Causes: Animal Protection & Welfare, Animal-Related, Animals

Mission: To promote and provide affordable, high-quality spay and neuter services forcats, dogs, and rabbits in an effort to stop the killing of animals due to overpopulation.

Results: As of August 2013, Northwest Spay & Neuter Center has performed over 43,000 spay and neuter surgeries for cats, dogs, and rabbits. Since we opened our first clinic in Tacoma in 2008, the rate of euthanasia of healthy, adoptable animals in Pierce County shelters has dropped by 40%.

Target demographics: animals and the people who care for them

Direct beneficiaries per year: 11,700 cats, dogs and rabbits

Geographic areas served: Washington State

Programs: affordable, high-quality spay and neuter services for cats, dogs, and rabbits in an effort to stop the killing of animals due to overpopulation. Northwest Spay & Neuter Center (NWSNC) is the highest volume spay/neuter clinic in Washington State, and has served over 60,000 animals in just over six years. There are no geographic restrictions for utilizing our services and the center is open to anyone who wants to help decrease animal overpopulation in Washington State (or beyond). We have a special discounted program for volume clients such as shelters and rescues. We also offer invoicing for 501(c)(3) nonprofits. In April of 2014, we launched an animal shuttle that transports dogs and cats from under-served and remote communities, ensuring distance and cost are no longer barriers for many pet owners and animal caretakers in our state.