SPAY + NEUTER

THE LOVE LEO SPAY + NEUTER PROJECT

Love Leo Rescue provides a FREE spay/neuter program in partner with Southern California Animal Hospital in La Puente, CA.

Every 13 seconds, a dog or cat is euthanized in an animal shelter in the US.  That equates to approximately 2.4 million healthy and adoptable companion animals being euthanized annually (American Humane Society 2016).  It’s a deadly case of supply and demand: there are too many adoptable pets and not enough good homes for them.

The problem of unwanted pets and overcrowded shelters must be addressed before it hits the shelter’s front door.  The goal of our program is to provide FREE/Low Cost spay and neuter to pet owners who cannot otherwise afford these surgeries. By helping the community spay and neuter their pets we are preventing “unwanted” litters from being born. Through our spay and neuter program, we will ultimately lower the number of dogs and cats that are euthanized in our local shelters.

Love Leo trained with the Humane Society’s Pets for Life Program to study the most effective way to reduce pet overpopulation.  Our program specifically targets South El Monte and the surrounding areas. This is an area of Southern California which is notorious for the number of stray animals in the roaming the streets.  South El Monte is a low income neighborhood with limited resources and no free spay/neuter clinics. In addition to spay and neuter services, Love Leo will offer low cost vaccines and microchips.

On July 21st, 2018 Love Leo hosted its second clinic in Tijuana, Mexico.  We provided FREE spay and neuter services to a very poor and underserved area.  We were able to spay and neuter 108 animals in one day.  

We believe that the spay/neuter work does not stop at the border. We partner with other amazing rescues in Los Angeles and Oregon as we all believe these services should be provided to those who need help. Each clinic provides services to over 100 pets at each clinic.

VACCINES + MICROCHIPS

In addition to free/low cost spay and neuter we provide low cost vaccines and microchips. An un-vaccinated dog is vulnerable to many diseases such as parvo and distemper. These diseases are expensive to treat and often fatal if untreated. For roughly $15 – we can vaccinate these dogs – keeping pets in this program healthy and prevent them from spreading disease.  If the client able unable to pay for chips or vaccines – Love Leo will cover that cost as well.

SUCCESS

As of December 31, 2023 our program has spayed and neutered 1651 dogs, 981 cats, and 12 rabbits for a total of 2,644 pets. By providing this preventative, solution-based program – we can improve the lives of animals – and the people who love them.

EVENTS

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