09/11/2026
TODAY WE CELEBRATED 50,000 SPAY-NEUTER SURGERIES!
After 9 years of serving our community via our low-cost spay-neuter clinic, today we celebrated our 50,000th SURGERY!!! This milestone goes to KIRBY, a neighborhood stray who has fathered who knows how many litters in his approximate 5 years of life. Sadly, he tested positive for FIV (feline immunodeficiency virus) today, which he likely contracted through mating or fighting while living on the streets. Now that he’s fixed & integrated as a family pet, he should have several years of love left to give & receive. This handsome 14-pounder has traded his prowling days for a cute little heart tattoo on his belly indicating he is fixed.
As our 50,000th surgery, Kirby’s neuter was FREE today & he went home with a gift bag filled with toys & treats. He was a model patient this morning cooperating fully with our photo goals (& we only felt judged by him a little bit):
A group pic with strangers.✔
Laying with a fake sushi stuffie without flinging it onto the floor.✔
Convincingly posing as today’s doctor.✔
Today’s milestone is possible because of the commitment & leadership of our Director AND many high volume spay-neuter professionals who have contributed their talents & passion to our cause & clinic. We are able to do the volume we do at hugely affordable prices, because our process is VERY streamlined, our team is the MOST experienced, and spay-neuter is ALL we do without distraction while keeping safety & quality of care at the forefront of it all.
FUN CLINIC FACTS!
• Fundraised our tails off from 2009-2017 to ensure we were financially prepared to bring this clinic to Clarksville, which opened its doors in August 2017
• 59 veterinarians & 18 veterinary techs/assistants have contributed to our high volume spay-neuter efforts over the last 9 years, & we are so very thankful for every single one of you!
• 16,706 male cats fixed to date
• 16,560 female cats fixed to date
• 8,826 male dogs fixed to date
• 7,911 female dogs fixed to date
• 5,580 feral/community cats have been fixed (w/ ear tips) – avg 697/year & 58/month): 2,657 by kind Samaritans + 2,923 by Cats MEOW TNR program
• 12,686 pets microchipped (4,561 dogs & 8,125 cats)
• 5,929 is the highest # of surgeries done for a single rescue organization: WINNER Puurrrfect Paws Rescue
• 2,031 shelter dogs & cats were fixed for Montgomery County Animal Care & Control to help them get out of the shelter & into their new homes
• Daily surgery record: 107 (Cat Meowathon Day on 8/16/24)
• Annual surgery record: 7,191 in 2024