History & Vision

MISSION

SNP LA’s mission is to substantially reduce animal shelter intake by providing high quality, low-cost spay and neuter services to underserved communities in the Los Angeles area.

VISION

Our vision is to ensure that spay and neuter services are affordable and accessible to all pet owners in the Los Angeles area and to create an environment in which animal shelters no longer rely on euthanizing animals as a way of controlling pet population.

APPROACH

Over the past twenty years, high volume sterilization has become the accepted response to pet overpopulation. Prior to our launch, we collected and analyzed data from numerous sources to understand the problem of pet overpopulation and provide a practical solution. Our research showed that the largest percentage of shelter impounds occur in areas where there is a high concentration of low-income residents. These areas, typically, have very limited access to affordable spay and neuter services, and the services that are present are inconsistent and limited in scope.

This is where SNP sees a tremendous opportunity to serve. By providing high volume stationary veterinary clinics in underserved neighborhoods, staffed by veterinary professionals with expertise and sensitivity, we can effectively battle the root cause of pet overpopulation. By providing these services in targeted areas and promoting the message of "saving lives through sterilization," we can reach the goal of reducing shelter intake and eliminating euthanasia of healthy animals.

Unfortunately, our services cannot come soon enough. In 2010, Los Angeles animal shelters took in over 200,000 dogs and cats. Of that number, just over 100,000 were euthanized.

HISTORY

The Spay Neuter Project of Los Angeles was founded in 2007 under its previous corporate name, Clinico Inc. Thanks to generous funding support from PetSmart Charities and the Found Animals Foundation, SNP LA began providing low cost surgeries from a temporary location at the Southeast Area Animal Control Shelter.

In May 2008, our first permanent clinic location opened in Pico Rivera. This success was soon followed by the launch of our San Pedro location in May 2009 and our Van Nuys location in July 2010. As of the end of June 2012 SNP LA has performed over 66,000 surgeries. SNP LA is on track to perform over 25,000 surgeries in 2012 alone.