CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cuyahoga County has approved $10,000 in one-time federal stimulus dollars left over from the pandemic to help PetFix open a spaying and neutering clinic in Garfield Heights.

PetFix already fixes about 10,000 cats and dogs per year out of its Euclid clinic, but Executive Director Kristy Luco told County Council back in September that the clinic is always at capacity and is simply not enough to meet the area’s needs. She noted that appointments are scheduled three months in advance and fill up within 48 hours.

An announcement at the top of the company’s website warns that they’re not able to accept stray cats or schedule spaying services at the moment, due to a temporary veterinarian shortage.

But opening a second clinic in Garfield Heights is expected to increase ac

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