Funding for WVSNP for 2027
Executive Summary At the least, we need $450,000 for 2027 to restore full funding to WVSNP of $900,000. Restore Funding for the West Virginia Spay Neuter Assistance Program (WVSNP) The […]
WV Legislators send letter to our Senators to end greyhound racing!
Huge THANKS to the West Virginia Legislators who signed the letter: Sen. Mike Azinger, R-Wood Del. Jarred Cannon, R-Putnam Sen. Anne Charnock, R-Kanawha Sen. Vince Deeds, R-Greenbrier Senate Majority Leader Patrick Martin, R-LewisDel. Jonathan Pinson, R-Mason Deputy House Speaker Matt Rohrbach, R-Cabell (Rohrbach was the lead sponsor […]
The Veterinary Care Accessibility Project
A quantifiable project using data to view access and affordability of veterinary care across America. It is a remarkable interactive tool so find WV and drill down to your county […]
Study shows dog racing has no economic value to WV!
Greyhound Racing in West Virginia | GREY2K USA Worldwide Download and read the full study below……this must end. All of America has ended it but for the last two tracks […]
2026 WVSNP Grant Year is on!
Our last year of full funding for the WVSNP Grant is exemplified by the check that FOHO WV passed to WVDA It has been a long journey to obtain a […]
Documentary explores Georgia pet overpopulation / Let’s take a lesson from them……
This is an excellent documentary from 2024 on pet-overpopulation by the GA School of Law under the UGA Law Practicum in Animal Welfare Skills. The cost of controlling this problem […]
West Virginia Governor declares May as ‘No Kill’ Shelter month. FOHO knows the most direct path to that is spay neuter!
https://www.wtrf.com/west-virginia/west-virginia-governor-wants-to-make-the-mountain-state-a-no-kill-state-declares-may-as-no-kill-shelter-month Above is the Governor’s article. See below for a discussion of No-Kill. Exploring No-Kill – there are a couple different views here https://bestfriends.org/stories/julie-castle-blog/no-kill-shelters-are-now-norm This article is by Best […]
March 25th at the WV State Capitol / Spay Neuter Awareness Day was a success in getting our sunset removed!
HB 3000 delivered a victory for removing the 2027 sunset on the WVSNP program. We are delighted by that outcome. This fund has altered more than 85,000 dogs and cats […]
2024 Pet & Community Cat Statistics
You can calculate the numbers in your area! See below the Pet Stray Population report that you can download which has all the statistics presented by county population for total […]
WV Spay Neuter Clinics / Mercer Clinic Opens / Vet Status.
One of our greatest challenges in West Virginia with reaching our spay neuter goal beyond funding is the lack of veterinarians in some areas to perform all the needed surgeries. […]