An End to Euthanasia May Be in Sight!
KHS Will Open State’s First Clinic of Its Kind in Early 2007Louisville, Ky.- The Kentucky Humane Society (KHS) is taking its Operation S.N.I.P. to the next level in an aggressive attempt to combat the area’s massive pet overpopulation problem. The new KHS “S.N.I.P. Clinic,” located at 2445 Crittenden Drive, is set to open on February 5, 2007.
The clinic will be home to an innovative program unlike anything that currently exists in the region.
Previously offered one day a week, the new low-cost spay/neuter clinic is expanding to five days a week at a separate facility dedicated entirely to providing affordable spay/neuter surgeries to low-income individuals.
By having a singular spay/neuter focus, the S.N.I.P. Clinic’s high-quality, high-volume approach is a milestone as the area’s first program large enough to successfully combat pet overpopulation.
The goal is to alter 6,000 owned pets annually at the new S.N.I.P. Clinic. This, coupled with approximately 5,000 homeless pets who are altered prior to adoption each year, means KHS expects to spay or neuter a total of 11,000 pets in 2007 alone.
According to KHS President-CEO Lori Kane Redmon, the most critical issue facing companion animals in Louisville and surrounding counties today is finding enough permanent, caring homes for them all. “Too many pets in Louisville shelters lose their lives because there are simply not enough homes for them all,” says Redmon. “KHS wants to put an end to euthanizing adoptable pets in our area and a large-scale spay/neuter program is the only way to do that.”
By following a nationally proven regional transport model, the S.N.I.P. Clinic will provide free pet transport to and from surrounding counties within a 75-mile radius of Louisville. It also is one of the first high volume clinics in the country to provide free urban transport, allowing KHS to more effectively target the seven most under-privileged zip codes in Jefferson County, to help ensure the program reaches those most in need.
“Fortunately, through adoptions, education programs and spay/neuter efforts, KHS is already offering proactive solutions to the pet overpopulation dilemma we face,” says Redmon. “But there’s so much more to be done.”
For more information on the S.N.I.P. Clinic, visit
http://www.kyhumane.org or call (502) 636-0278.
Founded in 1884, the Kentucky Humane Society (KHS) is the oldest and largest animal welfare agency in the state. As the area’s number one resource for pets and pet services, KHS is dedicated to improving the welfare of companion animals in our area.
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