About the Coalition

Check our Statistics page to see how the Coalition is saving lives through spay/neuter!

Our participating vets set aside time especially to fix Coalition cats. Here's how the vouchers and clinics work.

How to Get Your Cat Fixed

1. Pre-Register for a Voucher or Clinic

• Online: This is the fastest and preferred method. Submit your information directly by pre-registering
• By Phone: Call 605-939-0190 and leave a message if you are unable to register online.

Processing Time: Please allow the volunteer at least 3 days to contact you via email or phone.

2. Schedule & Attend

Vouchers: You would contact the participating vet on the discount spay/neuter voucher directly to set an appointment. You would then pay to the vet your portion of the routine spay/neuter and we would get billed for the rest.
Clinics: If attending a scheduled clinic, you would follow the presurgery instructions and bring your cat at the designated drop-off time. You would either pay your portion of the routine spay/neuter when you check in or would do so online through the paypal link on our website about 5 days before the clinic.

Why spay and neuter?

Each year—

•  Families who cannot afford spay/neuter veterinarian fees (as much as to $150 per cat) must contend with unwanted kittens and puppies, often disposing of them in inhumane ways;

•  Farmers and ranchers must watch feral cat colonies multiply and deal with the surplus population, again often in inhumane ways;

•  Local shelters are forced to euthanize healthy, adoptable cats and dogs for lack of space. The intake/euthanasia rate in Rapid City is far higher than that in cities of comparable size (HSUS).

Donna Watson, Founder and past President	Shari Rose, President

The Coalition was formed in 2005 by a group of Black Hills residents concerned about serious pet overpopulation in the area as reflected in the high intake and euthanasia numbers in town shelters. After incorporating in the state of South Dakota and receiving our 501(c)3 status, we began to research methods that other concerned animal activists around the country had undertaken to address this problem. Ultimately we decided that our best approach would be through sponsoring low-cost spay/neuter cat clinics for low-income clients, since no similar services existed (and still do not) in all of West River, SD. We spent the next few months recruiting generous, caring veterinarians willing to devote their time to this cause and to perform reduced-cost spay/neuter. These veterinarians demostrate their dedication to saving animal lives by reducing shelter deaths through spay/neuter, and we recommend them highly if you are in need of veterinary services for any of your pets.