Miami Pets Alive

What Would it Take?
By Nancy Lawson and Carrie Allan

If someone were to ask you what it would take to stop euthanizing animals and find homes for every one of them, you would probably respond with more questions: “Which animals are we talking about? All animals? Healthy animals? Behaviorally sound animals?” Your inquiries wouldn’t stop there. “In which communities? What’s the timeframe? What’s the starting point? How many are being euthanized now? What are we doing to ensure the end of suffering as well?”

Sterilization Program

Make full use of the infrastructure and programs already in place, as well as enhancing their capacity, effectiveness and availability to the public. Some of programs include:

1. Have a Heart Campaign, sponsored by the Miami-Dade Police Dept., Animal Services Unit (referred to as Animal Services.)

2. The voucher program sponsored by the Dade County Veterinary Foundation.

3. The certificate program sponsored by The Cat Network.

4. Free or low cost spays and neutering available at The Humane Society of Greater Miami.

5. Low cost spaying and neutering available at Planned Pethood and the Animal Welfare Society.

6. Increase funding through fundraising, grants and better allocation of public monies.

7. Solicit greater participating from the veterinarian community by instituting a reciprocal agreement whereupon they get free advertising and media coverage in return for their services.

8. Sterilization surgeries for the pets of low and/or no-income persons will be subsidized from the monies collected.

9. Feral cats sterilization will also be subsidized from monies raised.

10. Pet taxi services for sterilization appointments at Animal Services and The Humane Society of Greater Miami (HSGM) and Animal Services, for people unable to transport their animals.

11. Maximize the efficiency of the MAC -Mobile Animal Clinic- unit and raise money for a second unit in a near future.

12. Monthly, high volume spay/neuter clinics will be held alternately at both locations of the HSGM, Animal Welfare Society, Animal Services and Planned Pethood.

·        Veterinarians will be solicited to volunteer their services once a year.

·        Vet Technician students from Miami-Dade Community College will assist in return for on-the-job training experience.

·        Volunteers will take care of appointments, intake of animals and the clerical work required.

For information, contact us at info@miamipetsalive.org