We paid for the surgery but they also needed pet food, a dog house, maybe a gate or fence repair and often other medical needs, such as a cherry eye surgery or an ear infection all very treatable issues. Spay/neuter was very important and while the numbers were huge – 986 pets (almost 50% of all reasons why a family was considering surrendering their pet), we have to consider that in many cases, spay/neuter might have been the first reason, but the situation was often multi-layered. For example, a family might not qualify for a voucher due to lack of ID or other reasons. With that being said, I want to thank Stray Cat Alliance for covering many of the spay/neuter surgeries. We realize that when kitten season starts up again, in early spring, we will be better equipped to help more cats. At the South LA shelter, we just see more people with dogs asking for help.
Most of the 2041 pets that we assisted were dogs – 1789, 241 cats and 11 rabbits. As we closed out our first year for the South LA Shelter Intervention Program, I want to share our year-end stats with everyone, hoping that this will inspire other cities and counties to think in terms of expanding existing resources for families in need with pets.
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