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Humane Alliance's Big Fix Rig
The Big Fix Rig's presence in the Gulf Coast region will allow groups in both states to offer low-to-no-cost spay/neuter surgeries to residents and feral cat caregivers through the Humane Alliance's high-volume spay and neuter system.  More...
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Mouthpieces: Whose Cat is That?
This installment of MouthPieces offers valuable information that you can pass along to the public about feral cats and trap-neuter-return (TNR) programs. More...
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Saving Lives in the Gulf Coast
A groundbreaking spay/neuter initiative spells hope for homeless animals nationwide. More...
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Shelter Medicine: Revisiting the Basics: The Importance of Sterilization
Spay/neuter services are at the heart of proactive efforts to reduce the number of animals entering shelters. Dr. Brenda Griffin discusses strategies for ensuring that animals are sterilized prior to adoption. More...
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People Power: Philip Bushby
Though Philip Bushby teaches at the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine, he is rarely on campus. Instead, he is on the road three to six days a week, carrying out his life’s work and passion—changing the veterinary profession’s attitudes toward animal welfare. More...
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Field Trip: Red Lake Rosie’s Rescue
A few years ago, Karen Good was picking up every stray that crossed her path on the Red Lake Indian Reservation in Northwestern Minnesota. It didn’t take long, however, for her and a couple of kindred spirits to realize that it wasn’t enough. More...
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Neuter or Spay … The Right Way
Spay/neuter programs may be all over the place, but the quality of care they offer doesn’t have to be according to a new report published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. More...
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Knowing When to Nip it in the … Buds
A survey of scientific literature suggests the healthiest age to spay and neuter pets. More...
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Field Trip: Texas Coalition for Animal Protection
Stacey Taylor, founder of Texas Coalition for Animal Protection, started out with a plan to help area shelters with their public relations efforts but quickly realized the need for low-cost spay/neuter services was more pressing. More...
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Spay Day USA, Hooray!
Spay/neuter clinics across the country marked Spay Day 2008 in an array of different and creative ways. More...
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Off Leash: Reinventing the Wheel(chair)
A volunteer’s invention helps ease the sore muscles of spay-neuter clinic workers in California. More...
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Trailer Park Tails
A humane society in Illinois worked with the owner and residents of a local mobile home park to get their feral neighbors fixed. More...
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They Can't Use Condoms
They can't use condoms but they can get shots. Are injections the future of pet sterilization? More...
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Field Trip: PAWS-itive Partners Humane Society
Get the scoop on PAWS-itive Partners, an all-volunteer group that works to reduce pet overpopulation and helps their local municipal shelter. More...
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No Such Thing as a Free Spay?
The Harbor Humane Society raises funds for spay/neuter assistance through a dog license check-off program. More...
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Counting Cats
What population ecology models can tell us about TNR programs. More...
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Group Helps People Pay to Spay (and Neuter)
Get the lowdown on a spay/neuter assistance fund created by a rabbit group in the Washington, D.C., area. More...
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Go Spay It on the Mountain
The HSUS’s Jennifer Hobgood tells the story of the organization's Rural Area Veterinary Services program, which brings vaccinations, spay/neuter surgeries, behavior advice, and much more to pet owners in underserved communities. More...
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For This Group, Cats Are Where It's At
Neighborhood Cats promotes trap–neuter–return in New York City and beyond. More...
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Pit Bulls: Dilemma and Debate
The mere mention of pit bulls can be enough to ignite debate among animal welfare professionals and the public alike, but a discussion on the topic at last week's Animal Care Expo included a general sentiment most would agree with: We've only just begun to tackle abuse of the breed. More...
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The Hub of the Wheel
The Humane Alliance Spay/Neuter Clinic in Asheville, North Carolina, is a model of efficiency responsible for the sterilization of more than 106,000 animals in 11 years. More...
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Street Dogs and Sacred Cows
A vaccination and sterilization program for stray dogs in one of the world’s poorest countries makes headway. More...
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Sterilization Event at Hooters
Sound a little nuts? That’s the whole idea. More...
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Prevention Breeds Hope
As a board member of a mobile spay/neuter clinic, shelter veteran Betsy Pullen can finally open boxes without cringing at what’s inside. More...
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Keeping Babies from Having Babies
A pair of extensive studies confirms the benefits of pediatric sterilization. More...
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Snappy Ways to Sell the Snip
Usually underresourced, often understaffed, and almost always overwhelmed, animal shelters and advocacy groups are nothing if not creative, as demonstrated by these fresh approaches to spay/neuter promotion through the years. More...
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One Animal, One Person, One Situation at a Time
One volunteer is changing the lives of pets and their owners, one situation at a time. More...
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Keeping Pit Bulls Out of the Pits
Recognizing that pit bulls are the breed most frequently targeted by fighters, Chicago's Anti-Cruelty Society offers free sterilization of pits and pit mixes. More...
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Trap-Neuter-Release-Success?
Although a recent study on a Florida spay/neuter program for feral cats wasn’t able to identify the program’s precise effects, the results published in the Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science (Vol. 5, No. 4, 2002) suggest that a feral cat trap-neuter-return program can be an important facet of a community strategy to fight pet overpopulation. More...
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And Then There Were 22 ...
Study conducted at a Florida university finds that patience, diligence, and discretion in a trap-neuter-return program can cut free-roaming cat numbers. More...
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A One-Shot Deal?
FDA approves sale of drug that sterilizes male animals without surgery, but the limitations of Neutersol may lead shelters to keep neutering the old-fashioned way. More...
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On Judgment Day, Owners Told to Spay
Michigan judge distributes certificates for free sterilization surgeries. More...
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Pay Up or Spay Up
When an Oregon shelter began charging owners $500 for the return of unsterilized, unidentified animals, licensing rates quadrupled and many animals in the community saw a veterinarian for the first time. More...
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Ready, Set, Spay!: Making Sure Adopted Animals Won't Reproduce
If your agency is still searching for a foolproof method of guaranteeing that none of its adopted animals will ever reproduce, read about programs that have worked for other organizations. More...
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A Prescription for Better Veterinary Relations
Although they share many of the same goals, animal shelters and veterinarians often find themselves engaged in bitter rivalries. Consider the advice of professionals who have stood on both sides of the great divide. More...
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They Can't Read Or Write. But They Sure Can Multiply. Fix Your Pet. (Reproducible)
Created by W.B. Doner & Company for the Michigan Humane Society, this ad has been adapted for your shelter’s use. More...
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One Humane Alliance Makes a Difference in Eight Counties
Twelve humane organizations from eight counties in western North Carolina band together to establish a high-volume spay/neuter clinic. More...
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Please Don't Breed Annie
In a convincing letter to a friend, a shelter worker makes an impassioned plea against breeding. More...
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