Update: Results are in! See what participating groups accomplished.
Country: South Africa
Name of Organization: Winelands SPCA
Contact: Sarah Ford
Phone: 023 6152241
E-mail: misa@telkomsa.net or brwspca@telkomsa.net
Events:
- February 13, 2008
Mass sterilizing of 50-60 pets from our indigent communities at our clinic in Goreelaan, Ashton, Western Cape
- February 14-16, 2008
Promotion of this work and fund raising at major HOG rally (1000 bikers expected) at Avalon Springs Hotel, Montagu, Western Cape
Website: http://www.spcawinelands.za.org
Country: South Africa
Name of Organization: SPCA Paarl
Contact: Linda Groenewald
Phone: 021 863 2720
Email: spcapaarl@telkomsa.net
Events:
At Kennels and Paarl East and Gouda and Saron
- February 5, 10:30-14:30: Clinics in Paarl East
- February 6: Spay and neuter day at kennels
- February 7, 10:30-14:30: Clinics in Paarl East
- February 11, 9:30-14:30: Clinics Gouda and Saron
- February 12, 10:30-14:30: Clinics in Paarl East
- February 14, 10:30-14:30: Clinics in Paarl East
- February 19, 10:30-14:30: Clinics in Paarl East
- February 20: Spay and neuter at kennels
- February 21, 10:30-14:30: Clinics in Paarl East
- February 26, 10:30-14:30: Clinics in Paarl East
- February 28, 10:30-14:30: Clinics in Paarl East
Volunteers needed to help at clinics and with transport of animals and education programs.
Country: South Africa
Name of Organization: Johannesburg SPCA
Contact: Michelle Moll
Phone: 27 11 681 3600
E-mail: outreach@jhbspca.co.za
Event:
- February 25–29, 2008
JSPCA Hospital, 5 Benray Road, Reuven, Johannesburg, South Africa
Spay/neuter operation. Identification, collection, vaccination, deworming, sterilization and return of animals in sub-economic areas. Presentation of spay/neuter vouchers to relevant/deserving animal guardians. Community education and outreach awareness campaign. Press release [PDF]. We are hoping for donations of drugs, surgical materials, campaign t-shirts, etc.
Country: South Africa
Name of Organization: SPCA Swellendam
Event:
- Riversdale, Western Cape
Rescheduled to March 6 & 7, 2008
We use a team called Vetsol consisting of a vet, AWA and assistant, who can sterilise approximately 60 animals in a two-day period at the cost of SPCA Swellendam.The target is pet owners who are unable to afford private veterinary treatment. We will gather names and addresses and notify people of the impending sterilisation drive.
Country: South Africa
Name of Organization: Boksburg SPCA
Contact: Mike Mason
Phone: +2711828069840
E-mail: mmason@iafrica.com
Event:
- February 23, 2008
Railway Street, Boksburg East
Our spay days take place on a Saturday every month and we are aiming to sterilize over 2000 animals from underprivileged
homes by 2010. We sterilize 90 animals a month currently. The SPCA inspectors visit the poorest of the poor to collect dogs or cats for our spay days.
We do not receive any money from the government. We rely on our corporate donors to help fund our day to day operations. We very seldom receive any any compensation from the disadvantaged owners of the animals we treat.
Country: South Africa
Name of Organization: East London SPCA
Contact: Lionel Taylor
Phone: 7243 745 1441
E-mail: elspca@computronics.co.za
Events:
- February 26, 2008
Vincent Park Centre
SPCA Information Booth (if approved)
- Media: Article to appear in Go! magazine regarding International Spay Day
- Schools: Sent all relevant info to www.kidzdiary.co.za, which reaches many schools in the East London area. Did Valentine’s Day project at Hudson Park High School and sent pamphlets on spay/neuter to 16 primary and secondary schools.
- Local private practitioners will assist our in-house vet in doing approximately 40 spay/neuters.
Country: Mexico
Name of Organization: Gente por la Defensa Animal (GEPDA)
Contact: Mónica y Maricarmen
Phone: 01 52 (55) 55 59 95 32 or 18 14 82 14
E-mail: monica@gepda.org or maryk@gepda.org
Event:
- February 24, 10:00 a.m.
Zócalo de la Ciudad de México (main square of Mexico City)
We will hand out leaflets and talk to people about the importance of spaying/neutering companion animals. All volunteers will wear GEPDA T-Shirts. We will try to have a table but we need to ask authorization for this from the local goverment.
Ashes and Snow (the international exposition of a famous photographer) will be on display in Zócalo by that date. The Mexican media has been widely announcing it. Therefore, we believe it is a great opportunity to hold the event in that place due to the high amount of people visiting the exposition.
Website: http://www.gepda.org/
Country: Lebanon
Name of Organization: Beirut for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
Contact: Jason Mier
E-mail: jason.mier@hotmail.com
Event:
- February 11-17, 2008
In and around Beirut
We have approximately 100 animals in our shelters who need to be spayed or neutered, and from February 11th to the 17th we will be bringing in a foreign vet to operate on these animals.
This vet will come in and once and for all our animals will all be spayed and neutered. He will also provide training to two of the local vets here on young age spay/neuter techniques, as currently no vet in Lebanon can do this. There will also be time to s/n some of the 'hoarding' situations we know about, mainly people whose situation has gotten out of hand for some reason and who are now dealing with a growing population.
The majority of the work will be carried out between the 11th and 17th of this month, and will take place in and around Beirut. We are using volunteers, as well as the staff and goodwill of the vet clinics we normally use.
