West Virginia Spay Neuter Program (WVSNP). The law was passed in 2013 and was funded in 2018. Has paid for over 70,000 surgeries and paid over $3M to WV Vet […]

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 […]

If the federally proposed PURR Act bill passes, it could eliminate our WVSNP funding forever! This would be catastrophic for our WVSNP program. Yes, our WVSNP funding bill sunsets in […]

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. […]

Above is the history of our success with the WVSNP grant and what is projected for 2024! 2023 The WV Dept of Agric. total for WVSNP had an increase from […]

Mug-Z-Moo to the rescue – animal welfare group’s ongoing struggle for funding – Dominion Post Thank you, Erin Cleavenger, for such an informative article. And our appreciation to the Dominion […]

West Virginia Spay Neuter Program (WVSNP) was the result of collective and persistent political action that highlighted the need for publicly funded spay and neuter services.  However, when the funding […]

As a former librarian, I often chose a dog or cat book to read to my students.  It was difficult to find one that delivered the message I wanted.  Here […]

The Association of Shelter Veterinarians (ASV) has published the second edition of the 2022 Guidelines for Standards of Care in Animal Shelters. Home (sheltervet.org)   download here or at sources below. […]