![]() With the limited number of services available to pets in the valley due to COVID, Scherer is concerned about the welfare of animals who don't have food or are considered a burden during the pandemic. Together, they have helped to save more than 12,000 animals in the last four years here in the Coachella Valley, and this year the SNIP Bus has saved more than 700 in July alone from abandonment and neglect. Over the years, SNIP Bus, alongside Animal Action League, has serviced pets from Palm Springs to Mecca with a team of highly trained veterinarians operating solely from sponsorships and donations. SNIP was founded four years ago by Melanie Scherer, who had previously been involved in animal rescue and had raised thousands of dollars for local rescues. By providing low-cost cat and dog pet services through their mobile bus clinics, they are effectively working toward ending animal overpopulation in the area and saving animal lives from abandonment or death. These high numbers are the result of unplanned litters that could have been prevented by spaying or neutering.The SNIP Bus, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) mobile pet clinic, is back on its wheels and once again serving families in the Coachella Valley.Īfter taking a four-month pause as the COVID-19 pandemic hit California, SNIP Bus has adapted to current CDC guidelines and resumed providing its services to families who need low-cost pet services, such as vaccinations, microchipping and spay/neuter. Every year, millions of cats and dogs of all ages and breeds are euthanized or suffer as strays. Spaying and neutering helps fight pet overpopulation. There are tons of books and videos available to teach your children about birth in a more responsible way. Letting your pet produce offspring you have no intention of keeping is not a good lesson for your children-especially when so many unwanted animals end up in shelters. Your pet doesn't need to have a litter for your children to learn about the miracle of birth. Spaying and neutering packs a powerful punch in reducing the number of animals on the streets. They can prey on wildlife, cause car accidents, damage the local fauna and frighten children. Stray animals pose a real problem in many parts of the country. ![]() Spaying and neutering your pet is good for the community. It also beats the cost of treatment when your unneutered tom escapes and gets into fights with the neighborhood stray! It is highly cost-effective.The cost of your pet's spay/neuter surgery is a lot less than the cost of having and caring for a litter. Your pet will remain fit and trim as long as you continue to provide exercise and monitor food intake. Don’t use that old excuse! Lack of exercise and overfeeding will cause your pet to pack on the extra pounds-not neutering. Spaying or neutering will NOT make your pet fat. Many aggression problems can be avoided by early neutering. On the other hand, unneutered dogs and cats may mark their territory by spraying strong-smelling urine all over the house. Neutered cats and dogs focus their attention on their human families. Your neutered male will be much better behaved. And once he's free to roam, he risks injury in traffic and fights with other males. An intact male will do just about anything to find a mate! That includes digging his way under the fence and making like Houdini to escape from the house. Your male dog won't want to roam away from home. In an effort to advertise for mates, they will yowl and urinate more frequently-sometimes all over the house! ![]() While cycles can vary, female felines usually go into heat four to five days every three weeks during breeding season. Besides preventing unwanted litters, neutering your male companion prevents testicular cancer. Neutering provides major health benefits for your male. Spaying your pet before her first heat offers the best protect ion from these diseases. Spaying helps prevent uterine infections and breast cancer, which is fatal in about 50 percent of dogs and 90 percent of cats. Your female pet will live a longer, healthier life. For a list of approved vets click he re.Īlley Cat Advocates for outside cats only To fill out a voucher application click here. To receive the voucher, you must fill out a voucher application and present a valid Clark County ID. Vouchers can be picked up at Jeffersonville Animal Shelter. The voucher must be submitted to the vets office at the time of surgery drop off. The voucher is worth $50 off the spay/neuter surgery cost and is valid for 30 days from the date the voucher is received. ![]() Jeffersonville Animal Shelter provides spay/neuter vouchers for Clark County Residents.
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