Animal Birth Control Clinic

11/19/2024

11/19/2024

🔴Can You Guess This Year’s Theme for Our Annual No Balls Ball Fundraiser? 🎉🔴

We’re getting ready to unveil all the details for No Balls Ball 2024 later this week, and we can’t wait to share them with you!

Our No Balls Ball is a unique “non-event” fundraiser where amazing people like YOU make a direct impact on cats and dogs in need within our community—without ever leaving your couch. 🐾

This year’s campaign will feature:
✨ An exclusive first look at our theme!
✨ Incredible sponsors who make it all possible!
✨ A limited-edition t-shirt as a thank-you for your donation!

So, what do you think this year’s theme will be? Drop your guesses in the comments below! ⬇

Stay tuned—more exciting updates are coming your way soon!

11/14/2024

🟣Submit your pet now to be entered into our 2025 Furry Fans Calendar!🟣

Follow the instructions in the post below to enter your furry family member into our annual Furry Fans Calendar! With your donation of $45 dollars or more, your pet will be placed in the calendar, you'll receive your very own calendar, and you will be helping pets in our community who need us most! That's what we call a win-win! 🐱🐾🐶

🐾📣We are holding our second ever ABC FURRY FANS CALENDAR FUNDRAISER📣🐾

Submit your pet to be included and get your very own calendar by delivery or clinic pick up! To enter your pet, complete the three easy steps:

💻Visit our website at animalbirthcontrol.org/calendar-fundraiser

📝Fill out the form located on the web page, make a minimum donation of $45, then upload your favorite picture of your pet(s). 🐱🐶

🗓You will receive your calendar by mid-November, great for planning or gifting.

It’s that easy!

This fundraiser supports the clinic’s essential, life-saving programs and operations, like our pet food pantry for pets across Central Texas. Your donation places your pet in the Furry Fans Calendar (alongside other amazing and adorable past and current ABC patients). You will receive your very own calendar that includes your pet! This is a great way to enjoy delightful pet pictures all year round while providing access to affordable preventative veterinary care and pet resources to our community!

Don’t wait to enter, enter your pet TODAY! 💜

For any question about submitting the photo of your precious pet, email [email protected]

11/13/2024

Momma Kitty, the beloved Sherwin-Williams - Waco warehouse cat, showed up in 2018, shy but curious. Over time, employees won her trust with food, water, and gentle care, and soon she was greeting everyone at shift changes! After a few litters of kittens, her SW family knew she needed to be spayed. Thanks to the ABC’s CommCAT TNR program, she was spayed and vaccinated for free! Since then, she’s been thriving with a gorgeous coat and a cozy life, spoiled by her SW family and all the truck drivers who bring her treats and pets. She’s the heart of the warehouse! 💜

Thanks to the Sherwin Williams team and Momma Kitty herself, their staff has made it their mission to help other local community cats! The amazing team at Sherwin-Williams is stepping up to gather donations to build cozy shelters to keep community cats safe and warm. Inspired by their love for Momma Kitty, the maintenance crew is crafting these shelters on-site to share with local cats in need. Huge thanks to Sherwin-Williams for helping make this winter a warm one for our whiskered neighbors! Without community support and partnerships just like this, we would not be able to care for the cats and dogs that need us most (like Momma Kitty).

To check out more information about our CommCat Program, visit https://www.animalbirthcontrol.org/commcat 🐱

To gather more information on how to care for community cats in your area and what to look for, visit https://www.wacoanimalguide.com/community-cats 💻

To help with our TNR efforts and to support pets and their families that need us most you can always visit https://www.animalbirthcontrol.org/donate or we always accept “In-Kind” Donations during business hours - you can view our wishlist at ➡️ https://www.animalbirthcontrol.org/wishlist or ➡️ https://www.chewy.com/g/animal-birth-control-clinic_b128964599

11/05/2024

💜A huge THANK YOU to the Baylor Equestrian Athletic Team and the Baylor SACE club for their incredibly generous donation! 💜

Their support provides first-time and under-resourced pet owners with essentials from our pet resource pantry. These items make a real difference in pet health, wellness, and happiness, and we’re so grateful to offer them to our community thanks to wonderful partners like Baylor Equine and other local supporters.

We’re beyond excited to share these goodies with pets in need and continue making a positive impact in our community. Our mission to make veterinary care affordable and accessible to pets and families who need us most is made possible through the generosity of organizations like Baylor Equine and friends like you.

