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What's the difference between MASH and mobile clinics? What is high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter? What's "the Humane Alliance model?" Is pediatric spay/neuter really safe? If your community is in the early stages of finding the right spay/neuter solution to address pet overpopulation, you may feel you have more questions than answers. Below are links to articles and resources that will help you come up to speed on spay/neuter. Differences Among Models of Spay/Neuter Programs Differences Among Models of Spay/Neuter ProgramsEach type of spay/neuter clinic has benefits and challenges. No single model is appropriate for every community. Program models used in the ASPCA Spay/Neuter Project More spay/neuter clinic models (.pdf) High-Quality, High-Volume Spay/NeuterThis mouthful of a term refers to efficient surgical initiatives that meet or exceed veterinary medical standards of care in providing accessible, targeted sterilization of a large number of dogs and cats. High-quality, high-volume spay/neuter Association of Shelter Veterinarians Guidelines for Spay/Neuter includes high-quality, high-volume programs Humane Alliance Model Spay/Neuter ClinicsHumane Alliance of Asheville, North Carolina, is a stationary spay/neuter clinic with a transport program that brings shelter and community animals to the clinic for their surgeries. The Humane Alliance model is best suited to communities with populations of 250,000 and above. To be financially sustainable, Humane Alliance model clinics need to perform at least 8,000 surgeries per year. Humane Alliance's National Spay/Neuter Response Team (NSNRT) is a team of facilitators who has trained and mentored 87 organizations in opening and operating high-volume, high-quality, low-cost spay/neuter clinics in the Humane Alliance model all over the country. Humane Alliance receives funding from the ASPCA and PetSmart Charities® to continue their life saving work around the country. ASPCApro's profile of Humane Alliance More about the National Spay/Neuter Response Team Pediatric Spay/NeuterOnce controversial, spaying and neutering of young kittens and puppies have been shown to be safe and effective surgeries. This is critical for enabling shelters to alter all animals before adoption and to contain feral cat populations. Pediatric spay/neuter facts from Lila Miller, DVM, ASPCA Vice President of Veterinary Outreach References in veterinary literature on pediatric spay/neuter (.pdf) compiled by Dr. Miller Trap Neuter Return (TNR) of Feral CatsFeral cat populations are a fact of life in rural, urban, and suburban communities. Trap neuter return is proven to be a cost-effective and humane way of containing and ultimately reducing these populations. Profiles of successful TNR programs Profiles of successful programs for managing feral colonies Public Funding for Spay/NeuterWhen agencies can demonstrate that access to affordable spay/neuter is a community issue, municipal, county, and state governments take notice. This is especially true when public officials learn that funding spay/neuter actually saves public dollars. Animal welfare groups and concerned individuals have worked with governments at all levels to creatively and sustainably fund spay/neuter with vouchers, grants, surcharges, and other means. Cost savings from public funding of spay/neuter More public funding resources on ASPCApro |
