How does SPCA-BC intend to achieve its vision of 100% adoption rates and alleviate the senseless suffering of homeless animals?
The key to alleviating the suffering and horror experienced by homeless animals is to first stop the senseless and tragic problem we have with companion-animal overpopulation and unplanned pregnancy among that group. To achieve 100% adoption rates at SPCA-BC shelters by 2012 requires an aggressive education campaign. SPCA-BC has a goal to be in every 7th grade classroom in Brazoria County and targeted community groups within the next year. We also plan to provide low-income families with spay/neuter procedures by mid-2005. Successfully focusing on these two priorities will ultimately result in fewer stray and homeless animals being born. Aggressive fundraising and planning is currently underway to raise the $100,000+ to open such a spay/neuter facility. Long-term funding of the clinic will require even more fundraising and contributions from the community. By focusing on those first two priorities, education and spay/neuter programs, the last two priorities of SPCA-BC, Sheltering and A
