Spay-Neuter Action Project continues to serve pets in low-income communities
Victor Gutierrez already has two pit bulls, and he doesn’t want any more puppies running around his Mira Mesa home. So he brought his 8-month-old, 65-pound pit bull Cali to the “Neuter Scooter,” a low-cost spaying and neutering mobile clinic that caters to low-income pet owners.
SNAP is raising funds to design and purchase a second, customized surgical bus, estimated to cost $300,000. Having a second bus will allow the nonprofit to offer more spay and neuter services to pets in southeastern San Diego, South Bay, Escondido and Fallbrook. Staff say they receive a lot of calls from those areas.
Executive Director Dorell Sackett said SNAP receives an average of 60 to 90 calls a day for services, but can only accept 10% of those procedures.One reason is because they have only one bus, which accommodates 19 small to medium pets and four large dogs.The cost of a procedure through SNAP for pet owners can range from no cost to $100 for an 80-pound female dog.
In 2003, SNAP launched its surgical bus and traveled to communities that needed affordable spay and neutering services the most. SNAP is funded through private grants and donations. This year, SNAP has spayed and neutered 3,500 pets.“If we didn’t do it, what is the outcome?” Sackett said, pointing to the owner of a white and gray pit bull. “Just by fixing her pit bull right there we just prevented lives from being born unwanted and being euthanized.”
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