Animal Welfare Professionals

How do governmental shelters get vet care?  One of our partners that was doing low cost spay/neuter for shelter animals has stopped making it available. How in the world do other organizations pay for a vet? Our intake is well over 4000 animals annually and even with some grant money, there is no way we can now get these animals S/N before adoption. We are going to have to go back to a voucher system which doesn't come anywhere close to covering the cost for adopters to get it done. We have no low cost S/N anywhere close to our organization. We know that the percentage of pets being altered after adoption was only about 50% about 10 years ago and its much more expensive now.  We are heartbroken knowing that some of these animals will be reproducing.  Because we are a special service district (open admission), and the budget is very tight. Do you have any suggestions or constructive advice on how your organization actually got enough funding to get this done?

How do governmental shelters get vet care?  One of our partners that was doing low cost spay/neuter for shelter animals has stopped making it available. How in the world do other organizations pay for a vet? Our intake is well over 4000 animals annually and even with some grant money, there is no way we can now get these animals S/N before adoption. We are going to have to go back to a voucher system which doesn't come anywhere close to covering the cost for adopters to get it done. We have no low cost S/N anywhere close to our organization. We know that the percentage of pets being altered after adoption was only about 50% about 10 years ago and its much more expensive now.  We are heartbroken knowing that some of these animals will be reproducing.  Because we are a special service district (open admission), and the budget is very tight. Do you have any suggestions or constructive advice on how your organization actually got enough funding to get this done?

The county shelter our organization supports had a budget for hiring a vet that was about half the salary a vet would require.  For years they could not get a vet to accept it.  They finally managed to hire a part-time vet (who also works at a private clinic) and it has made a world of difference for the animals there.

How do governmental shelters get vet care?  One of our partners that was doing low cost spay/neuter for shelter animals has stopped making it available. How in the world do other organizations pay for a vet? Our intake is well over 4000 animals annually and even with some grant money, there is no way we can now get these animals S/N before adoption. We are going to have to go back to a voucher system which doesn't come anywhere close to covering the cost for adopters to get it done. We have no low cost S/N anywhere close to our organization. We know that the percentage of pets being altered after adoption was only about 50% about 10 years ago and its much more expensive now.  We are heartbroken knowing that some of these animals will be reproducing.  Because we are a special service district (open admission), and the budget is very tight. Do you have any suggestions or constructive advice on how your organization actually got enough funding to get this done?

So I have been wondering why vet students are not recruited by "real" vets to train in the art of S/N and gain credited for this experience by applying it towards their degree requirements.

Human med students actively participate inn clinics, hospitals shelters, etc as part of their training.  Maybe vet schools should stop killing live animals and using dead animals for educational experience. No one has ever been able to answer this Q, I must be missing something, I'd just like to know what???

The county shelter our organization supports had a budget for hiring a vet that was about half the salary a vet would require.  For years they could not get a vet to accept it.  They finally managed to hire a part-time vet (who also works at a private clinic) and it has made a world of difference for the animals there.

How do governmental shelters get vet care?  One of our partners that was doing low cost spay/neuter for shelter animals has stopped making it available. How in the world do other organizations pay for a vet? Our intake is well over 4000 animals annually and even with some grant money, there is no way we can now get these animals S/N before adoption. We are going to have to go back to a voucher system which doesn't come anywhere close to covering the cost for adopters to get it done. We have no low cost S/N anywhere close to our organization. We know that the percentage of pets being altered after adoption was only about 50% about 10 years ago and its much more expensive now.  We are heartbroken knowing that some of these animals will be reproducing.  Because we are a special service district (open admission), and the budget is very tight. Do you have any suggestions or constructive advice on how your organization actually got enough funding to get this done?

Do you have a College of Veterinary Medicine in your state?  Both Kansas State University and Oklahoma State University work with shelters to provide very low cost spay/neuters and training for their students.  

So I have been wondering why vet students are not recruited by "real" vets to train in the art of S/N and gain credited for this experience by applying it towards their degree requirements.

Human med students actively participate inn clinics, hospitals shelters, etc as part of their training.  Maybe vet schools should stop killing live animals and using dead animals for educational experience. No one has ever been able to answer this Q, I must be missing something, I'd just like to know what???

The county shelter our organization supports had a budget for hiring a vet that was about half the salary a vet would require.  For years they could not get a vet to accept it.  They finally managed to hire a part-time vet (who also works at a private clinic) and it has made a world of difference for the animals there.

