FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
San Diego, December 16, 2024
Dogs and cats of low-income Tribal members will receive no-cost spay/neuter surgeries, to help prevent additional pet overpopulation.
The Roy and Marian Holleman Foundation has generously granted $10,000 to Spay-Neuter Action Project (SNAP) to support no-cost spay/neuter surgeries for pet dogs and cats of Native American Tribal members. The surgeries will be done on SNAP’s mobile “Neuter Scooter” surgical bus and at the SNAP East Spay Center at 702 Broadway, El Cajon.
SNAP mission is to save lives by reducing pet overpopulation. Spay/neuter helps to prevent more unwanted animals from being born, thereby reducing the crisis at already over-capacity local animal shelters. Since 2003, SNAP has provided more than 85,000 free and low-cost spay and neuter surgeries for pets of financially challenged clients in underserved San Diego County communities. Our Tribal-SNAP program was implemented in 2017 after Tribal members contacted SNAP with concerns about their growing populations of homeless animals. The program represents the combined efforts of SNAP, The Native America Humane Society (NAHS), and the Indian Health Council (IHC).
Pets will also receive a health exam, nail trimming, flea and tick treatment, deworming, pain medication, recovery collars, rabies vaccinations, and DAPPV (dogs) and FVRCP (cats) vaccines donated by Petco Love. SNAP provides wound care at the time of surgery when needed, as well as loose teeth extraction, simple hernia repairs, cardboard carriers, and microchips free of charge. Many Tribal animals have never previously had veterinary care, so these extra services are critical for better health and comfort.
Tribal-SNAP clinics are always received with gratitude for bringing much needed pet care services where none existed before. During the early days of the program, a Tribal member said, “We are so glad you are here. No one ever does anything about the animals.”
About the Roy and Marian Holleman Foundation
The mission of the Roy and Marian Holleman Foundation is to provide grants and annual support to nonprofit organizations with special emphases on the care, well-being, and general welfare of domesticated animals, the environment, education, human services, and the academic discipline of library science.
About Spay-Neuter Action Project (SNAP)
SNAP became a registered nonprofit organization in 1996. SNAP was the first organization in the San Diego region to implement programs to reduce the number of companion animals euthanized in local shelters. SNAP brings no- and low-cost spay/neuter services directly to communities struggling with chronic pet overpopulation. SNAP has become the primary provider of affordable spay/neuter services to the San Diego community, and has fixed more than 85,000 dogs, cats, and rabbits since 2003. Visit www.snap-sandiego.org to learn more, or follow SNAP on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to keep up with our latest news and events.