WHY WE SUPPORT A SPAY - NEUTER INTERVENTION PROGRAM
Because of the extreme pet overpopulation problem, our local shelter must put far too many healthy, adoptable dogs & cats, puppies & kittens to sleep simply because there are far too many born, not nearly enough room to house them, and certainly not enough good homes to place them in. We feel the only way to stop this killing is by preventing their births.
Before we can become a "no kill" shelter,
our community must have "no births."
Our shelter is a public shelter; we cannot refuse to take in any pet. If we are full (which is most of the time), we must make room the only way we can: by putting other animals to sleep. Sponsored through the unselfish efforts of members of Friends of the Animal Shelter in conjunction with, first the Southern Animal Foundation and now, the NOLA Animal Hospital, our S.N.I.P. Fund began in August of 1995.
Pet overpopulation in our country can be
compared to a burst water pipe in your
home. Before you can effectively
clean up the mess, you have to
turn off the water!
Thanks to the generosity of the residents of our Parish, we have sterilized more than 2,000 dogs and cats, thereby preventing many thousands more kittens and puppies from being born into our pet over-populated society. Because of S.N.I.P., the numbers of healthy, adoptable companion animals killed in our local shelter continue to drop every year. However we will not rest until that number is down to zero! You can help us realize this dream by becoming a member of Friends of the Animal Shelter, by donating to the S.N.I.P. Fund and our Build A Better Shelter Project, by having your own pets spayed or neutered, or by helping your friends, neighbors,
and/or family members spay or neuter their pets.
Remember: if you adopt one, you save one; spay one and save maybe hundreds! Together, we CAN make a difference!
Friends of the Animal Shelter
of St. Bernard and
NOLA Animal Clinic
have joined forces to help our shelter
stop the killing by preventing the births!
Low Cost Spay or Neuter
Male or Female Cats - $45.00*
Male or Female Dogs - $45.00*
plus $1.00 per pound over 20 lbs.
*Extra Charge for females in heat or pregnant
or males with retained testicles
NOTE: Price is further discounted when
pets receive vaccines at NOLA
Pets are kept overnight at the hospital
Call St. Bernard Parish Animal Shelter
@ 278-1535 for more information,
or NOLA Animal Clinic @ 241-6462
to schedule your appointment
Pet Carriers can be borrowed from the shelter
Note: All pet owners are welcome to take advantage of this low cost program; there are no income restrictions. However, if you are a resident of the St. Bernard Parish area and are either retired or on any type of public assistance program, the fees may be further reduced or waived entirely by Friends of the Animal Shelter's S.N.I.P. Fund (Spay - Neuter Intervention Program).
