​Because you got the dog BEFORE getting ill or losing your job or perhaps your partner dies or leaves you I mean there are lots of reasons.

Ffs can't people like you engage their brain before spouting stupid inane lines from the Daily Mail? This is right up there with blaming the sick, disabled, poor and immigrants for all of Britain's problems - Grow up!

If you can afford a dog then you can afford to get it neutered [at your own expense] and if you can't, you cannot afford a dog.

Do they offer a discount on humans too?

If you have to rely on a charity to look after your dog - why the hell do you have one???? When you decide to have a dog join your home, you should understand there will be a lot of costs such as neutering and chipping. The Dogs Trust shouldn't be funding people's selfish decisions.

Great deal! Have some heat!

It seems they also offer free microchipping for any breed

http://www.chipmydog.org.uk/have-your-dog-chipped-for-free/free-chipping-locations-and-participating-vets/

Already posted & free.

Thats the dogs **** !!!! poor dog !!

Pets at home offered this last year but I didn't get my dog done then and when I asked the other day they said the offer was for some dogs only now and mine would cost £130 :disappointed: for my Jack Russell Terrier.

the breed on that list that needs it the most are jack russells, horrible little **** lol

Your dog is on the list so would only cost £35 if you go to one of the registered vets. That's what we are doing with our bullmastiff (who is the softest dog going).

Do they offer a discount on humans too?

So just to clarify do you need to be on some kind of benifit + have one of those breeds of dogs + live in one of those post codes to qualify. Thats not specific at all then.

...... Alot of hoops to jump through

Adam Johnson?

You seem to have missed out the info for Greater London.

Low Cost Neutering Greater London

£35 neutering vouchers are available to those living in Greater London that are in receipt of means tested benefits (Income support; Jobseeker’s Allowance; ESA, Child Tax Credit, Working tax credit; Housing Benefit; Council Tax reduction/ Council tax Support; Universal Credit, Pension Credit) if your dog is of one of the following listed breeds:

Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Mastiff, Rottweiler, American Bull Dog, Greyhound, Lurcher, Akita, Husky, Malamute, German Shepherd, Samoyed, Jack Russell Terrier, Collie and Crossbreeds where the primary breed is identifiable as one of those listed will also be eligible.

To be issued a voucher you and your dog will need to attend one of our responsible dog ownership events in Greater London and bring proof of benefit along with you. Once you have collected the voucher simply make an appointment with a participating vet and take the voucher and photo ID (or 2 other forms of ID) along with you when you attend your veterinary appointment.

To find your nearest event please visit http://www.chipmydog.org.uk

Please note – Our subsidised neutering scheme does not cover keyhole spays.

To find your nearest participating vet please use the map below, or call our neutering hotline number 0333 202 1148

:smiley:

This deal is the dogs b*ll*x

people on benefits should be neutered

Same applies to RSPCA vets, but as far as I know they are not breed specific.

If you have to rely on a charity to look after your dog - why the hell do you have one???? When you decide to have a dog join your home, you should understand there will be a lot of costs such as neutering and chipping. The Dogs Trust shouldn't be funding people's selfish decisions.

£35 thats a snip
arthur

If you can afford a dog then you can afford to get it neutered [at your own expense] and if you can't, you cannot afford a dog.

I have talked to my dog about how relationships should be allowed to blossom and that sex is something that should come from a loving partnership.

Only good for the job-shy and other related leeches.

I also found this with the blue cross where i beleive it give anyone a discount as long as the vets agree:-

Costs

Blue Cross will contribute the following amounts towards the cost of neutering carried out at a private veterinary practice. Unfortunately pets being neutered at a charity clinic or hospital are not eligible for a grant:

Male dog £50
Female dog £75
Male cat £20
Female cat £30
Male rabbit £20
Female rabbit £30
Male horse £70

We will send you a voucher by email.

Please print and take this with you along with photo ID such as a passport or driving licence (two utility bills can be used if you do not have photo ID) to your vet.

If you live in or around Coventry or Felixstowe, it will usually be cheaper to use our neutering schemes in these areas instead. If you live in Manchester, please contact Buchanan Vets in Timperley (0161 980 3663) or Baguley (0161 945 0880).

https://www.bluecross.org.uk/neutering-grant

I stumbled across these when looking for rescue dogs. I work with a lot of vulnerable people who unfortunately do not think of the expense of looking after dogs and will not be able to pay a lot to look after them. They are also more prone to the influence of others who often do not give good advice. Unfortunately they also tend to have the "tough" looking breeds.
At least if this info could be passed onto them it can spare the dog a potential life of puppy after puppy.

A 9 year old dog should already be neutered and chipped! If you cannot look after a dog, it is callous and mean not to give it up. There are a lot of people out there who would love to adopt an older dog already trained.