Website: www.betalebanon.org
Country: Venezuela
Name of Organization: Fundación ASOGUAU Protección Animal
Contact: Nathalie Castillo
Phone: 0058-241-897.56.71
E-mail: asoguau@hotmail.com
Event:
- Sunday, February 24, 2008
Urb. La Campiña, Naguanagua
A day of neuters for pets from low-income families in our Animals Hospital in Naguanagua. Two big billboards will be posted to educate people. Five thousand educational brochures will be printed about neutering.
- Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Urb. La Campiña, Naguanagua
We will do 50 free neuters in ASOGUAU's Animals Hospital for other shelters and animals protection associations. On the same day we are going to have a meeting with the organizations invited to discuss new strategies for education to promote neutering for pets.
Country: Italy
Name of Organization: Lega Pro Animale
Phone: +39-823-859-552
E-mail: legaproanimale@tin.it
Event:
- We designed a billboard [PDF] for World Spay day. It says: "Rubbish????" on top and below it says "Better anticipate." Also, from February 26th on for two months we will give a 10 percent discount on any spay or neuter if people come to the clinic and bring one of our postcards with them or if they download the picture from our website.
Website: http://web.tiscali.it/legaproanimale
Country: Nepal
Name of Organization: Kathmandu Animal Treatment Centre
Contact: Khageshwaar Sharma
Phone: + 977 1 4373169
E-mail: katcentre@wlink.com.np
Events:
- Last week of February
Kathmandu
We will have a press release on Spay Day International; a public awareness campaign with posters, pamplets and banners; and, in coordination with Nepal Veterinary Practitioners' Association, we will provide a discount on spaying or neutering pet dogs in the Kathmandu valley.
Country: Dominican Republic
Name of Organization: Asociation de Amigos por los Animales, Sosua/Kathryn Neal Animal Relief Fund Corp
Contact: Judith Liggio
Phone: 809-571-1167
E-mail: judithliggio@codetel.net.do
Events:
- Starting February 13, 2008
Los Charimicos, Sosua North Coast
Volunteers will go door to door in a community with 200+ dogs and cats, many free roaming. They will give information on the benefits of spay/neuter and what animals qualify for free services. They will identify community leaders to help identify dog owners and organize daily pick up and delivery of dogs/cats to be taken to the clinic and sterilized. They will distribute and showcase animal care information for children. They will provide information, transport and clinic assistance for surgeries.
Volunteer vet (s) will perform all surgeries; volunteer technician will assist.
Donations will be solicited but not mandatory for participation.
Owners will be provided aftercare instructions and emergency phone numbers. All sterilized pets will be ear marked (tattoo dogs/ear tip cats). Depending on availability, dogs receive a new leash and collar.
Average surgeries per day will be 8-10 with one veterinarian, more with two.
Country: Canada
Name of Organization: Queens SPCA
E-mail: wire@eastlink.ca
Events:
- Liverpool, Nova Scotia
Throughout the month of February
We will have a county-wide drawing for free spays/neuters (cats, dogs, rabbits), thanks to financial support from our Member of the Lower Assembly. The drawing will be reported in the local newspaper with a picture and names of winners revealed.
We have a storefront window (given to us by a local accountant for two weeks) on Main Street Liverpool with a display of posters and other educational materials on the importance of spaying and neutering pets.
In our two major local food supermarkets, we will have an information center with displays of posters, and handouts of leaflets for adults and children on spay/neuter. Our veterinary volunteer will be available to answer questions on neutering pets.
We will have an article in our local newspaper "The Advance" about the responsibility of neutering our pets.
Country: Philippines
Name of Organization:The Philippine Animal Welfare Society
Contacts: Anna Hashim-Cabrera, Program Director; Heidi Guzon, Volunteer Head, S&N Committee; Dr. Amihan Deña, Shelter Veterinarian
Phone: 63917-8315970
E-mail: philpaws@yahoo.com or annahcabrera@yahoo.com; heidi_guzon@yahoo.com; hanami_vetmed@yahoo.com
Events:
- February 20, 11am to 12:30pm
University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
University lecture promoting pet spay/neuter
- February 26, 2008 10am to 5pm
PAWS Animal Rehabilitation Center (PARC), Quezon City
Free neutering for feral cats (who can be safely returned or TNRd to pet-friendly communities) or cats of indigent families
Country: Cook Islands
Name of Organization: The Esther Honey Foundation
Phone: 22336 (local)
E-mail: info@estherhoney.org
Events:
- February 25-29, 2008
Nikao, opposite the town side entrance to the social centre
Cat and dog owners are urged to take their pets to the Esther Honey Clinic for a free spay or neuter. All animals spayed or neutered will be given free flea and worm treatment. In addition, the vet is doing several school presentations and distributing animal care brochures as a part of our Spay day celebration. A television interview is also scheduled to discuss this event and EHF's participation.
Web site: www.estherhoney.org
Country: Colombia
Name of Organization: Fundacion Vidanimal
Contact: Cecilia Ochoa
Phone: 8926079 8927325
E-mail: ceciliaochaz@hotmail.com
Events:
- February 27, 2008, 4pm
Environmental Police Area, West of Cali
The Director of Education of Fundacion Vidanimal, the founder of a "Young People's Network for the Protection of Animals of Montebello" and three delegates from this group will visit one of the headquarters of the Environmental Police in order to give them posters which promote spay and neuter for domestic animals. This headquarters is very close to a famous sculpture of a cat by an important Colombian artist, Maestro Tejada, and it is an area with heavy tourism.