If you’d like to help by donating items such as pet food, leashes, collars, bowls, or toys, we gladly accept them at the clinic during business hours—just drop by the front desk and let us know it’s for our pet resource pantry! You can also check out our Amazon or Chewy wish lists and have items shipped directly to us—it’s that easy! 🐱🐶

➡️ Amazon - https://a.co/fFfqqB0

➡️ Chewy- https://www.chewy.com/g/animal-birth-control-clinic_b128964599 -list

Thank you again, Baylor Equestrian Athletics and Baylor SACE, for your amazing donation! Sending purrs and puppy kisses from all your friends at ABC! 🐾💚

11/01/2024

🐾📣We are holding our second ever ABC FURRY FANS CALENDAR FUNDRAISER📣🐾

Submit your pet to be included and get your very own calendar by delivery or clinic pick up! To enter your pet, complete the three easy steps:

💻Visit our website at animalbirthcontrol.org/calendar-fundraiser

📝Fill out the form located on the web page, make a minimum donation of $45, then upload your favorite picture of your pet(s). 🐱🐶

🗓You will receive your calendar by mid-November, great for planning or gifting.

It’s that easy!

This fundraiser supports the clinic’s essential, life-saving programs and operations, like our pet food pantry for pets across Central Texas. Your donation places your pet in the Furry Fans Calendar (alongside other amazing and adorable past and current ABC patients). You will receive your very own calendar that includes your pet! This is a great way to enjoy delightful pet pictures all year round while providing access to affordable preventative veterinary care and pet resources to our community!

Don’t wait to enter, enter your pet TODAY! 💜

For any question about submitting the photo of your precious pet, email [email protected]

10/31/2024

🎃 Happy Halloween from your friends at ABC!🎃

Don't forget to cast your vote by liking or loving your favorite costume in the photos below! Let’s see which ABC staff member will be crowned the Halloween Costume Champ! 🥇

We hope you and your furry friends are enjoying some spook-tacular fun today! 🐾👻 Show off your pets' Halloween spirit by sharing their costumes with us in the comments below! ⬇️

10/18/2024

As we wrap up National Veterinary Technician Week, we want to take a moment to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the amazing team of technicians and clinical staff who make our mission possible each and every day! National Vet Tech Week is a time to shine a spotlight on the invaluable contributions of veterinary technicians, and we are beyond proud of the dedication and compassion our team shows to both pets and their families. 🐱🐶

Our vet techs are the backbone of everything we do here at ABC, ensuring that every animal that walks through our doors is met with top-notch care, comfort, and compassion. From wellness and prevention services to providing post-surgery care, their expertise and unwavering commitment are essential to our mission of improving the lives of pets in our community.

We want to thank our technicians for their tireless hard work, dedication, and resilience. It’s because of their endless efforts that we’re able to fulfill our promise to provide exceptional care to each pet we treat. Their passion for our mission, belief in our core values, and the difference they make every day are truly inspiring.

So here’s a HUGE thank you to our incredible technicians and clinical staff! Without your expertise, dedication, and love for animals, we simply wouldn’t be able to make the impact we do. 💜

Do you have a favorite memory of one of our vet techs or recognize a familiar face? Drop a comment below and share your stories of how they’ve helped your beloved pets! ⬇️

10/16/2024

🟣Today is Global Cat Day and National Feral Cat Day!🟣

ABC’s CommCAT TNR program is a simple, cost-effective way to keep outdoorcats safe, healthy, happy and OUT of shelters?

TNR for community cats allows us to trap, spay/neuter, rabies vaccinate, and then return cats back to their home within the community. Trap, Neuter, Return resources, how to’s, and traps can be found at ABC. Animal Birth Control Clinic serves Waco and McLennan County.

THANK YOU MEOWY MUCH FOR LOVING THE KITTIES WITH US! 🐱

For more information about TNR, check out our website here: ➡️
https://www.animalbirthcontrol.org/tnrprocedure

To sponsor TNR for an outside kitties, donate here: ➡️
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=B88WWBXAMJKHY&ssrt=1729096253355

10/16/2024

Myrt McLaughlin became a cherished part of our ABC family in 2011. She immediately took it upon herself to collect and save newspapers for the kennels, eagerly asking for more tasks to help around the clinic. Myrt often completed these tasks at home, replenishing our supplies several times a week, making our team’s work more efficient and allowing our medical staff to care for even more local pet families. Her kindness and straightforward nature touched us all. Myrt had a deep love for both people and pets, and we deeply loved her in return. Despite her significant contributions, she never sought recognition—only ever accepting a heartfelt "thank you." Today, we honor her memory. 💜

View Myrt McLaughlin's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

10/07/2024

🟣Check out these pet goodies for our pet food and resource pantry!🟣

Thanks to the generosity of Tonja and her team at the SPCA of Texas, ABC received a wonderful shipment of new toys, collars, leashes, and more for our community in need of basic pet supplies! 🧡

Our Pet Resource Pantry is a special area within our clinic dedicated to providing families with the essentials to keep their pets safe, healthy, and happy. From food to collars, toys to hygiene products, these 'In-Kind' donations support pets in need.

