UCAN Nonprofit Spay/Neuter Clinic

10/05/2026

If you have a pittie in Clermont or Hamilton County that needs sterilized, get it done for FREE while this special lasts!!

Clermont and Hamilton county pittie owners - where are you? We are offering free spay/neuter appointments (for Pitties) at least through the rest of the year. We do not know what we’re going to do come 2027 as far as the amount that owners will need to cover. Send us a DM today!

10/01/2026

09/29/2026

🎉🐾 HAPPY 13th BIRTHDAY, SMITH! 🐾🎉

Smith came to UCAN as the tiny, underweight runt of a neglected litter of pit bull puppies. He had a rough start—but his story became the inspiration for something incredible. ❤️

The compassionate person who rescued Smith, nursed him back to health, and gave him a loving home created Smith's Pit STOP in his honor. Its mission is simple: prevent unwanted pit bull litters so fewer puppies ever have to suffer the way Smith and his littermates did.

And what an impact one little dog has made!

🐾 More than 2,400 pitties in Greater Cincinnati have already been spayed or neutered with help from Smith’s Pit STOP.

That means thousands upon thousands of unwanted puppies will never be born into uncertain futures—and Smith’s impact will continue for generations.

One little dog inspired a movement. One little dog is changing the future for pitties in Greater Cincinnati. ❤️

Happy Birthday, Smith! Your life has made a difference far beyond anything anyone could have imagined. 🎂🐶

Have a pittie who needs to be spayed or neutered? Contact Smith's Pit STOP. Thanks to their generous subsidies, your pittie can be spayed or neutered for FREE at UCAN!

If you want to join in on the celebration, we would so appreciate a $13 donation to help celebrate 13 years - make it at www.ucancincinnati.org and put “Celebrate Smith” in the memo line.

09/24/2026

🐾 OUR PETS NEED YOUR OLD TOWELS & BLANKETS! 🐾

See these cozy faces? ❤️ Every cat and dog who comes to UCAN for spay/neuter surgery gets something soft and warm to snuggle in while they recover.

🐱 Cats get a clean towel.
🐶 Dogs get a cozy blanket.

And with thousands of surgeries each year, we go through A LOT of them!

If you’re cleaning out your linen closet, please think of our patients before tossing those gently used towels and blankets. They don’t need to be new or pretty — our furry patients certainly don’t care! They just need to be clean, no tears or holes, and ready for some serious post-surgery snuggling. 🥰

We especially need:
❤️ Bath-size towels
❤️ Throw- to full-size blankets

Donations can be dropped off at 2830 Colerain Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45225, Monday–Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Prefer to send something directly to us? You can also shop our Amazon Wish List: https://a.co/dkePXj3

PLEASE NOTE: We unfortunately cannot use crocheted blankets (little toenails can get caught in them), sheets, pillowcases, or large comforters.

Every towel and blanket helps us keep a pet warm, comfortable and cared for while we do the important work of preventing unwanted litters and pet homelessness.

Thank you for keeping our patients cozy! ❤️🐾

Your old towel/blanket = their warm recovery.

09/19/2026

🐾 THEIR PAW PRINTS STAY ON OUR HEARTS FOREVER. ❤️

September is National Pet Memorial Month - a special time to remember the pets who filled our lives with unconditional love, joy, and companionship.

You can honor a beloved pet while helping other pets have the chance to live long, happy lives with families who love them.

For a $100 donation, we’ll create a personalized, engraved paw print that will be permanently displayed in UCAN’s lobby. Add your pet’s name, a special message, or honor someone whose love for animals made a difference.

But this paw print is more than a memorial. It creates a legacy.

Your $100 gift helps UCAN provide affordable and free spay/neuter services—preventing unwanted litters, reducing pet overpopulation, and helping keep pets out of shelters and where they belong: with the families who love them.

🐾 Honor the pet you’ll never forget.
🐾 Give another pet a brighter future.
🐾 Leave a paw print that makes a difference.

