Prevent a Litter provides low cost pet services

By Christian Martinez News Contributor

On Feb. 3 Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra declared February as spay and neuter awareness month. Prevent a Litter or PALS is a non-profit organization made up of volunteers located in San Marcos to help students with low- cost pet needs.

The awareness is to help stop free-roaming cats and to promote trap-neuter-return guidelines for strays. PALS provides low-cost spays, neuters, vaccinations, animal food and more. They were created to help stop pet homelessness and pet overpopulation.

Lauren Foye, the president, and clinical director of PALS said she wants more people to know about their non-profit and to take advantage of their services.

"If you are a certain low-income bracket you can get a spay and neuter for free," Foye said. "If you just qualify outside of that, and you still need to use our service then we have the low-cost option."

Foye knows that students love to adopt a pet right away when they get to college since most students are alone for the first time, and she wants people to know that PALS is the place to get their pet set up if needed.

"We want to make the students aware on campus that there are options," Foye said. "They get their first apartment and they're super excited to buy a pet, but that comes with a lot of responsibility and a lot of costs."

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