There is a pet overpopulation crisis right here in Sacramento. The area’s three major shelters will take in more than 37,000 animals this year alone, and there simply aren’t enough homes for all of them. But this tragedy facing our community does have a solution.

Spay/neuter is the key to reducing the number of unwanted animals entering area shelters.
The Sacramento SPCA responded to this critical need when we opened our new spay and neuter clinic in May 2007. Through our clinic, the only high-volume spay and neuter clinic in the region, we will alter 12,000 animals in 2008 – saving countless lives.

Our clinic is at the heart of what we stand for at the Sacramento SPCA.

The Sacramento SPCA is an independent, non-profit organization that has been helping homeless animals in Sacramento since 1894. The organization is not affiliated with any other local or national animal organization, and depends on donations to feed, care for, and provide veterinary care to thousands of homeless animals each year.

The Sacramento SPCA will care for more than 11,000 homeless, unwanted, abused, abandoned and injured animals in 2008 alone. In addition to caring for animals in need, our SPCA offers a variety of services to both two- and four-legged Sacramento-area residents including:
• Adoption services
• Dog training and behavior consultation
• Estate planning
• Feral cat spay/neuter clinics
• Foster care and rescue
• Free animal behavior helpline
• Free pit bull spay/neuter program
• Humane education and Camp Kindness (including scholarships for low-income children)
• Low cost vaccination & microchip clinics
• Low-cost, high-volume spay/neuter clinic
• Pet lost and found
• Pet-assisted therapy in nursing homes and hospitals
• Safe Pets – domestic violence protective custody
• Senior programs (including free adoptions, reduced-cost services)
• Thrift store
• Veterinary care
• Volunteer opportunities
• Wildlife care
• And much more

The Sacramento SPCA is a dynamic organization responding to the various, changing needs of Sacramento-area residents and the animals we care for. The organization employs more than 80 people, and benefits from the dedication of more than 1,000 volunteers.

The Sacramento SPCA is a vibrant place to be. The staff is caring and dedicated, the animals at the Sacramento SPCA receive quality, compassionate care, and the shelter’s various programs and services are constantly being modified to best serve or region’s growing human and animal populations.

As the Sacramento region continues to grow and change, so does the Sacramento SPCA. With support from our community, the Sacramento SPCA will continue to be a place for positive change for Sacramento’s animals, as well as for the people who love them.

To make a donation or for more information on the Sacramento SPCA, its adoptable animals, programs and services and more, please visit www.sspca.org today.