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Access to spay/neuter services means exactly that: bringing
animals and services together. We’ve profiled successful spay/neuter programs
that address transportation:
- Mobile
programs bring services to the animals (includes traveling surgical vans
and MASH-style programs in which temporary clinics are set up in borrowed
facilities).
- Transport
programs bring the animals to the services, transporting animals to and
from a fixed clinic location.
All the programs profiled here provide high-quality,
high-volume spay/neuter (HQHVSN) surgeries in the communities they serve.
Step by Step Profiles of Mobile Clinics with Onboard Surgical Suites
These mobile programs travel in specially outfitted vehicles
containing surgical suites and cages.
Bringing Spay/Neuter to Urban Neighborhoods
The ASPCA’s mobile spay/neuter clinics use five mobile units to take free
spay/neuter to New York City’s low-income neighborhoods, altering 30,000 cats
and dogs every year.
Starting an Independent Mobile Clinic
The co-founder of PetFix Northeast Ohio, an independent, mobile clinic, candidly
assesses the challenges of keeping a high-volume, low-cost clinic on the road.
SNAP Houston: The Original Mobile Spay/Neuter Clinic
SNAP Houston was the first mobile spay/neuter clinic in the United States.
Their mission is to bring services – including spay/neuter, vaccinations,
and pet licenses – to greater Houston, Texas communities in need.
Step by Step Profiles of Mobile Clinics with Equipment and Staff
These “MASH-style” mobile programs bring surgical equipment,
supplies, and veterinary staff to a community and set up shop in a temporary
location.
Spay/Neuter Services for Rural Communities
Bringing vets and equipment to communities in need, as well as training others
to do the same, is how Shelter Outreach Services (SOS) in the Finger Lakes
region of New York State spreads their success.
Starting a MASH-Style Spay/Neuter Clinic
In its early years, Humane Ohio provided free spay/neuter surgeries for cats at
monthly clinics in the greater Toledo area.
Bringing Communities Together Around Spay/Neuter
Empowering communities to take ownership of their pet overpopulation problem,
the Montana Spay/Neuter Task Force and their volunteers put on pet care events
that include a high-volume spay/neuter clinic.
Step by Step
Profiles of Transport Programs
The programs use customized vehicles to bring the animals to
a bricks-and-mortar clinic for spay/neuter surgeries.
Humane Alliance: Model for
Sustainable HQHVSN
Free transport to its clinic is only one of the services that Humane Alliance,
leaders in high-volume, high-quality spay/neuter, offers as part of its sustainable
clinic model in western North Carolina.
Starting a Humane Alliance
Model Clinic
Starting a high-volume spay/neuter clinic in Bloomington, Indiana, Pets ALIVE
turned to the Humane Alliance's National Spay/Neuter Response Team.
Transitioning to a Humane
Alliance Model Clinic
Modeling themselves after the Humane Alliance, Humane Ohio transformed their successful
MASH spay/neuter clinic for cats into an even more successful high-volume fixed
clinic for cats and dogs. |