​Well said, these idiots with their Murdoch newspaper headlines can drop dead

Dogs trust.... and Neutering....

Those 2 things don't sound like they should go together :neutral_face:

That was an example you muppet to counter the idiot saying that people on benefits shouldn't get pets ie they got the pet when they were working or inherited it.

As for lots of people looking to rehome animals we work for recues helping put, fostering etc and that is generally complete rubbish there is NOT a lot of people out there looking to take rescue dogs in at all quite the opposite in fact, if your claim were correct we wouldn't have dogs/cats etc being destroyed every day because there's no home for them. Fact is its many times harder to rehome an older animal than a kitten or puppy

Don't be so ridiculous. There are not a lot of people waiting to adopt old dogs (why on Earth do you think so many are euthanised?).

Though your suggestion that a dog is better off being ripped away from a loving family and put in a shelter than living un-spayed is so absurd I can only imagine you're clueless on the subject anyway.

All these if you can afford a dog you can afford £100 to get it neutered are rediculous. What about all the elderly who have them as companions? The disabled? Those who buy a dog earning 30k per year then are made redundant? Should they dump theirs in a river?
And forgetting about all those what about those who just work hard, earn minimum wage topped up with tax credits and would like a family dog for the children, should they not have one because they arnt fortunate to have been born well off?
It's rediculous, I sometimes wonder how Cameron ever got it then I see comments like this...
I think this is a really good idea and hopefully will help a few people out, thanks OP

Without pointing fingers, there is a lot of mean opinionated rubbish on here today. Shame. I expect the OP intended to help rather than provoke a load of unnecessary nastiness. Thanks for posting.

​They should neuter all bigots and ignorant plebs. That should sort out a fair few people and the future of humanity! :wink:

My sister has two dogs as her son is disabled and is often home unwell. She can't work because of this and the dogs are his only friends at home because he has to travel to a special needs base in another town for school. It's not always cut and dried. This offer would be great for them but sadly, we live in Scotland so it's a no go by the looks of it.

Not everyone on benefits are lazy people, what about the poor people that have always worked, and now find themselves being laid off , or being put on a shorter working week, due to no fault of their own, they might have already had a dog, and now are finding it a struggle to keep up with bills etc etc. SO DON'T TAR EVERYONE WITH THE SAME BRUSH. !!!

​Tell that to the millions of families that work and still get it! Can't blame people for a benefit that is free to anyone with children.

Neutering costs should be take into account when you purchase the dog. We had ours done at 6 months (recommended by the vets), and was part of the vets puppy pack we purchased as soon as we registered. So no, I don't see any reason!!! Dogs are expensive, and unfortunately a lot of people don't realise that.

some of the clowns on this thread should be neutered!!

agree with '' rasberrysherbat" completely but we have to think of the poor animals...At least if it's a bitch they cannot breed from her.....

We recently looked into adopting an older dog, but round here they are all large dogs (staffies and the like) or have behavioural problems and not suitable for living with another dog.

We waited until we were financially comfortable before having a dog. We would have loved one a couple of years before, but knew we couldn't afford it until I finished my studies and started earning. As soon as we registered him at the vets we sorted out all his booster jabs, chipping, and scheduled him for neutering.

I'm not sure what suggestion I made about giving up a dog just because they're not neutered? I know plenty of dogs who haven't been (show dogs) which isn't an issue as the owners are responsible. My issue is with the irresponsible owners who buy dogs without understanding what it actually takes to look after a dog.

How about the bit when you said "a 9 year old dog should already be neutered - if you can't look after a dog...". Not that there are any plans to spay her now anyway, charity or no charity.

Then you should have said your issue is with irresponsible owners who don't understand what it takes to look after a dog instead of using Daily Mail-esque soundbites for situations you don't fully grasp.

I also hope you develop a slightly stronger bond with your dog over time so your first thought if times are tough isn't "let's get rid of it"!

A snip at twice the price.

That will stop the dog dry humping the s**t out of everything in my home.

Another hand out for the doleys

A lot of sad ignorant people on this post that really needs to be neutered themselves , ignorance is another word for dumb.

​that might stop the raping our women and children

If you ever wanted proof even Dogs Trust agree you've got a dog with a very high potential of being aggressive...

Well said. Some people are so ignorant. The very fact that someone on a low budget is willing to pay to have their pet neutered shows they are responsible loving people. Otherwise they would just abandon the animal. Money doesn't make a good owner or parent for that matter. I have been fortunate enough to always have a good job but I see many people who purchase the latest animal as if it's a fashion accessory only to discard it when bored with it despite the fact that it has been expensive as money is no object to them. As for their children money is also lavished on them but not their time.

