SPCA International Awards Grants to Animal Welfare Organizations to Fund Spay-Neuter Programs

Animal welfare organization SPCA International today announced that it has awarded $165,000 in grants to support spay-and-neuter programs worldwide in recognition of Spay-and-Neuter Awareness Month this February. These funds will provide an estimated 10,000 animals with critical sterilization services – which remain the most effective way to prevent animal overpopulation and alleviate suffering.

The recipients of SPCA International’s grants provide critical care for animals around the world by implementing spay-and-neuter initiatives and bringing awareness to this humane approach to population control. 

“Spay-and-neuter programs are not only the most humane solution to overpopulation, but they are, along side vaccinations, crucial for improving the health and welfare of animals across the globe” said Lori Kalef, director of Programs at SPCA International. “We are proud to support and reinforce these incredible organizations and partners, who are dedicated to advancing these efforts.”

Grants were awarded to 20 U.S. and international animal welfare organizations: Amici Cannis (Ecuador), Animal Balance (Bahamas/United States), Australian Pet Welfare (Australia), Every Life

Matters Charitable Foundation (Ukraine), Fiona Animal Refuge (Mexico/United States), Help Animals – Cat Shelter Jessica (Serbia), Jerusalem SPCA (Israel), Lake Zone Animal Welfare Organization (Tanzania), Lawrence County Humane Society (United States), Nepal Street Animal Rescue (Nepal), Pet Project Rescue (Mexico/United States), Red de Apoyo Canino (Venezuela), Resgate Animal Rio (Brazil), Romania Animal Rescue (Romania), Southwest Coast SPCA (Canada), Sterilise Our Strays – SOS Algarve Animals (Portugal), Tahira Animal Welfare Foundation (Pakistan), Tanzania Humane Charity (Tanzania), Voluntary Education and Relief Initiative for Tanzanian Society (Tanzania), and Worldwide Vets (Global).

While spaying and neutering is widely recognized as the most effective method for controlling overpopulation, many areas still lack access to these essential services. SPCA International’s partner organizations are working on the front lines, often in areas where spaying and neutering is not common practice, to raise awareness about the importance of humane animal population control and implement local initiatives. Spay-and-neuter programs can also help to reduce the inhumane practice of culling of dogs and other harmful population control measures.

SPCA International’s partner organizations are champions for spaying and neutering in rural villages and urban cities across the globe, and many of these organizations’ work includes a spay/neuter education component. The grants will support a range of local programs, from mobile clinics to education campaigns, all focused on increasing access to spay-and-neuter services and improving the lives of animals.