A litter of kittens wait for foster homes at the Mendocino County Animal Care Services shelter in Ukiah, Calif., on Friday, May 29, 2026. Kitten season fills the shelter faster than adoptions and foster placements can empty it. (Roger Coryell/Bay City News)

MENDOCINO CO., 10/21/26 — Mendocino County has had $408,000 to spay and neuter cats and dogs since last November. As of Tuesday, it had committed about $41,000 of it.

“The ongoing veterinary shortage continues to present challenges in expanding spay and neuter services and identifying opportunities to expend the funds as quickly as anticipated,” Amy Campbell, director of the county’s animal shelter in Ukiah, told the Board of Supervisors Tuesday.

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