison | Madison County Animal Shelter | (828) 649 - 3190 |
| McDowell | Paws And Claws | (828) 756 - 4811 |
| Mitchell | Mitchell County Animal Rescue | (828) 765 - 6952 |
| Rutherfordton | Humane Society of Rutherford County | (828) 625 - 9361 |
| Rutherfordton | PAWS of Rutherford County | (828) 429 - 0457 |
| Swain | Placing Animals Within Society | (828) 488 - 0418 |
| Transylvania | Transylvania Animal Alliance Group | (828) 883 - 4085 |
| Watauga | Watauga County Humane Society | (828) 264 - 7865 |
| Yancey | Yancey County Humane Society | (828) 682 - 9510 |
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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.
We are currently offering FREE spay/neuter surgeries and rabies vaccinations for community cats trapped in Buncombe County.