About Us
The clinic that bears her name exemplifies the same determination to help animals as Mitchell herself displayed throughout her life. Serving Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee, the Margaret B. Mitchell Spay/Neuter Clinic works diligently to ensure that animals are spayed and neutered.
The mission of the clinic is to provide targeted, high-volume, reduced-cost spay and neuter services in an effort to reduce the dog and cat over population problem. It is the clinic's focus to serve pets whose owners may not be able to afford spay/neuter services for their pets otherwise.
Our History
In 1964, Mitchell co-founded the Bristol Humane Society where she served as president for many years. When she passed away in 2003 at the age of 102, she left a portion of her estate to benefit animal well-being. The Bristol Humane Society put that bequest towards the opening of the clinic in 2005. To honor Mitchell, the clinic was respectfully and rightfully named the Margaret B. Mitchell Spay/Neuter Clinic.
Originally founded under the Spay Virginia umbrella, the clinic is now solely owned by the Bristol Humane Society. Through the funds from Mitchell's estate and the generosity of donors in the community, the clinic building and equipment are completely paid for.
Areas We Serve
The clinic's focus is on serving the Virginia counties of Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington and Wise; the Cities of Bristol and Norton; and the City of Bristol and County of Sullivan in Tennessee, however, animals are accepted from other counties as availability permits.
Most days the clinic's transport van travels to one of the outer-lying communities, meets with the area coordinator, loads the van with animals and transports them to the clinic for surgery. Many of the communities in our target region have little or no reduced-cost spay/neuter options. Click here for more information or to contact the transportation coordinator in your area.
The reduced-cost clinic fees charged by the clinic offset the operating costs. Public donations and grants help to subsidize the surgeries for pet owners that cannot afford to pay the fees.