Beat the Heat with $20 spay for female cats!

During the month of February only, the Animal Protective League’s “Beat the Heat” campaign will provide $20 spays for female cats to prevent unwanted litters from being born in the spring.

* This special offer is for female cats only.

* This offer is for residents of Springfield and surrounding communities.

* Space is limited to the first 500 appointments.

* Call (217) 789-SPAY (7729) for more information or to schedule your appointment. You can also visit the “Contact Us” page on this website to schedule an appointment by e-mail.

* You must mention “Beat the Heat” when booking your appointment.

This grant was made possible by PETSMART Charities who created the “Beat the Heat” campaign as part of a national campaign to get an additional 10,000 pets sterilized across the nation this year.

APL Clinic Volunteer Opportunity

This is a great opportunity to learn about the other side of APL! 

The Animal Protective League is seeking energetic, quick learning and dependable volunteers to help out in our Spay/Neuter Clinic. Volunteers must be comfortable in a surgical environment and with working around animals.  Volunteers need to have good customer service skills and work well with a team, be able to follow verbal instructions accurately, and be able to read and write.

Our volunteers are needed to help with washing and folding laundry, scrubbing and sterilizing instruments, tubes and masks, making and sterilizing surgical packs and assisting in moving animals from recovery back to their cages.  Volunteers must be able to bend, kneel and stand for a reasonable amount of time and must be able to lift 30 lbs unassisted.

The Spay/Neuter Clinic is open M – F.  Volunteer hours are from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm.  Volunteers are asked to commit to at least one shift per week for a minimum of 4 hours per shift (i.e. Tuesdays from 8:30 – 12:30)

If interested, please contact aantonucci@apl-shelter.org