How do governmental shelters get vet care?  One of our partners that was doing low cost spay/neuter for shelter animals has stopped making it available. How in the world do other organizations pay for a vet? Our intake is well over 4000 animals annually and even with some grant money, there is no way we can now get these animals S/N before adoption. We are going to have to go back to a voucher system which doesn't come anywhere close to covering the cost for adopters to get it done. We have no low cost S/N anywhere close to our organization. We know that the percentage of pets being altered after adoption was only about 50% about 10 years ago and its much more expensive now.  We are heartbroken knowing that some of these animals will be reproducing.  Because we are a special service district (open admission), and the budget is very tight. Do you have any suggestions or constructive advice on how your organization actually got enough funding to get this done?

So I have been wondering why vet students are not recruited by "real" vets to train in the art of S/N and gain credited for this experience by applying it towards their degree requirements.

Human med students actively participate inn clinics, hospitals shelters, etc as part of their training.  Maybe vet schools should stop killing live animals and using dead animals for educational experience. No one has ever been able to answer this Q, I must be missing something, I'd just like to know what???

The county shelter our organization supports had a budget for hiring a vet that was about half the salary a vet would require.  For years they could not get a vet to accept it.  They finally managed to hire a part-time vet (who also works at a private clinic) and it has made a world of difference for the animals there.

How do governmental shelters get vet care?  One of our partners that was doing low cost spay/neuter for shelter animals has stopped making it available. How in the world do other organizations pay for a vet? Our intake is well over 4000 animals annually and even with some grant money, there is no way we can now get these animals S/N before adoption. We are going to have to go back to a voucher system which doesn't come anywhere close to covering the cost for adopters to get it done. We have no low cost S/N anywhere close to our organization. We know that the percentage of pets being altered after adoption was only about 50% about 10 years ago and its much more expensive now.  We are heartbroken knowing that some of these animals will be reproducing.  Because we are a special service district (open admission), and the budget is very tight. Do you have any suggestions or constructive advice on how your organization actually got enough funding to get this done?

The county shelter our organization supports had a budget for hiring a vet that was about half the salary a vet would require.  For years they could not get a vet to accept it.  They finally managed to hire a part-time vet (who also works at a private clinic) and it has made a world of difference for the animals there.

How do governmental shelters get vet care?  One of our partners that was doing low cost spay/neuter for shelter animals has stopped making it available. How in the world do other organizations pay for a vet? Our intake is well over 4000 animals annually and even with some grant money, there is no way we can now get these animals S/N before adoption. We are going to have to go back to a voucher system which doesn't come anywhere close to covering the cost for adopters to get it done. We have no low cost S/N anywhere close to our organization. We know that the percentage of pets being altered after adoption was only about 50% about 10 years ago and its much more expensive now.  We are heartbroken knowing that some of these animals will be reproducing.  Because we are a special service district (open admission), and the budget is very tight. Do you have any suggestions or constructive advice on how your organization actually got enough funding to get this done?

How do governmental shelters get vet care?  One of our partners that was doing low cost spay/neuter for shelter animals has stopped making it available. How in the world do other organizations pay for a vet? Our intake is well over 4000 animals annually and even with some grant money, there is no way we can now get these animals S/N before adoption. We are going to have to go back to a voucher system which doesn't come anywhere close to covering the cost for adopters to get it done. We have no low cost S/N anywhere close to our organization. We know that the percentage of pets being altered after adoption was only about 50% about 10 years ago and its much more expensive now.  We are heartbroken knowing that some of these animals will be reproducing.  Because we are a special service district (open admission), and the budget is very tight. Do you have any suggestions or constructive advice on how your organization actually got enough funding to get this done?

We travel once a month with a van full of dogs or cats to a low cost clinic 2 hours away.  It's hard on the animals and the driver.

The local low cost clinic lost their vet in 2018 and haven't been able to replace her.  I have seen dog and cat population creep back up annually since she left.  It is heartbreaking and frustrating. 

How do governmental shelters get vet care?  One of our partners that was doing low cost spay/neuter for shelter animals has stopped making it available. How in the world do other organizations pay for a vet? Our intake is well over 4000 animals annually and even with some grant money, there is no way we can now get these animals S/N before adoption. We are going to have to go back to a voucher system which doesn't come anywhere close to covering the cost for adopters to get it done. We have no low cost S/N anywhere close to our organization. We know that the percentage of pets being altered after adoption was only about 50% about 10 years ago and its much more expensive now.  We are heartbroken knowing that some of these animals will be reproducing.  Because we are a special service district (open admission), and the budget is very tight. Do you have any suggestions or constructive advice on how your organization actually got enough funding to get this done?