MERCER COUNTY, W.Va. – In Mercer County, leaders with the county’s spay and neuter clinic say they are in desperate need of help.
The director for ‘Furever Fixed’, the low cost spay and neuter clinic in the county says the clinic is in desperate need of veterinarian help to assist with spay and neuter surgeries.
“We have over 500 patients on our reserve wait list and our waiting list that need to be assisted. We’ve reserved the months February, March and April to get these expedited. Then start moving forward for other clients asking for services rendered,” said Connie Gillespie.
Gillespie says the clinic was able to spay/neuter 250 animals in the first 12 weeks of operation.
Gillespie says the clinic has a veterinarian on payroll right now but due to unforeseen circumstances they’re not able to perform as many surgeries as they used to.
She says the clinic is hoping to get full time help but says they’re open to more part time help as well.
She says anyone from in state or out of state is welcome to apply.
“I also talked with the Board of Veterinary Medicine of West Virginia. They’re willing to assist in getting anyone from out of state that wants to be licensed to have it expedited up to as early as 14 days to get them a West Virginia Veterinarian Medicine license so they can assist,” said Gillespie.
Gillespie says finding a veterinarian to help at the clinic has been difficult and she says it’s a very competitive field. However, she says the position at the clinic is paid at a competitive rate and she’s encouraging anyone who may be able to help to reach out.
You can contact the clinic for more information by calling 304-431-2033.
Gillespie says the clinic is still awaiting their non-profit status to be approved by the IRS but she’s hopeful it will be approved soon.
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