Veterinary Services

Healthy animals mean healthy communities.

But across the globe, access to veterinary care is often out of reach. Greater Good Charities closes that gap with expert, compassionate care that removes barriers, prevents suffering, and creates lasting change.

Veterinary services are out of reach for many.

Communities everywhere are struggling with a global shortage of veterinarians. For many families, that means essential care for their pets is out of reach, either because their community has no veterinarians, or because they cannot afford care. At Greater Good Charities, we believe that keeping pets healthy is part of keeping communities safe and thriving.

That’s why we partner with local communities to provide free spay/neuter surgeries and vaccinations—removing financial and logistical barriers to care. We also fund medical treatments for pets and wildlife, deliver pharmaceuticals, and support disaster relief efforts.

76,300+ spay/neuter surgeries
76,000+ professional volunteer hours
10.1M pharmaceutical doses delivered
$22.7M in free services donated to low-income communities

How We Work

We meet communities where they are, providing care that creates long-term change:

Free High Quality, High Volume spay/neuter and vaccination procedures for cats and dogs.

Anti-parasitic medications to improve pet health and public safety.

Free microchips to help keep pets and families together
Medical care grants for adoptable pets and wildlife

Community education & shelter partnerships to foster sustainable solutions.

Our Veterinary Clinics

From isolated communities in Alaska to crowded coastal towns in Mexico, we work at the community level to help people, animals, and the environment thrive together.

Our high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter program combines operational efficiency with compassionate care, ensuring underserved areas have access to essential procedures for all community animals. Alongside sterilization, we provide vaccinations, parasite control, and education—empowering pet owners and community shelters to reduce overpopulation sustainably and create healthier environments.

The Bottom Line

This work is more than medicine—it's transformation. Our spay and neuter program:

Reduces pet homelessness, making communities safer

Lowers euthanasia rates, easing the burden on shelters

Strengthens community resilience, empowering people to care for their pets.

Our teams have sterilized over 76,300 pets, with professional volunteers dedicating more than 76,000 hours of expertise in the field.

Latest Updates

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why is Greater Good Charities' Veterinary Services programming so efficient and impactful? Learn more about how we work below:

What are the high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter clinics operated by Greater Good Charities around the world?

Greater Good Charities deploys specially trained high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter (HQHVSN) surgical teams and works with professional trapping teams on the local level to humanely control pet overpopulation in communities that need it most.

The HQHVSN clinics aim to reduce human-animal conflict, reduce shelter intake, and relieve the burden on animal shelters to euthanize unwanted pets.

The clinics provide vaccination services to owned and community pets free-of-charge, and educate community members on the importance of spay/neuter, TNR (Trap, Neuter, Return) as well as offer free-of-charge sterilization for their pet.

How many high-volume/high-quality surgeries have Greater Good Charities teams completed?

To date, the team has spayed or neutered more than 76,300 dogs and cats to help address the pet overpopulation issue in the local communities it serves.

How many professional hours have volunteer veterinarians and technicians donated to help this program?

Veterinary professionals across the country have volunteered more than 76,000 hours of their time to support the HQHVSN clinics, helping to offset over $22 million in cost to low-income communities.

Why are these high-quality/high-volume clinics needed?

HQHV sterilization prevents unwanted litters that contribute to pet overpopulation, decreasing disease spread and animal suffering.

Greater Good Charities helps communities they serve by off-setting costs that local pet shelter, rescue, and community programs incur each year.

Greater Good Charities believes high-quality, high-volume (HQHV) sterilization, combined with working with local trapping teams, is the most effective and humane method of dog/cat population control.

Which animals receive surgeries from Greater Good Charities' veterinary clinics?

Greater Good Charities provides spay and neuter services including TNR, working with local trapping teams for community dogs/cats to keep pet populations within sustainable levels.

For clinics open to the public, high-need communities are able to bring in their owned animals to receive sterilization and vaccination. For many of these pets and pet owners, it is their first experience with a veterinarian, and the education they receive on the value of veterinary care helps ensure a healthier animal population going forward.

Are Greater Good Charities' Spay/Neuter clinics safe?

Yes! Greater Good Charities uses the highest standards of safety, medical and professionalism, including: 1) Expert HQHVSN veterinary surgical teams 2) High-quality veterinary equipment to maximize efficiency and safety for patients and staff, and 3) Best practices via Association of Shelter Veterinarians (ASV) spay/neuter guidelines for surgery procedures, including sterilization ID via tattoo and/or ear tips.

Greater Good Charities takes a holistic approach by meeting with and listening to local communities and conducting a survey to identify areas for optimum success before setting a plan in motion.

Greater Good Charities works closely with communities they serve to create and implement an effective and sustainable plan that includes multiple rounds of HQHVSN clinics.

In a high-quality/high-volume clinic, how many surgeries can be performed?

The Greater Good Charities veterinary surgical team can perform up to 800 HQHVSN surgeries a day.

Where is Greater Good Charities conducting veterinary clinics now?

Greater Good Charities is expanding access to veterinary care by currently offering high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter clinics in communities across Alaska, Hawaii, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Texas, Ukraine, Washington, and Greece.