Program areas at Spay-Mart Inc Spaymart
FERAL COMMUNITY CAT PROGRAM & LOW-COST SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM: Spaymart's community programming includes controlling the number of feral/community cats by promoting trap/neuter/return (TNR) as opposed to trap & kill. The purpose of Neuter Scooter Campaign is to raise public awareness regarding these cats, enhance their quality of life & promote public health. Utilizing local low-cost veterinarians, we neutered 68 feral cats and returned them to their community. We offer a food pantry as added incentive for colony caretakers as supplies last.
KITTEN FOSTER PROGRAM: To assist people finding orphaned kittens & momcats to find alternative to euthanasia. KFP offers help fostering, finding low-cost vet services, spay/neuter (including momcats) & TNR if needed.KFP offers caretakers help in kitten care,support & advice to find best homes through our program. Kittens must be vaccinated, dewormed, spayed/neutered & microchipped before adoptions.Kittens are placed thru PetsMart,Petco and other partners & websites. All adopters are screened & approved prior to adoption. An adoption fee of $85 reimburses KFP for vets, etc services. The KFP is an all-volunteer program & in 2022 placed over 700 kittens & momcats into good homes.
ADOPTIONS/SANCTUARY/THRIFT STORE AND ADOPTION CENTER Spaymart houses over 300 homeless cats annually. Our sanctuary located in semi-rural Picayune MS houses between 135-175 cats awaiting adoption.Each animal has been sterilized,vaccinated & microchipped, avoiding compounding pet overpopulation. Spaymart partners with PetsMart and others;we also promote on our website and Facebook pages. The Thriftstore/Adoption Center is an outlet for adopting older cats & is located in the New Orleans area. Combined sanctuary/thriftstore adoptions were 45 cats, including 6 in our Seniors for Seniors program. Also 2 cats were transported to other no-kill shelters for adoptions at those facilities.
FELICITY FUND PROGRAM: medical treatment to 33 cats & 1 dog belonging to indigent pet owners&feral/community cats needing critical vet services.
LOW-COST VETERINARY HOSPITAL/CLINIC:Under development, will offer low-cost spay/neuter & other services.Land has been purchased, planning continues.