Pittsburgh is relaunching its free spay and neuter program.
The program was put on pause in 2024 to allow for restructuring. On Tuesday, the city relaunched the program, allowing residents to get their pets spayed or neutered for free.
There are now two different applications — one for pet cats and dogs and a separate one for community cats . The surgeries will be done through the Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh.
"The Department of Public Safety has been diligently working to restructure and expand the City's spay and neuter program in an effort to best serve Pittsburgh's residents and animal populations," said Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Lee Schmidt. "We are thankful for the patience of Pittsburghers as we've redeveloped this program over the last year and are exci