About
SNIP (Spay Neuter Idaho Pets Inc.) is dedicated to ending the over pet population problem of cats and dogs in Idaho by providing low cost spay/neuter surgeries, education and encouraging animal rescues and shelters to work together toward our common goals.
SNIP was formed and received its 501c3 non profit status in 2008. SNIP has generated community presence and support through fundraisers like the annual “Spay” Ghetti No Balls and the Doggone Cool Chair Affair fundraisers. The monthly free black dog walks have proven to be a big success in bringing awareness to the plight of black dogs (and cats) in shelters, known as the Black Dog Syndrome.
During the past three years, with the assistance of local veterinarians SNIP has been able to spay and neuter over 1,500 dogs and domestic and feral cats. SNIP paid up to 100% of the cost for over half of these surgeries.
SNIP organized and sponsored Balls For Bucks June 4, 2011. At this event we collaborated with local veterinarians and the Friends of the Canyon County Animal Shelter to neuter 159 male cats for free.
In February 2012, SNIP held its first “Beat the Heat” event. The purpose was to fix as many female cats as possible before kitten season during February, which is one of the two largest breeding months for cats. Local veterinarians in two Idaho counties provided discounted cat spays and SNIP sold 280 vouchers for the surgeries at $19.00 each. SNIP paid the remaining cost of each surgery.
In that same month, SNIP signed a contract with Canyon County Animal Shelter (CCAS) to utilize their veterinary clinic the three days the clinic is not in use. SNIP will use the clinic to perform high quality low cost dog and cat spay/neuter surgeries.
SNIP will follow the Humane Alliance National Spay Neuter Response Team (NSNRT) model to set up and operate its clinic. Each year NSNRT chooses about 15 organizations to mentor. In June 2011, the NSNRT accepted SNIP into their highly successful program.
Spay/neuter is a simple solution to the complex problem of the euthanasia epidemic, which destroys 4–6 million animals each year and is a direct result of animals left unaltered in communities
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