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The tragedy of pet overpopulation - too many healthy animals for too few homes - continues to be a growing concern here in the Redding area and across the nation. Sterilization is the most humane weapon in this continuing struggle. Spay/Neuter Clinics are considered to be the most effective means for providing (low cost) sterilization services for the animals of the low income and indigent poor. The City of Redding and surrounding area is projected to grow to 200,000 people by 2020. The pet population will also grow proportionately to the population. Thus, the need for available (low cost) sterilization services will only intensify with time.

Communities that have mounted (low cost) sterilization efforts (Denver, Seattle, Las Vegas, and in California, San Francisco, Oakland, Marin and Pasadena) report dramatic drops in the number of unwanted and homeless animals that must be euthanized each year. Successful clinics help save lives and stabilize escalating shelter and animal control costs by:

• Reducing unwanted animal births
• Reducing the number of homeless animals on city and county streets in need of shelter care.
• Increasing the probability of suitable placement for adoptable animals.
• Spay/Neuter clinics provide a community a psychological lift with respect to a responsible means of reducing animal suffering.

The immediate goal is to reduce the number of animals euthanized annually in Shasta County. The long-range goal is to cut that figure in half and approach a "no kill" sheltering operation as quickly as possible.

In order to further reduce the number of unwanted animal births and euthanasia requirements performed on otherwise healthy animals, the Society built and is operating a low cost/high volume spay/neuter clinic, the first in the North State. The facility is designed to handle 3,000 to 4,000 animal sterilization surgeries each year. In addition to handling the surgeries of 1,800 to 2000 shelter animals scheduled for adoption annually, the low cost service is available to the public by appointment. In extreme cases of need, the service may be provided at no cost. To keep costs as low as possible, it is the intention of the Society that fees be adjusted to meet actual operating costs only. In short, the clinic is not intended to be a moneymaking operation, but rather a humane, life-saving community service.

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