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Certified Animal Control Agencies
• A dot is a city facility, shaded is county-wide• Certified by Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners• 95 counties, only 42 have county-wide animal control
MOST do not alter before adoption and violate state law by not collecting deposit and/or not using the forfeited deposits for s/n
Tenn S/N Law 44-17-502• Animals should be altered before adoption
– If not fixed or if not sexually mature, and no vet in area will do pediatrics, can go out on deposit
MINIMUM of a $25 deposit– Forfeited deposits to be used for s/n of animals in the community where
shelter/group is located • Not shelter/rescue animals or shelter operating budget
– Hawkins County exception
• There is no enforcement authority and no penalty for non-compliance
Mid-South S/N
HSPC Clinic
Middle TN SN
N MS Clinic
N AL Clinic
Wally’s Friends
Rover
Two Summers
Dixie Day Spay
UCHS ClinicMBM
Animal Works
Planned Pethood
PPAW
BARC
Mobiles – Middle TN – Spay Station East TN – Prevent-a-Litter
FIDO Fixer (2014/15 only)
Young-WilliamsFixed (public access)Mobile (Knox Co only)
Spay Tennessee/866-355-7729Sept 2014
Sumner S/N Alliance
Animal Aid
McPhersonClinic
Southern Alliance SN
FixAPet
Paws of Hope
Fix Foundation
Beesley Clinic
Spay/Neuter Clinics in Tennessee
PAUL’s Clinic
McKamey Animal Center
Pet Community Center
In addition, nearly allcounties are covered by a s/n assistance program.Visit spaytennessee.org
Spay/Neuter Programs
• 23 s/n clinics in Tenn– Plus near in VA, KY, AL and MS
• Five private vets offer low-cost surgery without an assistance programs subsidizing
• Over 80 s/n assistance programs – Programs vary widely in scope and size– Use s/n clinics, mobiles, and private vets
• 93 of the 95 counties are covered
Pet Ownership and S/N
The Experts Say• 91% of all owned cats are already s/n• 83% of all owned dogs are already s/n
Our Rural Reality• Pet population is likely 90% of human pop– Double national estimates
• Already fixed figure closer to 30% overall
My Own Story
• I am a foster home and dog exporter• Our county has no animal control, no shelter, and
no veterinarian• I did not want “job security”• Have gone from staying full to 1-2 litters/year• Most rescues in TN do not take in animals not
facing shelter euthanasia• We have fixed 3x as many pets as should be here
This is the face of pet overpopulation in counties without shelters and without animal control. She lived outdoors on a chain with no protection from the weather.She was “free to good home” at Tractor Supply.
She is why I will never criticize shelter
euthanasia.
This is the same dog three months later.
We were able to treat her mange, get her spayed and adopted locally.
She did have a happy home but in the end terrible arthritis shortened her life.
Some Tennessee Reality
• Our animal control facilities are our biggest problem in most of the state
• Shelters here have no incentive to obey the law and/or alter before adoption
• Some rescues pull pg dogs from shelters to send puppies where they are “needed”– Both often allow dogs to get pg while in their care
• Many foster homes could be mistaken for puppy mills…20-30 dogs or more
Some Tennessee Reality
• Some rescues seem to only want to feel good about themselves and not actually solve the problem
• Areas with aggressive spay/neuter programs do see a decline in strays/fosters– Grant funding is not for adopted animals
• Animal welfare not setting a good example– We blame “Bubba” but release intact pets!
An animal is not “rescued” until it’s been fixed
Our Partnership
• Massachusetts protocols work!– The very shady look elsewhere for outlets…and find
them• Most TN counties do not have animal control– Many have very strong spay/neuter programs– Still need help to place puppies and dogs– Some have strong foster programs as well
We appreciate your continued support!
Food for Thought
• We’ve made the story about shelter euthanasia– The mission becomes “rescue”– There are worse things than death– Most of the insanity here is done in the name of
saving lives…and it’s not working!• We need to make the story about intake– Make the mission prevention…it works!
• Need to be taking long-term view– Goal should be less suffering in five years
How You Can Help
• Fix momma and daddy of the puppy litters • Ask if the shelters/rescues you support are
adding to their own problem by not altering before adoption– KNOW your partners
• Consider guidelines/policies to help us!• Write to ACAT
P.O. Box 20214, Knoxville, TN [email protected]
You Don’t Alter Before Adoption?
