Serving the needs of the Navajo Nation and its pets

We know it can be challenging to find veterinary resources when and where you need them, but there are many organizations offering these services near you that you may not know about. Here’s a schedule of upcoming spay/neuter and vaccination clinics across the Navajo Nation.

Desert View Veterinary Clinic

Dr. Carol Holgate | Tuba City, Arizona

For information about services offered, hours of operation, and scheduling an appointment please call (928) 283-6184.

Navajo Nation Veterinary Program

Clinics in Tse Bonito, Chinle, and Shiprock

For information about services offered, hours of operation, and scheduling an appointment please visit the Navajo Nation Veterinary Management Facebook page.

Rez Vet

Dr. Adrienne Ruby | Dilkon, Arizona

For information about services offered, hours of operation, and scheduling an appointment please call (928) 521-6241.

Western Agency Spay/Neuter & Pet Resource Center

For information about services offered, hours of operation, and scheduling an appointment please call (928) 235-6345 or Visit the Navajo Nation Pet Resources website. Or Email: Navajonationpetresources.org

There are so many ways to get involved. You can help out at a spay/neuter and vaccination clinic, give lifts to pets from shelters to rescue groups for adoption, or foster a dog or cat until the animal can be transported.

When you're ready to get started, click the link below.

Help at a spay/neuter and vaccination clinic

There are a range of tasks you can help with at the spay/neuter and vaccination clinics, such as checking in pets, cleaning kennels, assisting with surgery recovery and helping with paperwork. No experience? No problem. We will provide training and support.

Become a transport driver

Do you love animals? Do you love to drive? If your answers are yes, we have a great volunteer opportunity for you. We are always looking for people to help get animals from shelters to rescue groups where they can be adopted.

Open your home to a foster pet

Because of the high volume of animals entering the shelters, we often receive urgent calls from the kennel officers asking us to find homes for dogs, cats, puppies and kittens to make space for more. Rescue groups often need a bit of time to arrange for incoming animals. That’s where you come in.

By fostering a pet — providing love and care while an animal waits to be transferred to a rescue group and adopted — you’re helping to prepare that animal for life in a home, while freeing up space in shelters to help more pets.

To foster a pet in the Navajo Nation, you'll need to be in compliance with the Navajo Nation Animal Control ordinance.

Questions about any of the volunteer opportunities listed above? Email our outreach team at outreach@bestfriends.org.