❤️ Their life mattered. Their memory can help save others.

Purchase your paw print today at ucancincinnati.org/pawprint and turn the love you’ll always carry for a special pet into hope for pets who need us now.

09/16/2026

🐾 78 SURGERIES TODAY. THOUSANDS OF FUTURE BIRTHS PREVENTED.

Today was another great day at UCAN: 22 dogs and 56 cats were spayed or neutered.

You may not see the impact of those 78 surgeries tomorrow. There won't be photos of the thousands of puppies and kittens who were never born into homelessness. You won't see them overcrowding shelters, struggling to survive outdoors, or waiting for homes that may never come.

And that's exactly the point.

Shelters and rescues do incredible work saving animals who need help today. At UCAN, we're working to prevent tomorrow's animals from ever needing to be saved.

Every spay/neuter surgery helps stop unwanted litters before they happen — reducing pet overpopulation, homelessness, and ultimately the number of cats and dogs entering our local shelters.

The adorable faces in these photos from today are more than today's patients. They're part of the solution.

❤️ It's time to PIVOT TO PREVENTION.

If we want fewer homeless animals, fewer overcrowded shelters, and fewer cats and dogs without families, we must address the problem at its source.

Prevention may not come with a dramatic rescue story. But preventing the need for rescue in the first place is a story worth supporting.

Please help us keep doing this lifesaving work. Donate. Share. And help us make prevention a priority. 🐾

08/27/2026

Today, we’re celebrating what can happen when one compassionate person refuses to look away. ❤️🐾🐈

Officer Robert Spears of Dayton, KY stepped in to help a gentleman who had become overwhelmed caring for more than 40 cats, both inside and outside his home. The gentleman resisted Animal Control's efforts to help because he feared his cats would simply be taken away.

Officer Spears took a different approach: he earned his trust.

Now, many of those cats are being spayed/neutered and vaccinated at UCAN at no cost. The unsocial cats are being released back outside the home and, after taking time to build trust, the gentleman eventually agreed to allow some of the adoptable cats the chance to find new families. He will now be able to keep a more manageable number of cats so they will get better care—and Officer Spears is even fostering four kittens himself!

This is compassion in action. And it’s also prevention.

Because these cats are being sterilized, this situation ends with these 40+ cats instead of becoming hundreds more. That means fewer kittens born outdoors, fewer cats entering shelters, and fewer animals suffering because there simply aren’t enough homes.

And here’s the important part: our donors make this possible. Your gifts allow UCAN to say “yes” when people like Officer Spears step up to solve a problem before it becomes an even bigger one.

❤️ Please donate today (ucancincinnati.org/how-to-help/donate) so we can keep providing free spay/neuter services for cats & dogs who need us most. Every surgery prevents future litters—and brings us one step closer to a community where no healthy cat or dog dies in a shelter simply because there are too many.

Thank you, Officer Spears, for showing just how much difference one determined, compassionate person can make. And thank YOU to everyone who gives so that we can be there when help is needed. 🐾 https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1EtNjFKwQK/

08/26/2026

Happy National Dog Day - everyone thinks they have the best dog and they are right 🙂

PSA - we are going to focus on Hamilton and Clermont pitties through the remainder of the year. Please reach out ASAP to get on the schedule. Please send us a direct message on our page. Comments get lost in the shuffle.

UCAN Nonprofit Spay/Neuter Clinic performs approximately one thousand spay/neuter surgeries per month. They are booked out until the end of the year. That means 4,000 people are already booked and so many waiting. These appointments are like winning the golden ticket from W***y Wonka.

08/25/2026

A very happy FOURTEEN year anniversary to Donna!! She actually tried to retire once, but ended up coming back part-time shortly thereafter because she just couldn't stay away from all the amazing animals we help and the positive impact we make in the community! She helps with marketing and fundraising and we are so grateful for all the work she does for us and the animals!! 🐾❤😁