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| - I can't really give it a bad review, as it is the Humane Society, after all. I got one of my spunky cats there a few years back. She is busy eating now, but would otherwise say hey.
I went on a Friday to get my dog neutered. I now know it's only Tues-Thurs that this occurs here. I would normally have looked this up ahead of time, but I don't think there'd be anything particularly wrong with posting a sign with this information on the door, in order to prevent waits like mine (everyone said to get there early!). The hours they did have on the door were incorrect, anyhow, as they do not open until 8 on Fridays, not 7.
The assistant who came out 3 minutes before they were scheduled to open to let all of us know they didn't do that (apparently lots of people make the mistake, due to their being no sign and the place being called the "Spay and Neuter Clinic," not the "Vaccinations Clinic") offered me the "spay and neuter hotline," but it was a non-working telephone number. When I asked him about it, he said he tried it and it was just busy. Either he was kidding around with me/lazy, or is unaware that "the number you have dialed is currently not in service, or is assigned in a different area code," does not mean "we're currently experiencing longer than average wait times..." or any similar recorded message... it means what it says!
Anyway, while double-checking the hours and procedures (which are on the website, after all), I found out about a free voucher program for residents of Maricopa County. It says it only takes 2 weeks to receive a voucher, and does not mention anything regarding needs-based acceptance. You can even sign up to get licenses and rabies shots for dogs for 16 and 10 dollars (respectively), but this is optional, you can also simply request a voucher. Neat!
www.maricopa.gov/pets/pdf/bigfix.pdf ---application, rules, etc.
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