RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. (WBKO) – Kentucky Spay and Aid brought hope to animals in Logan County during an eight-week operation that drew the attention of the community and other animal welfare organizations.
“The main goal and mission of Kentucky Spay and Aid is to prevent unwanted trash from ending up at local human services organizations or being dumped, or to stop unwanted trash from ending up at local human services organizations or being discarded every day,” said Amanda Castile of Colorado. “To prevent us from seeing thousands of pets being surrendered.” -Founder of Neutering and Kentucky Aid.
After holding its first successful pet food drive, distribution event, and spay/neuter clinic, the Kentucky Spay/Neuter Foundation is actively recruiting local residents to join its mission to help Logan County pets. We are recruiting.
“We are a grassroots organization that is 100% donor-funded. We have been in business for just eight weeks and have received tremendous support from Logan County. We cannot thank the people enough. !” said Karen Kirsch, co-founder of Spay & Spay and Kentucky Aid.
Kirsch and Castile met while working for different animal rights organizations. Mr. Castile dreamed of bringing free spay/neuter services to the county, and Mr. Kirsch dreamed of creating a free pet food pantry. The two decided to join forces and became an official nonprofit organization in January.
Their goal is to help pet owners who are experiencing financial hardship and alleviate some of the costs associated with caring for their animals. This will allow owners to keep their animals instead of releasing them into the wild or handing them over to already overcrowded shelters.
The founders' dream has become a reality, with more than 400 animals served through the pet food pantry and more than 80 animals awaiting spay/neuter services.
“Spaying or neutering your pet is very important. Spaying or neutering your pet can help prevent breast, uterine, and ovarian cancer, and neutering your animal can help prevent wandering. , it also prevents unnecessary waste from being produced, essentially saving thousands of lives every year,” Castilla said.
For spay/neuter services, we partner with Dr. Jenny Brown Todd, owner of Brown Animal Hospital in Russellville.
“In addition to our spay/neuter program, I personally offer discounted spay/neuter prices to help give back to the community, prevent suffering, and improve the quality of life for pets.” said Dr. Brown Todd.
Services provided by Spayed and Aid are fully funded by donations and Spayed and Aid will manage all booking details. Persons wishing to participate should contact the agency rather than contacting Dr. Brown Todd directly.
The pet food service had 217 families sign up and receive food for their pets at the first distribution event last week. Over 400 pets were fed at this event.
Those who did not register for the service could get food on a first-come, first-served basis.
Future distribution events will be announced on the Facebook page.
Kentucky Spay and Spay Support is also seeking volunteers to help with its mission.
As the organization is expected to grow, Castile Kirsch needs help managing its operations and logistics.
“We are not affiliated with any other government agency or animal rescue organization, so your donations help us save lives,” Castilla said.
“We really need the help of the community and we are so grateful to everyone,” Kirsch added.
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