Neuter Scooter Birthdays
Happy August Birthdays to the Neuter Scooters!
The original Neuter Scooter turned 18 on August 10th and the new Neuter Scooter turns 1 on August 17th. Both are still looking good after over 70,000 spays and neuters. Now that’s something to celebrate! We’ve helped SO MANY families and pets, and we’re proud of our accomplishments. But we couldn’t have done it without all our donors and supporters – THANK YOU!
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Bark in the Park
Sunday, September 19, 2021
10:00 AM
NAB – Turner Field
SNAP is offering free spay and neutering for ALL active duty military and veterans as space allows. Be sure to arrive early!
Welcoming all furry four-legged friends and their humans for a fun morning of entertainment, a pet expo, giveaways, photo booth, doggie contests, and 1-mile fun walk!
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Latest News
Petco Love Invests in SNAP
SNAP announced that a $2,000 grant award from Petco Love helped support a spay-neuter clinic in part at the Rincon reservation on August 14, 2021. The clinic was held under Tribal-SNAP in partnership with the Native America Humane Society and the Indian Health Council, with SNAP operating as the lead partner. Tribal-SNAP is recognized as the first collaboration between non-Native and Native American entities in San Diego County. The program began [...]
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
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The Neuter Scooter Snips Big Dogs
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Legacy of Love and Reduction
A beloved teacher is honored by loved ones with spay and neuter clinics in place of flowers. San Diego, California ̶ Family and friends have come together to remember and honor Christine Fax-Huckaby, a beloved teacher at Sweetwater High School, by reducing pet overpopulation. Two spay and neuter clinics on the SNAP Neuter Scooter are being sponsored in Christine’s honor at Sweetwater High School. These spay and neuter clinics will help [...]
Petco Foundation Renews its Investment in the Lifesaving Work of the Spay-Neuter Action Project
Grant of $12,000 will extend efforts to save more animal lives throughout San Diego County. San Diego, April 2019 – The Spay-Neuter Action Project of San Diego (SNAP), today announced it has been awarded a $12,000 grant from the Petco Foundation to support its affordable spay/neuter program. The grant will cover the cost of life saving surgical supplies for 200 procedures in underserved communities, which lack the resources to [...]
Through The Years
March 13, 2019 EDUCATIONAL NEWS SNAP has been serving San Diego County for almost 30 years. Our sole mission since that time, has been to reduce pet overpopulation and the suffering that follows. We are recognized as the first animal charity in the region to implement programs to decrease shelter intakes. We also remain the only affordable spay/neuter provider since 2003, to bring affordable spay/neuter clinics via the Neuter Scooter [...]
Animal Welfare Organizations Take Proactive Measures as “Kitten Season” Quickly Approaches
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SNAP is Asking Adopters to Help Them Earn a Lifesaving Grant Award
San Diego, January 24, 2019 – The Petco Foundation and Spay-Neuter Action Project (SNAP) on behalf of Friends of SNAP, are asking pet adopters to join them in creating the World’s Largest Valentine to shelter pets and the people who care for them. Participants who submit a photo or video valentine at petcofoundation.org/love from January 15 to February 13 will be eligible to win exciting daily prizes, and will give [...]