FACE's High-Volume Spay/Neuter Is Working
Several years ago, FACE came to the people of Indianapolis with a simple idea. FACE believed a high-volume, low-cost spay/neuter clinic was long overdue in Indianapolis and that there would be great demand for its services. FACE predicted that within three to five years of opening, the number of animals entering and dying in local shelters would begin to drop dramatically, and that is exactly what happened.
Since opening in March of 1999, the FACE Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic has performed more than 90,000 spays or neuters, dramatically reducing pet overpopulation in and around Indianapolis. Because of FACE’s efforts, fewer animals are dying.
In 2000, about 22,000 dogs and cats were euthanized at local shelters. That number dropped by more than 2,500 in the next two years. After a brief increase in euthanasia numbers in 2003, the rates have been dropping ever since, as more people begin to realize the importance of spaying and neutering their pets.
Fewer animals are dying because fewer are being born into communities that have no homes for them. More are being adopted from shelters because there are fewer dogs and cats competing for homes. But despite the progress FACE has made, it’s only a beginning.
FACE can do more, with your support. FACE offers a proven solution to the dying, pain and suffering that has affected so many homeless animals for so many years in Indianapolis. Our city spends millions of dollars every year just to deal with the problem of pet overpopulation, yet FACE requires so little to end it.
It only makes sense. Support FACE.
The chart above illustrates the decrease in the total number of dogs and cats euthanized every year at local shelters since FACE opened its low-cost spay/neuter clinic.
The chart, however, does not tell the whole story. Had FACE not opened in 1999, euthanasia rates would have increased along with the population of Marion County. But the number of animals dying is dropping every year, even as the population increases.
The chart above also does not reflect the decrease in the number of homeless animals who have died due to starvation, disease, accidents and exposure.
FACE has spayed and neutered a total of 91,062 dogs and cats from 1999 through the end of 2007. That is approximately 33,693 dogs and 57,369 cats.
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