Ridgeland, SC - The Spay/Neuter Alliance & Clinic
(known as SNAC), the first non-profit/ high-volume facility of its kind
serving the greater Savannah/Hilton Head Island region announced this
week that it has passed a milestone of more than 10,000 surgeries in
just two years since opening.
SNAC services 10 counties surrounding Savannah and Hilton Head Island.
It provides free transportation for pets and strays on a regular
schedule to its animal clinic in Ridgeland, SC where it provides rabies
vaccines along with low-cost spays and neuters in keeping with a
surgical protocol issued by the Humane Alliance.
In announcing the milestone, Barbara Greenstein, president of SNAC,
pointed out that the extremely high number of surgeries performed
demonstrates the necessity of this kind of organization. “It
is a testament to how important this service is for our
communities,” she said, “from the inner city and
suburbs to the small, rural area countryside hamlets.”
Greenstein cites research showing that each day approximately 10,000
children are born in the United States along with 70,000 puppies and
kittens. “As long as these birth rates exist there will never
be enough homes for all the dogs and cats,” said Greenstein.
“As a result every year four to six-million of these little
animals are euthanized because there are no homes for them.”
Shawn Albertson, executive director for SNAC, explained that numerous
studies show that the multiple effect over a seven-year period of two
dogs and two cats can be as high as 40,000 puppies and 400,0000
kittens. He said by offering free transportation and low-cost
surgeries, SNAC frees up animal and rescue shelters to focus their
resources on rescuing, rehabilitating and re-homing animals in need.
“This is a fundamental service that will help stop a growing
epidemic in our area,” said Katie Black, head veterinarian
for SNAC. “Our mission is to help reduce the over-population
of dogs and cats in a cost-effective way while providing the best
quality care.”
In Georgia SNAC serves Chatham, Bryan, Bulloch, Effingham Evans and
Liberty counties, while in South Carolina it serves Beaufort, Colleton,
Hampton and Jasper Counties.
“We have many moderate and low-income families in this area
who know it is best to spay or neuter their pets, but simply
don’t have the needed funds to get it done,” said
Albertson. “We help these kinds of people get it done quickly
and safely.”
Albertson said SNAC is currently running at full capacity and is
waiting for a second veterinarian and trying to raise money for a
second transportation vehicle.
For more details about the program, the pricing, the transportation
schedules and even how you can help support its cause, visit the SNAC
website at Snac1.com or call 843-645-2500.
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