Yup I'd have to argue vehemently against that, ok, so pyro IS a slight possibility ..but we don't force human females to go through the process, however "big practise" vets are in business to extract coin & often rely on your ignorance as often witnessed by what is dispensed for an animal at premium cost compared to walking into a supermarket for simple remedial action, & that word again proper substantial, well balanced, not out of a fricking can DIET.


ALSO when you tie the ends of a bitch, especially an older one it frequently does lead to incontinence! ..be that dribbles or full blown, all of which add up as to how long an animal is going to be allowed to dodge the final needle! ..so if you suddenly have an older bitch seen to on your say so you could be shortening that dogs life considerably & giving them neurosis in the meantime, ..the guilt of a dog who has peed on its bedding / carpet unwittingly etc.

Your blanket statement & subsequent hole digging is utter cr @p raspberrysherbert many folk either completely restrict access for a bitch when it is in season, & many folk upon getting a dog pay closer attention to garden access / security for the purpose of keeping the dog safe & fools of humans out, no neutering needed than they ever would consider otherwise.

The process of 2 dogs mating isn't typically "wham bam thankyou mam" & if you are with a bitch on heat in the street you can still boot a feckless owners dog off lead up the **** with the two legs you are in possession of correct!?
How about teaching folk when peak flow duration actually is (the realistically fertile zone) ...to observe puffiness within a bitch's hind quarters, to calendar count & note the dog's behavioural changes & needs, ..folk'll learn a hec of a lot more about an animal from that end of the matter, if they can understand hormonal changes in the same species then they should surely be able to suss out a bitch in season (before, during & after) & how it alters behaviourally & how you should to it!

owner of 4 dogs with 4 very different profiles.

With your attitude are you a member of wood green WGAS & their profiteering doctrine? ...your comments take on their tone & attitude, too damn simplistic & blinkered!

Given that until this month the cost was £30 and was open to all breeds, I wouldn't call this a hot deal...

It seems like in their rush to take the moral high-ground they just mis-spoke and didn't actually mean that dogs must be spayed to be looked after properly. As you say, mine has never been in a situation where she could get pregnant anyway (helped by her irritating cowardliness towards other dogs!).

Though I don't quite agree it's a case of "big practise vets" trying to get more money - there are definite health benefits for being spayed. They are somewhat offset by the health risks that increase once they're spayed, but I'd wager it's still slightly on the side of beneficial to do it. Add in the quite disgusting blood dripping every season and the risk some dogs have of getting pregnant, I'd say it's perfectly reasonable for a vet to recommend it. My "big practise" vet however said he personally wouldn't bother when we asked when she was about 5. The stereotype people often apply to anyone who works for "big pharma"/banks/MPs etc. is rather unfair - you seem to forget these are all individuals and aren't defined by the company they work for!


Collies, for example, are considered aggressive? I know people always come out with the "my pitball is lovely" line, but I've never seen an aggressive collie - and parts of my family are obsessed with them!

There must be some other criteria for making that list - perhaps they're the breeds that end up in Dogs Trust shelters most often, which doesn't necessarily mean they're aggressive. Collies would presumably be on the list because they're intelligent and very active, meaning they aren't the easiest dogs to look after.

.... Which people already here don't do. Oh, not at all. Who are our prisons (and a certain broadcasting corporation) full of then? Doh! Put away your copy of The Sun and the Mail for starters.

Why are all the nasty people out in force on a deal that is meant to help people who have a dog?? HUKD isn't the place it once was, sadly :disappointed:

Hi Jim, we have several vets in the family, for instance "big" animal (horses, cows etc) who obviously treat dogs etc too.. doubtless the opinion formed is from experience on both sides of the fence, due to our own folk being busy attending calls we don't burden them with care, but we do report back on costs & the like.
The latest "incident" from a big practise was to ignore a longstanding prescription & give a different spec of tablet, (supposedly checked off by two competent people) ..which has potentially lessened the animal in questions life, ..frankly the response from the practise's head vet was risible.

We don't mind the blood, frankly tails spraying blood from knocks on everything are far worse (boxers since the docking ban), ..longlasting trauma in several of our dogs, like having a junkie shooting up for months on end, on every surface.
Plus, we tiled & put down wood floors, bleachy mops are par for the course where paws are concerned. very little actual carpet. :wink:

​scrounger

Page3092 I am no scrounger, I have empathy for people,but then you would have to look that up, it's called a dictionary, try looking. you are so ignorant. The very fact that someone on a low budget is willing to pay to have their pet neutered shows they are responsible loving people. Otherwise they would just abandon the animal. Money doesn't make a good owner or parent for that matter. I have been fortunate enough to always have a good job but I see many people who purchase the latest animal as if it's a fashion accessory only to discard it when bored with it despite the fact that it has been expensive as money is no object to them. As for their children money is also lavished on them but not their time.

Folks we have a bite