Vet unveils plan to help dog owners with low-cost spay/neuter services


Posted on Jun 19, 2009
By Julia Szabo

 

 

Veterinarian and FetchDog friend Dr. Diane Levitan has a new pet project: Helping PAW (Promote Animal Welfare), which operates a mobile veterinary clinic. Helping PAW's mission is to bring low-cost spay and neuter services for dogs and cats to pet owners on New York's Long Island who would otherwise not be able to afford to have their animals fixed.

The van, a 40-foot Toy Hauler RV, is fully loaded with state-of-the-art veterinary equipment, and the spay-neuter services offered exceed the care guidelines for such programs as laid out by the Association of Shelter Veterinarians.

At the unveiling of the clinic-on-wheels, Nassau County Legislator Edward P. Mangano spoke about the importance of proper animal care and control. In the coming weeks, the Helping PAW mobile clinic will operate four days a week, making scheduled stops to offer its services at pet care centers throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties.

"Animal overpopulation is a crisis-level issue," Dr. Levitan said. "Our primary goal is to raise awareness of the need to spay/neuter to decrease the number of unwanted pets. It's a vital aspect of caring for your pet. We want to make spay/neuter accessible to more of our neighbors who may find these services beyond their means in today's tough economy."

To learn more, or to see a schedule of upcoming stops, go here.


Left to right: Nassau County Legistlator Edward Mangano, Glen Levitan, licensed veterinarian and Helping PAW Executive Director Dr. Diane Levitan, Helping PAW board member Dawn Reilly, licensed veterinary technician Lynne Carson, staff veterinarian Erika Friedrich, veterinary assistant Barbara Levine and Helping PAW board member Judd Spodek.

Seated left to right: Sophie Levitan, Sam Levitan and Ben Levitan

 

Left to right: Ben Levitan, Sophie Levitan, licensed veterinarian and Helping PAW Executive Director Dr. Diane Levitan, Nassau County Legistlator Edward Mangano, Helping PAW board member Dawn Reilly, Sam Levitan and Helping PAW board member Judd Spodek.

 


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