AAGS Spay/Neuter Clinic
The BIG problem
Tens of thousands of cats and dogs in Onondaga County are not spayed or neutered, leading to massive homelessness
and high euthanasia rates.
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Many of the 1,000 stray dogs picked up in the City of Syracuse each year are euthanized. Many are adoptable, most are not neutered.
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The number of feral and abandoned cats is increasing.
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Most serious dog bites come from intact dogs, unvaccinated against rabies.
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Homeless animals keep having babies, many destined to suffer and die on our streets or on the euthanasia table.
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Shelters are full, rescue groups are overwhelmed. People who find strays or who must rehome pets often have little option but to leave them on the streets.
The SOLUTION - AAGS Spay/Neuter Clinic
The AAGS Spay/Neuter Clinic will spay and neuter dogs and cats via a proposed low-cost spay-neuter clinic.
GRANTS: Over 27,000 households in Onondaga County fall below the poverty level and many more are struggling. Grants will allow families with verifiable low incomes to pay lower prices.
SPECIAL PROCEDURES: The clinic will utilize the effective model of high volume spay-neuter surgery in compliance with accepted standards of veterinary practice.
EFFICIENCY: With the HQHV model, vets will be able to perform more surgeries per day than an average vet practice.
Who Benefits? Everybody!
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In Onondaga County, over 40,000 pets live in households existing below the poverty level.
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Many families who love their pets cannot afford current spay/neuter services.
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Population of homeless animals will decrease by preventing reproduction and lessen the amount of litters coming into shelters and rescues.
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The health, safety, and quality of life in our community will be greatly improved.
The AAGS Spay/Neuter Clinic will help make Central New York a better place to live, one fixed pet at a time.