We serve so many community pets and families through our outreach programs and in-clinic services, so these items will be put to use quickly. We are so grateful for organizations, like the SPCA of Texas and community partners that help with stock but we need help throughout the year!

Thanks to the support of kind people like YOU, life-saving programs are made possible! ABC warmly welcomes ‘In-Kind’ donations, Monday through Friday, from 8am to 5:30pm. Prefer online shopping? Simply order from ABC’s Amazon or Chewy Wish Lists, and your gifts will be delivered directly to the clinic—hassle-free!

Chewy's Wish List ➡️ https://www.chewy.com/g/animal-birth-control-clinic_b128964599 -list

Amazon Wish List ➡️ https://a.co/fFfqqB0

Again, we are deeply grateful for this surprise donation made by SPCA of Texas and know these resources will go to local pets and families who need them most! 🐾

09/27/2024

We’re thrilled to support the Waco Pride Network at their annual Out on the Brazos event for 2024! 🧡

Mark your calendars for October 19th, and join us at Brazos Park East from 11 AM to 6 PM for a day filled with fun, celebration, and community. We’ll be handing out pup cups and other exciting goodies throughout the event. We can't wait to see you and your furry friends at this amazing event! 🐾

A big Thank You to one of our OOTB 2024 Sponsors, the ABC Clinic of McLennan County! ABC is a nonprofit organization providing access to affordable preventive veterinary care for dogs and cats all around our county. We appreciate their support, check out their website to see how you can support them too! https://www.animalbirthcontrol.org/

09/23/2024

🟣 "ABC Clinic is a lifesaver for community cats and betters our community." 🟣


“I rescued an adult cat and her litter of kittens that were living under a storage container outside of my work. I knew I wouldn’t be able to keep them all as indoor cats, and needed to get them spayed and neutered without breaking the bank so that I could release them back outdoors. Thankfully I was able to get appointments for all of the cats on the same day and within a reasonable timeframe, which was crucial considering the importance of the timely spaying and neutering for all of them. What truly sets this clinic apart is their commitment to making pet care accessible to everyone. The funding assistance they provided made all the surgeries free to me, and I was only responsible for the cost of the rabies vaccinations. As someone who has taken on the responsibility of rescuing these kittens, this support was a game-changer. It not only eased the burden on my wallet but also ensured that all of the cats received the care they needed without compromise. The staff at the clinic deserves special mention for their kindness and professionalism. From my initial phone calls to the day of surgery, I felt a genuine dedication to the well-being of animals. They treated the kittens with utmost care and provided me with valuable information on post-surgery care. In a world where pet care costs can sometimes be prohibitive, ABC Clinic is a beacon of hope for pet owners and rescuers alike. I am beyond thankful that such a resource exists in our community, making responsible pet ownership achievable for everyone. Their dedication to community welfare and the well-being of animals is truly commendable. Thank you, ABC Clinic, for being a lifesaver for my kittens and a blessing to our community.”

We’re incredibly grateful to hear heartwarming stories like this! Thanks to our life-saving options, this client was able to spay and neuter a mother cat and her litter. Our mission is to ensure that every pet receives love, care, and the compassion they deserve making preventative veterinary care accessible to the cats and dogs that need us most. From support from people just like YOU, together, we can continue to make a positive and continued change in the Waco community. 💜

09/12/2024

Animal welfare is an ever-evolving space. Amid changes, cats, dogs, and families in our community need our support now more than ever. We understand that this period of transition for animal welfare in Waco may feel uncertain or even overwhelming. However, our commitment remains steadfast and we continue to serve pets and their families with compassion, high-quality care, and a dedication to driving positive social change.

Check out the message below from your friends at ABC—The Heart of the Solution.💜

09/05/2024

TONIGHT!

Come and enjoy some yummy tacos and support our mission! 🐶🌮🐱

🟣Support our mission and savor some delicious tacos at the same time!🟣

Join us at Torchy's Tacos tomorrow from 5 PM to 9 PM. A portion of the sales will directly support our mission to offer affordable and accessible care to pets and their families. 🐱🐶

Simply order your favorite tacos, show this flyer to the cashier, and enjoy a yummy meal to support our work in the community!

We look forward to seeing you there and appreciate your support. 🐾

09/04/2024

🟣Support our mission and savor some delicious tacos at the same time!🟣

Join us at Torchy's Tacos tomorrow from 5 PM to 9 PM. A portion of the sales will directly support our mission to offer affordable and accessible care to pets and their families. 🐱🐶

Simply order your favorite tacos, show this flyer to the cashier, and enjoy a yummy meal to support our work in the community!

We look forward to seeing you there and appreciate your support. 🐾