SEQUIM — After more than a year of fundraising, a group offering low-cost spay/neuter clinics is conducting its first clinic today.

Spay to Save will spay or neuter about 12 cats in its new mobile unit parked behind the Pacific Northwest Veterinary Hospital in Sequim, said Sue Miles, president of the group.

It is not a drop-in clinic. All surgeries have been prescheduled, Miles said.

The group organized in December 2009 to provide spaying and neutering for the pets of low-income residents of Clallam County.

The nonprofit raised $42,000 in donations and purchased a mobile unit.

“This is our first spay-and-neuter clinic,” Miles said.

“This is going to be our trial run.”

Today, clients will bring their animals to the mobile clinic at 9 a.m. and pick them up at about 3 p.m.

Dr. Linda Allen, a veterinarian with the Pacific North Veterinary Hospital, has volunteered to perform the surgeries. She will be helped by two other volunteers, her daughter, Amy, and a veterinarian technician, Miles said.

The mobile unit contains 20 cages, Miles said.

Future clinics have not been scheduled yet.

Donations continue to be accepted for supplies and equipment.

The nonprofit status means donations are tax-deductible.

For appointments or to donate, phone Miles at 360-928-2501

For more information, visit www.spaytosave.org.