Tallahassee ASC Receives Grant for Spay and Neuter Vouchers
October 2
Vouchers Will Assist Disadvantaged Areas of the Community - The Tallahassee-Leon Community Animal Service Center (ASC), in partnership with the Animal Shelter Foundation (ASF), today announced the city is the recipient of a $15,000 grant from the Florida Animal Friend Spay and Neuter License Plate program. The grant will fund 200 spay/neuter surgery vouchers for pets of low-income residents in the Tallahassee community and will assist in combating pet overpopulation and decreasing the euthanasia of homeless animals.
The vouchers will be distributed primarily through city and county animal control officers who will identify unaltered animals in low-income areas of the community and contact owners to provide them with the vouchers and other educational information about spay/neuter. Vouchers will also be available at the low cost rabies vaccination clinic scheduled for Saturday, October 3, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the LaVerne Payne Community Center, located at 450 West Fourth Avenue. The spay and neuter surgeries will be performed by participating area vets who have agreed to discount their services in order to help decrease unwanted animal births.
Florida Animal Friend grant program is funded through the sale of spay/neuter specialty license plates, and dollars are used exclusively to fight cat and dog overpopulation. The ASC, which took in 10,989 animals last year, is one of only 24 organizations selected to receive 2009 funding. The Florida Animal Friend license plate can be purchased at www.floridaanimalfriend.org or through a local tax collector's office or tag agency.
The ASF is a 501(c)3 that strives to make a positive difference in the lives of homeless animals by reducing pet overpopulation, educating the community and providing veterinary assistance and other resources to the animals in the care of the ASC.
Members of the community may have dogs, cats and ferrets vaccinated at the Saturday rabies clinic. Pets must be at least three months old. Cats and ferrets must be in a pet carrier, and dogs must be on a leash. A $5 donation is suggested. This is the sixth clinic the ASC has held to date, and more than 1,350 rabies vaccines have been successfully administered to protect domestic animals in the community.
For more information on the Animal Service Center, located at 1125 Easterwood Drive next to Tom Brown Park, and the importance of protecting your pets and yourself against rabies, call the ASC at 891-2950 or visit Talgov.com/animals. For more information about the Animal Shelter Foundation, visit www.TallyASF.org or call 894-6PET.
Contact
Lizzy Kelley, Communications Department, 891-8533; or Stephanie Sikorski, Animal Service Center, 544-1066
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