05/25/2026
❗️The Spay & Prevention Support Program ❗️
Sponsored in part by the Spicer Family
For years, Bright Eyes Dog Rescue has been quietly doing the work of getting dogs in under-resourced communities fixed and back home where they belong. No surrender. No adoption required. Just one surgery that means fewer strays, fewer surrenders, and fewer litters born into uncertainty.
Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of the Spicer family, we’re thrilled to shine a spotlight on our Spay & Prevention Support Program and announce that their support has allowed us to expand our capacity in a big way, including adding neuters to the mix.
Yesterday, we took in 8 dogs from a partner community. All of them will be spayed or neutered and returned to their loving owners. Eight dogs. Five families who get to keep their pets. Hundreds of unwanted puppies that simply won’t happen.
⁉️Why does spay/neuter return matter?
Not every dog needs a new home. Many are loved exactly where they are. They just need access to veterinary care their owners can’t always access due to location or financial restraints. Spay/neuter return programs keep families together while tackling overpopulation at the source, rather than waiting for the fallout to show up on our doorstep.
Spaying and neutering also protects dogs’ health. It significantly reduces the risk of reproductive cancers and other serious conditions. These dogs don’t just go home. They go home with one less way they could be taken too soon.
Preventing overpopulation also helps reduce the spread of deadly infectious diseases like parvovirus, distemper, and other highly contagious illnesses that thrive when too many unvaccinated puppies are being born without adequate resources or veterinary care. Through this program, dogs also receive core vaccinations and tick prevention medications whenever possible, helping protect not only the individual animals, but entire communities of pets. Fewer litters means fewer vulnerable puppies exposed to suffering, prolonged illness, and preventable deaths.
Every dog that gets fixed is one less litter of puppies born without a plan. Every surgery is an investment in the community, the animals, and the future.
💙Want to help us keep going?
💻 Donate at bedr.ca/donate and select Spay Support Program from the Fund drop down menu.
💸 Or e-transfer to [email protected] and put “Spay Program” in the memo.
Did you know? The average cost of a spay can range between $400 and $800, and the average cost of a neuter can range between $300 and $500, depending on the dog’s size!
Every $500 sponsors a spay or neuter for a dog in need!
💛 Thank you, Spicer family. This one’s for the dogs!
