FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Escondido, CA -  September 25, 2026 Spay-Neuter Action Project (SNAP) has been awarded $33,000 from the Escondido Community Foundation to subsidize an additional 30 very low-cost spay and neuter surgeries each month for nine months for Escondido pet owners. Through this generous funding, SNAP will provide up to 270 additional spay and neuter surgeries to local pets whose families may otherwise struggle to afford the procedures. By [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Diego, CA -  August 24, 2026 The David C. Copley Foundation’s most recent grant of $5,000 to Spay-Neuter Action Project (SNAP) provided funding for 47 additional pets to be spayed and neutered at the SNAP East Spay Center in El Cajon this month. The pets were fixed during two special clinics where low-income clients paid only $25 per cat and $35 per dog, including free exams, [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Diego, CA -  August 13, 2026 The County of San Diego has awarded a new Community Enhancement Program grant to Spay-Neuter Action Project (SNAP). The $5,000 grant will help bring two free spay/neuter clinics to Supervisor Lawson-Remer’s District 3. Pet dogs and cats of up to 60 low-income District 3 residents will receive free spay or neuter surgeries, with a free preanesthetic health exam, rabies and [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Diego, CA -  August 13, 2026 Spay-Neuter Action Project (SNAP) is grateful to have received a donation of 1,700 rabies vaccines from Banfield Foundation®. SNAP’s free pet vaccination program helps San Diego County pet owners keep their pets healthy and safe, and helps prevent transmission of rabies and other contagious illnesses to pets, wildlife, and people. This generous donation will help SNAP to keep providing this important [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Diego, CA -  August 12, 2026 SPCA International’s Veterinary Aid program has donated an ultrasound machine to Spay-Neuter Action Project (SNAP). This equipment can help our veterinary team examine internal organs, look for reproductive concerns, and gather more information before surgery. In some cases, it may also help determine whether a pet has already been spayed. This can reduce the chance of an unnecessary exploratory procedure [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Diego, CA -  July 7, 2026 Spay-Neuter Action Project (SNAP) has received a donation of veterinary supplies valued at $9,957.34 from SPCA International’s Veterinary Aid program. The supplies will be used to perform no- and low-cost spay/neuter surgeries for pet dogs, cats, and rabbits of financially challenged San Diego County residents. This generous donation will enable SNAP to provide additional spay/neuter services for San Diego County [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Diego, CA -  July 7, 2026 The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Pet Lover’s Spay and Neuter Grant Program has awarded a new grant to Spay-Neuter Action Project (SNAP). This will be SNAP’s fifth year of support from this impactful program. The $49,636 grant will cover the costs for medical, surgical, and other needed supplies for 37 low-cost spay-neuter clinics, each serving 25 to 30 [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Diego, CA -  July 7, 2026 The County of San Diego has awarded two Neighborhood Reinvestment Program grants to Spay-Neuter Action Project (SNAP). These grants of $12,000 each helped SNAP to build a new state-of-the-art mobile surgical suite, which will launch this month. The new “Neuter Scooter” will join forces with the current Neuter Scooter and the SNAP East Spay Center in El Cajon to enable [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Diego, CA -  July 6, 2026 Spay-Neuter Action Project (SNAP) has received a donation of Vectra® pest control products valued at $4,600 from Ceva Santé Animale S.A. At the SNAP East Spay Center in El Cajon, approximately 1,000 pets annually are treated with Vectra®, at no-cost to the pet owners. By providing Vectra® to clients, SNAP and CEVA are helping pets stay healthier, more comfortable, and [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Diego, CA -  May 25, 2026 Spay-Neuter Action Project (SNAP), Rancho Coastal Humane Society (RCHS), and Spay and Neuter Surgical Education & Training Program (SANSTEP) are proud to announce the first-of-its-kind collaborative spay/neuter partnership in San Diego County. SNAP will bring its more than 23 years of spay/neuter expertise together with nationally recognized SANSTEP surgeon Dr. Laura Paris and the renowned Rancho Coastal Humane Society and its state-of-the-art Charlotte’s Medical Center [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Diego, CA -  May 13, 2026 MuttNation Foundation and Doris Day Animal Foundation have awarded a grant to Spay-Neuter Action Project (SNAP), to help provide free spay/neuter services for pets of junior enlisted military personnel stationed in San Diego County. The MIL-SNAP program honors the service of E1 to E4 pay grade military members by helping to relieve the financial burden of taking care of their [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Diego, CA - April 10, 2026 San Diego County Employees' Charitable Organization (CECO) has awarded a Community Grant to Spay-Neuter Action Project to provide 500 free rabies vaccinations to pets of low-income San Diego County residents. SNAP’s free pet vaccination program helps keep pets healthy and safe, and helps prevent transmission of rabies and other contagious illnesses in the county. All unvaccinated cats and dogs who [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Diego, CA - March 25, 2026 Spay-Neuter Action Project (SNAP) has received a $5,000 grant from Ethel Frends Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee to purchase canine spay/neuter surgical supplies for  SNAP’s new Neuter Scooter mobile surgical suite. The new Neuter Scooter will launch mid-2026, and expand SNAP’s reach to provide no- and low-cost spay/neuter services for pets from low- and middle-income households all over San [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Diego, CA - March 23, 2026 SNAP and Volunteers with Amplified Impact are proud to announce that SNAP’s Vision 2030 is well on its way with a new mobile unit almost here in San Diego. SNAP’s Core Purpose (The MISSION) The Spay-Neuter Action Project (SNAP) saves lives by reducing pet overpopulation. We do this by providing low- to no-cost spay and neuter services to underserved communities, [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Diego, CA - March 23, 2026 Thank you to Dave Stall and Britney Sandoval for having SNAP on the Dog Tails & More podcast! We loved the conversation and the opportunity to share why spay & neuter is lifesaving, preventive care—and how our community can help make access possible for more families and pets. Thank you for amplifying the mission and helping us spread the word! 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Diego, CA - March 6, 2026 Spay-Neuter Action Project (SNAP) is proud to announce it has received a generous grant from the S. Mark Taper Foundation to fully fund six free spay and neuter clinics serving Tribal communities on Indian reservations throughout San Diego County. Thanks to this funding, SNAP’s mobile surgical suite, the Neuter Scooter, will provide completely free spay and neuter services for Tribal [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Diego, CA - February 16, 2026 Spay-Neuter Action Project (SNAP) is grateful to an anonymous foundation for a 4th grant award to support Maryann’s Mission, a program that offers specially discounted spay/neuter surgeries for pets of low-income San Diego County seniors. This $6,000 grant will make it possible for 65 additional seniors to pay reduced client fees of only $40 per cat or $90 per dog [...]