Pennies 4 Puppies... Not!

Our view of animal rescue is different and, perhaps, a bit revolutionary in the sense that we approach dog and cat rescue trying to prevent rather than cure.

We call this “Pennies 4 Puppies... Not!”, a strategic approach to animal advocacy that combines low-cost mass sterilization with outreach education in an effort to shut off the puppy tap, stopping the flow of homeless pets before it hits the streets.

Why Pennies 4 Puppies? Simply put, it all comes down to community economics: in developing nations we lack the financial resources to handle rescue and re-homing of strays, therefore we are forced to constantly search for ways to improve animal welfare at the lowest cost possible.

Consider this: one unspayed female can jumpstart a breeding cycle that can place up to 67,000 new puppies on the streets of any given community in the developing world over a 6 years period. By spaying her before this disastrous cycle begins, we offer a proactive solution at a cost of mere pennies for each unborn puppy that we prevent from existing and surviving on the streets.

At an average cost of about $20 for one spay (often including vaccinations and deworming and a small profit for both the vet that performs the surgery and the community's spay and neuter fund), our "Homemade puppy prevention treatment" (or low-cost birth control method) could easily be assessed at less than 1 cent per unborn puppy. 

With every new surgery we are taking one small step towards a future free of neglected stray dogs and cats, not to mention the huge opportunity to educate about responsible pet ownership the public that attends mass spay & neuter clinics.   

One small step for one community animal, one giant leap for international animal welfare in the developing world.