PAW WARS 2023
Calling on all contestants to play the next round of PAW WARS!
This original game was created by SNAP in recognition of National Spay-Neuter Awareness Month in February. The objective is to see if dogs, cats, or rabbits, are the most popular pets in the community. The anticipated outcome is a free clinic in a lower-income neighborhood for the pet that receives the most votes.
Cats won the top spots in 2021 and 2022, but can the felines remain the reigning champion again in 2023? Vote for DOG, CAT, or RABBIT as the best pet, starting at just $1 per vote. Our goal is to raise $3,500 to make a free clinic possible for animals that may otherwise never receive medical care during their lifetime. Contest ends February 28, 2023. (Click the pet image to vote!)
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Pet Lover License Plate Program to Fund Lifesaving Work
SNAP announced that it has received a $36,000 grant from the Pet Lovers License Plate Program, to reduce the number of animals entering the San Diego Department of Animal Services North Campus, from the unincorporated areas of Fallbrook, Julian, Ramona, San Pasqual Valley, Santa Ysabel, and Wynola.
SNAP North Celebrates First Birthday
Program reaches milestone after launching on April 1, 2021. San Diego, May 9, 2022 – The Spay-Neuter Action Project announced that SNAP North has turned one. As the program enters its second year of operation, Escondido, Fallbrook, Oceanside, Ramona, Tribal Nations, Valley Center, and the house rabbit community, continue to benefit greatly from affordable spay-neuter clinics held regularly on the new Neuter Scooter surgical bus. Every location under SNAP needs [...]
World Spay Day to be Observed by SNAP
San Diego, February 21, 2022 – SNAP announced today that it will participate in World Spay Day by hosting an affordable spay/neuter clinic on February 22, 2022, at a new location: the Kit Carson Park Amphitheatre in Escondido, beginning at 7:00 am. World Spay Day falls on the last Tuesday of February during Spay/Neuter Awareness Month. It was originally referred to as Spay Day USA, created by Doris Day and the [...]
Betty White Challenge Benefits Local Community
The Betty White Challenge captivated our Nation on what would have been her 100th birthday! Betty loved animals and encouraged donations to benefit shelters and rescue operations through social media. Thanks to the donations we received, SNAP is going to make a wish come true for an animal control officer at the San Diego Department of Animal Services (DAS). She patrols small communities throughout unincorporated areas of the County and has [...]
Help Us Take a Bite Out of Pet Overpopulation on #GivingTuesday 2021!
Welcome to #GivingTuesday 2021. This day is set aside each year for people to give to their favorite charities, and we hope to be your charity! Tuesday, November 30th, 2021 Our goal this year is to raise $3,500 to cover the entire cost of a clinic to be held in a disadvantaged community struggling with chronic pet overpopulation. Up to 30 pets can be fixed in a single clinic to prevent future generations of [...]
Petco Love Vaccine Initiative to Save Lives
SNAP announced that it has received a supply of Canine DAPPv and Feline HCP vaccines through the Petco Love immunization program. SNAP plans to vaccinate a minimum of 400 dogs and 400 cats in primarily lower-income communities where many pets are unvaccinated due to the prohibitive cost of private veterinarians, and in some cases, a lack of awareness in the susceptibility of remaining unvaccinated. The vaccines will be administered to [...]
PetSmart Charities Funds TRIBAL-SNAP
Clinics benefit pets of tribal members in San Diego County. SNAP announced today that the spay and neuter clinics funded by PetSmart Charities under the TRIBAL-SNAP program have been completed. The final event took place on Saturday, June 26, 2021, on the reservation of the La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians. A total of 291 pets received a lifesaving spay or neuter and 134 tribal members were assisted over the [...]
SNAP to Memorialize Local Psychiatrist Howard Richmond
Psychiatrist’s legacy of helping others continues. SNAP announced today that it will host an affordable spay and neuter clinic in memory of Howard E. Richmond, MD, who passed away in 2016. The event will take place on Thursday, April 1, 2021, from 7am to 2pm, East Valley Community Center, 2245 E. Valley Parkway, Escondido 92027. Dr. Richmond practiced his discipline in the coastal community of Encinitas for over 20 years. He [...]
Donate to SNAP by December 1!
Participate locally in the National Event! Every dollar will help us reach our goal of $3500 to pay for one full FREE clinic. Photo Contest: Enter a photo of your pet for only $5 per entry for a chance to be featured on the 2021 #GivingTuesday postcard. Send your photo to photo@snap-sandiego.org. "Bronze Paw Donors": Match our $3500 goal AND have a clinic named in your honor (location of [...]
SNAP Selected to Receive $50K Lifesaving Investment by the John R. Peterson Foundation
The $50,000 investment covers the full cost of 15 affordable spay and neuter clinics in designated locations. San Diego, October 13, 2020 – SNAP announced that it has received a $50,000 investment from the John R. Peterson Foundation, to hold 15 affordable spay and neuter clinics free of charge to pet owners in the communities of Lincoln Park, Logan Heights, Mountain View, and Southcrest, beginning in November 2020. We were [...]
The Story of Maggie Houlihan, One of SNAP’s Original Founders
Maggie, her dog Rose plus a friendly lab during a SNAP pet photo fundraiser in 2008 MUST READ! This is the story of Maggie Houlihan, one of SNAPs original founders and one of San Diego County’s strongest voices for the voiceless. She was a pioneer for all animals and children. A portion of book sales will be donated to SNAP – an organization that was near and dear [...]
The NEW BUS is officially in action!
SNAP is excited to announce that our new mobile spay and neuter unit has been built, outfitted, and is now serving the community... thanks to a generous donation from Petsmart Charities, who funded half the cost of the new, customized Neuter Scooter! This amazing machine was designed by the SNAP medical team and other professionals in the field, for maximum efficiency, health and safety. SNAP wants to thank all [...]
SNAP to Observe Patriot Day, National Day of Service, and Remembrance of 9/11
San Diego, September 9, 2020 – SNAP announced that a very special pet spay and neuter clinic will be held on 09/11/2020, to recognize our local servicemen and women and the pets that they call family. Miramar Kitchen & Bath will be hosting the clinic at their location as well as sponsoring the surgeries for pets belonging to our San Diego heroes. Clinic check-in time begins at 7:00 am at [...]
SNAP to Take Delivery of New Lifesaving Mobile Spay & Neuter Surgical Unit
New unit to replace original lifesaving unit set to retire after 17 years of dutiful service. San Diego, August 8, 2020 – SNAP announced today that their new surgical unit will be driven off the production line at the La Boit manufacturing facility in Columbus, Ohio, during a livestreaming event on Facebook scheduled for 10:00 am Pacific Time on Friday, August 14, 2020. There continues to be a need for affordable spay [...]
SNAP Looks to Increase Capacity with New Bus
Posted in San Diego Union Tribune December 24, 2019 by Andrea Lopez-Villafaña SAN DIEGO — 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. For $40, Gutierrez was able to get Cali spayed [...]
Solving Pet Overpopulation
We cannot adopt our way out of pet overpopulation. Prevention is the only solution. San Diego, California ̶ Spay-Neuter Action Project (SNAP) is working to end pet overpopulation locally by providing low-cost spays and neuters to pets in need. Over 45,000 pets entered San Diego’s shelters last year and there are just not enough homes for all of those pets. Many of SNAP’s clients would not be able to afford [...]
The Neuter Scooter Snips Big Dogs
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