Spay Day USA 2008 Results

Oklahoma Alliance for Animals

This girl is smiling because the Oklahoma Alliance for Animals, with help from the Doris Day Animal Foundation, spayed her dog for Spay Day USA.

A veterinarian had just neutered one cat and there were nearly 20 more awaiting surgery. It was not the perfect time for a power outage, but that's just what happened at a spay/neuter clinic in Sacramento, Calif.

Despite the fact that veterinarians had to use headlamps and flashlights, the Sacramento Area Animal Coalition and about 300 veterinarians and other volunteers spayed or neutered nearly 700 cats and dogs of low-income families during its Spay Day USA event this year.

That's just one of many stories that came from veterinarians and volunteers who participated in spay/neuter clinics and other events this year in honor of Spay Day USA.

32,000 and Counting

The 14th annual Spay Day USA took place on Feb. 26, 2008. While the results are still poring in, we know that thousands of volunteers in 49 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands worked together to save animal lives and end pet homelessness. They spayed or neutered more than 32,000 cats and dogs (and even a rat and a ferret!); raised more than $200,000 for spay/neuter; and broadcasted the spay/neuter message to more than 13 million people.

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Post your Spay Day USA 2008 photos and view those of others! Be sure to tag your photos "spaydayusa2008".

Smile for the Camera!

Through the Spay Day USA Pet Photo Contest, contestants raised tens of thousands of dollars to benefit the spay/neuter efforts of The Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association's Field Services program and 137 eligible Spay Day USA Event Organizers. In addition to other great prizes, the Grand Prize winner of the Pet Photo Contest will receive the privilege of choosing one of These organizations to receive an additional $5,000 spay/neuter grant.

Here are just a few highlights of Spay Day USA 2008:

• "Mutts"® comic strip creator and HSUS board member Patrick McDonnell once again dedicated two consecutive Mutts strips to Spay Day USA:

Monday, Feb. 25, 2008

 
MUTTS © 2008 Patrick McDonnell - Distributed by King Features Syndicate

Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008

MUTTS © 2008 Patrick McDonnell - Distributed by King Features Syndicate

Tyrone D. Washington/Los Angeles Mayor's Office

Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa signs historic spay/neuter bill on Spay Day USA, with HSUS president Wayne Pacelle and Bob Barker in attendance.

• The City of Los Angeles celebrated Spay Day USA with a special signing ceremony with Mayor Villaraigosa, Councilmember Alarcon and Councilmember Cardenas by having the Mayor sign into law the most comprehensive spay and neuter ordinance in the nation. That was coupled with a City Hall "Spay Day" where Councilmember Alarcon himself brought his two dogs, Chico and Corazon, to be neutered.

• The Doris Day Animal Foundation provided a special Spay Day USA grant so that pet owners in financial need could receive spay/neuter surgery for their pets. The grant was administered in 10 states by the following veterinary clinics and organizations, to which we offer a very special thanks:
  Arkansas: New Hope Animal Hospital (26 surgeries)
  Louisiana: LAPAW, in partnership with Bayou South Animal Hospital, Lake Area Animal Hospital and Sulphur Animal Clinic (37 surgeries)
  Missouri: St. Charles Humane Society (20 surgeries)
  Mississippi: Dr. Shy, Starkville Veterinary Hospital (32 surgeries)
  Oklahoma: Oklahoma Alliance for Animals (262 surgeries)
  Pennsylvania: Central Pennsylvania Animal Alliance (82 surgeries)
  Tennessee: Teresa Jennings, Companion Animal Initiative of Tennessee (108 surgeries)
  Texas: SPAY/TEXAS (106 surgeries)
  Vermont: SpayED (84 surgeries)
  West Virginia: Greenbrier Humane Society (146 surgeries)
  
  Total surgeries made possible by the Doris Day Animal Foundation: 903
  

• The first national Spay Day USA Tom Cat Special, coordinated by Celeste Crimi of Best Friends Animal Society, offered cat neuters for just $10 each. Twelve local coordinators reported neutering more than 600 cats in honor of Spay Day USA.

• Radar the Weather Dog of WNKY-TV served as Spay Day USA mascot for South Central Kentucky.

• With a special grant from The HSUS, SPAY/USA provided assistance so that 339 cats could be spayed or neutered. 

  View Spay Day USA 2008 Events

  View a listing of all reported Spay Day USA 2008 events and read the results!

• Dr. Tom DeVincentis of Country Vets in Manhattan launched his first book, "Tails of the City: Confessions of a Manhattan Pet Vet," with a book signing to draw attention to Spay Day USA. The bookstore hosting the signing reported selling a record number of books. Dr. DeVincentis mentions his support for The HSUS on the book's cover.

Spay Day USA national sponsors Nature's Miracle and Zoombak made the Spay Day USA Pet Photo Contest possible. View other Spay Day sponsors, and listen to interviews with representatives from Nature's Miracle and Zoombak.

Spay Day USA 2008 Statistics

By State  |  Top 10: Reported Spays/Neuters  |  Top 10: Reported Funds Raised  |  Top 10: Reported People Reached  |  Resolutions  |  Beneficiaries of Spay/Neuter Funds  |  View All Reported Spay Day USA 2008 Events

 

*These results reflect only those reported to us and are thus a conservative measure of the campaign's success. The HSUS is aware that many Spay Day USA event organizers do not register their events or report their results.

 

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A total of $89,876.73 was distributed among the 137 qualifying organizations listed below that held Spay Day USA 2008 events. Grants to each group ranged from $500.26 to $2,725.55. These funds—donated by generous participants in the Spay Day USA Pet Photo Contest and others wishing to help end pet homelessness—will allow hundreds more animals to be spayed or neutered, further increasing Spay Day's effectiveness beyond the month of February.

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View Spay Day 2007 results.

Questions about Spay Day USA? Visit the Spay Day USA homepage, or e-mail us at spayday@humanesociety.org.

Updated May 2, 2008.