On Tuesday, February 28, dozens of Asheville area restaurants will be contributing a portion of their day’s proceeds to benefit Animal Compassion Network’s long-running low-income spay/neuter program and its other lifesaving programs.
ACN’s 9th Annual Dine to Be Kind will take place on National Spay Day as part of a national campaign to promote the lifesaving benefits of spay and neuter programs for dogs and cats. ACN’s spay/neuter program — known as the Betty Fund — was established in 2000 in honor of a two-year-old stray Golden Retriever mix named Betty, who gave birth to 18 puppies in just one year. Betty was rescued, spayed, and put into rehabilitation. Betty and all of her puppies were eventually adopted into loving homes. ACN started the Betty Fund in order to prevent more cases like Betty’s. The Betty Fund pays all or most of the entire cost of the spay/neuter surgery for pets belonging to families in need. Since the program began ACN has ACN has assisted in the spaying or neutering of more than 10,000 Western North Carolina cats and dogs.
Treat yourself to a meal at one of the many participating restaurants and support spay/neuter programs at the same time. Visit www.animalcompassionnetwork.org for a list of restaurants and further details.








