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Community Spay Neuter Program
2019 Program Report
Animal Services
February 2020
Targeted Spay & Neuter:
The Theory
Targeted Spay / Neuter:
[Spay/Neuter that may
not otherwise not be done]
Lowered animal
admissions
Fewer litters; fewer
“surplus pets”
Controlling costs of
animal services
Less euthanasia
What It Is & How It Works
Animal Services
DSS and other
community
partners
Spay/Neuter
Program
[currently utilizing SNAP-
NC and AnimalKind]
Animal
Licensing
Differential
Sterilized Pets - $10
Unsterilized Pets - $30
Difference = $20
Community Spay/Neuter Fund
Targeted Spay/Neuter:
Identifying segments
of the community
with a critical need for
spay/neuter services
Offering low-cost and no-
cost services to residents
that may not otherwise be
able to spay and neuter
their pets
Community Spay Neuter Program
Funding provided by pet licensing differential, state
reimbursements, donations and grants.
New Developments
•Growing spay and neuter in the County: Thanks to another substantial grant from
the Margo T. Petrie Foundation, we have been able to make free spay and neuter
services available to more county residents than ever before. Since 2017, these
services have been available to residents with a household income of up to 400
percent of the Federal Poverty level rather than only 200 percent as well as residents
who receive public assistance.
•Working (Barn) Cat Program: We launched the Working (Barn) Cat program in late
2017 as part of a broader effort to more humanely manage free-roaming cats. Thanks
to a substantial multi-year grant from The Petco Foundation, we will continue this
program and help county residents have working cats spayed or neutered,
vaccinated, licensed and microchipped at no charge.
“Live Release” animals include animals that were recovered by their owners, adopted, or transferred to a
placement partner organization (rescue group).
Opportunities & Challenges
•Sustain and increase the number of sterilized dogs and cats via
enhanced communication and new initiatives. Increase
sterilizations and sustain them at no less than 5 per 1000 county
residents.
•Continue outreach to varied sectors of the community about the
availability of free spay and neuter services to households with
higher incomes.
•Grow the Working (Barn) Cat Program to include other cats that
are loosely affiliated with residents. Resolve challenges such as
trapping cats and especially limited access to sterilization services.
•Strengthen relationships with community partners and continue to
encourage community involvement and support in managing free-
roaming cats in new ways using spay and neuter services.
•Sustain financial support from multiple sources to ensure that
Community Spay and Neuter is an ongoing component of Animal
Services’ mission and operations.