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An attempt to reduce the number of homeless animals in southwest Missouri is being met with great success. K-S-M-U's Katie Hummel reports...
SNAP, THE SPRAY NEUTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, REACHED A MILESTONE RECENTLY WITH 5,000 SPAY NEUTER SURGERIES PERFORMED THROUGH THEIR ORGANIZATION.
SNAP IS A NON-PROFIT, VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES SURGERIES TO LOW-INCOME PET FAMILIES IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.
JANET MARTIN IS THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF THE SPAY NEUTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
MARTIN SAYS THE INCREASING AMOUNT OF SURGERIES SHOWS THAT SNAP MAY BE REDUCING THE OVERPOPULATION OF ANIMALS.
THE ORGANIZATION'S AIM IS TO STOP THE OVERPOPULATION OF HOMELESS PETS WHICH LEADS TO EUTHENASIA IN ANIMAL SHELTERS.
MARTIN SAYS THAT SPAYING OR NEUTERING IS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO REDUCE THIS.
SNAP USES A REFERRAL SYSTEM OF VETERINARIAN'S THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHWEST AREA FOR THEIR CLIENTS.
BASED ON NORMAL COSTS FOR SPAY/NEUTER SURGERY, SNAP AND THE VETERINARIANS WHO PERFORM THEM CAN OFFER THE SURGERY AT ABOUT HALF THE COST.
