What is the ASPCA National Spay/Neuter Project?

The ASPCA National Spay/Neuter Project is a unique mentorship opportunity for communities that are eager to join the movement to combat pet overpopulation. The ASPCA provides personalized training to enable an agency to implement a spay/neuter program using a program model that is best suited to their community.

The ASPCA National Spay/Neuter Project is modeled after the Humane Alliance National Spay/Neuter Response Team, a highly successful training program for stationary spay/neuter clinics in service areas with populations of 250,000 or more. Our project is focused on enabling small cities and rural areas to effectively provide high quality, high volume spay/neuter services in their communities.

Project Highlights

• The ASPCA consults with you to select the most appropriate type of spay/neuter program for your community. We then provide training and support, at no cost to your organization, throughout the process of starting up your spay/neuter program.
• Significant grant opportunities are available to underwrite startup costs, including capital equipment purchases and travel for training.
• Participants come to New York City for four days of hands-on training with the ASPCA spay/neuter experts. The ASPCA team travels to the participants' facility, for a week of training participants' staff on their clinic model.
  
• Both the New York and onsite training are free. Grants are available from PetSmart Charities, Inc., to cover travel expenses to New York City.
  
• The ASPCA team will offer ongoing support when your program is up and running.

Who Is Eligible to Participate?

The focus of the ASPCA Spay/Neuter Project is to expand the available of high quality, high volume spay/neuter services in communities that currently do not have sufficient access to affordable services. To meet this objective, we want to partner with agencies that are:

• A registered 501(c)3 nonprofit, a government-run animal control facility, or a tribal entity
• Serving a population of fewer than 250,000 people within a 60-mile area