Miami Veterinary Foundation is thrilled to announce it has completed and surpassed its commitment for spay / neuter surgeries under the #SPAYTOGETHER grant. In barely eight weeks 5 clinic participants performed 250 surgeries on community cats and kittens held in foster care.
The grant, funded by a coalition of the most impactful organizations in animal welfare, has been instrumental in helping Miami Dade County's feline friends continue TNR operations and stay on track with sheltered and fostered cats and kittens slated for adoption.
Dr. Irving Lerner, President of Miami Veterinary Foundation stated, "The grant arrived at a time when animal welfare advocates and residents were awaiting spay/neuter services and providers were facing a backlog of appointments. Our clinic partners quickly ramped up and created safe sustainable ways to offer the needed services immediately. We are equally thankful to Miami Dade residents and to our veterinarians and clinic staff involved in this effort."
These 250 surgeries provided under #SPAYTOGETHER were instrumental in relieving that backlog and preventing thousands of unwanted litters. Below are comments from some of our clients.
Volunteering with TNR programs opened my eyes to its tremendous benefits, including controlling the population of feral cats and reducing the incidence of rabies through vaccinations. I will be forever thankful for the organizations that dedicate their time and/or resources to these programs, all the volunteers that spend their nights doing this labor of love, the fosters that nurture the tiny kittens, and to the vets that bring their expertise! THANK YOU! - Adriana B. Muniz (trapper and foster)
This Grant has been amazing for us and I do not know what we would have done without it. We had an all-time high of 28 adoptions for the month of August alone. - Cindy Goldman Founder, Adopt A Stray (adoption partner)
The #SPAYTOGETHER program created safer environments for community cats and promoted public health by reducing the number of unvaccinated/unaltered cats. Thanks to the funds provided by wonderful donors, the work of the TNR/foster networks can continue and does not go unnoticed. And as such, we are grateful for all their hard work. Thank you, and may there be many, many more years of TNR success ahead. - Isirett Aguilar (foster and trapper)
The unprecedented shutdowns in Miami-Dade simply crushed me. As a volunteer Trapper for the last 13 years, I had to stop cold, right before the explosion of kitten season. This grant felt literally as a lifeline, and like a shooting star, it gave me hope. I was able to resume some trapping, and found myself having to scoop up kittens galore, suddenly becoming a rescuer and a foster. This grant supported our efforts to spay and neuter, and to save many kittens that would have perished otherwise. I only wish it were larger and lasted longer, the catching up has just began. - Ly Bibiana Salmon (super trapper and foster mom)