Cat Spay of Santa Fe 2012 Update

We've been funding free cat spay-neuter help for New Mexico’s low income families since 2010.  Working through area veterinary and spay/neuter clinics we've fixed 3,113 cats to date for 1,479 committed caregivers – with 1,524 surgeries just this last year.  We hope to see these numbers continue to grow in 2013.  To complement our free spay/neuter assistance, we've recently added a program to help these same caregivers pay for acute veterinary care in the event of a medical emergency.  Full details on both programs are on our web site.

While we initially serviced only Santa Fe County, we've gradually expanded into other regions at their request.  We now work with 17 clinics conveniently servicing Bernalillo (excluding Albuquerque), Catron, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Socorro, Taos and Torrance counties.  These local clinics are essential to reaching our target demographic who often find driving a long distance to a clinic as challenging as paying for the sterilization.  We thank the following clinics for accepting our vouchers as “payment in full” for a spay or neuter and a rabies vaccination and look forward to continuing to work with them during 2013:

·         All Creatures Veterinary Clinic, Moriarty
·         Animal Haven, Socorro
·         Animal Wellness Center, Santa Fe
·         Ark of Socorro, Socorro
·         Big Country Veterinary Service, Datil
·         Brainerd Animal Health Center, Sapello
·         Cottonwood Veterinary Clinic, Espanola
·         Dr. Carol Joyce-Lloyd, Tiejeras
·         Espanola Valley Humane Society, Espanola
·         Gruda Veterinary Hospital, Santa Fe
·         Pecos Valley Veterinary, Pecos
·         Salazar Road Veterinary Clinic, Taos
·         Sangre de Cristo Animal Hospital, Santa Fe
·         Santa Fe Humane Mobile and Spay/Neuter Clinic, Santa Fe
·         Taos Veterinary Clinic, Taos
·         Valley Veterinary, Santa Fe
·         Vista Larga Animal Hospital, Edgewood

The Foundation is dedicated to assisting low-income individuals and families provide long-term care for their cats by providing a veterinary care safety net.  Through this safety net we help keep their cats out of shelters and off the streets where – without this help – they all too often land.