Ontario SPCA rolls out Neuter Scooter in Durham Region to help reduce pet overpopulation

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Whitby, ON (May 2, 2025) – The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society’s Neuter Scooter rolled into Durham Region yesterday, providing accessible spay/neuter services to help address pet overpopulation in the community.

On May 1, the Neuter Scooter transported 18 pre-booked cats from Durham Region to a partnering high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter clinic in Trenton, preventing close to an estimated 1,000 potentially unwanted offspring. After their surgeries, the cats were returned to their families later that same day.

“We were thrilled to bring the Neuter Scooter to Durham Region and help reduce barriers to accessing vital spay and neuter services,” says Kayla Montes, Community Outreach Coordinator with the Humane Society of Durham Region, which is one of 12 Ontario SPCA animal centres across the province. “By preventing unplanned litters, we’re supporting the health of animals and our community.”

The Neuter Scooter initiative was first piloted in 2024 to make spay/neuter services more accessible. Last year it made 36 trips to communities around the province, making 761 spay/neuter surgeries possible for cats, and preventing more than an estimated 43,000 potentially unwanted offspring.

For more information about the Neuter Scooter and other Ontario SPCA community support services, visit ontariospca.ca/communitysupport

Media Contact

Kayla Montes
Community Outreach Coordinator,
Humane Society of Durham Region
289-894-3404
kmontes@ontariospca.ca

The Humane Society of Durham Region

The Humane Society of Durham Region is a registered charity. For over 30 years, the HSDR has been dedicated to protecting and providing compassionate care for unwanted and abused animals in Durham Region until they find their forever homes. Committed to improving the lives of animals, HSDR provides education and resources to the community.

In August 2022, the HSDR formally joined the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society to combine the organizations. This will enable the HSDR to strengthen and grow the programs and community support services it provides to help animals and the families who love them.

The Humane Society of Durham Region acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation, which is covered under the Williams Treaties. The HSDR is situated on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, which includes Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi

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