WATCH: Spay/Neuter Clinic Re-Opening Preparedness Guide
Each spay/neuter provider and shelter need to build a plan to re-open and operate in the "new norm."
Each spay/neuter provider and shelter need to build a plan to re-open and operate in the "new norm."
Hear the latest national guidance on the role of spay/neuter during the pandemic and how programs are navigating these unprecedented times.
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Since 2010, the Association of Shelter Veterinarians’ guidelines for Spay-Neuter Programs has recommended "the use of a simple green linear tattoo to identify all neutered pet animals."
Nonprofit spay-neuter clinics predominantly serve low-income clients and animals lacking regular veterinary care, in addition to animals from shelters and community cats.
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Are high quality, high volume spay/neuter clinics safe? A six-year study of 113,906 spay/neuter surgeries performed in a Florida spay/neuter clinic found that the canine mortality rate was lower than that reported for hysterectomy in women.
Fischer A, Benka VA, Briggs JR, Driancourt MA, Maki J, Mora DS, Morris KN, Myers KA, Rhodes L, Vansandt LM, Weedon GR, Wolf J, Levy JK. J Feline Med Surg. 2018 Aug;20(8):786-792. doi: 10.1177/1098612X18758549. PMID: 29463201…