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About Us
The Spay Neuter Action Project was
co-founded in 1990 by Candy Schumann (now SNAP's Volunteer Executive Director). Candy
was a volunteer in a local animal shelter and after seeing countless stray animals come and go,
she knew that adoption alone wasn't going to solve the problem. There were simply too many unwanted animals and
not enough homes. Candy realized that to reduce the number of animals euthanized in shelters every year, it
would be necessary to reduce the numbers of homeless animals coming into the shelters in the first place.
As of early 2009, almost two decades later, SNAP has spayed and neutered over 15,000 animals in clinics all over the
county. The original Neuter Scooter, a mobile surgery bus launched in 2003,
primarily serves communities in Southwest San Diego County (from City Heights to El Cajon and Chula Vista).
The Neuter Scooter 2, dedicated in 2007, focuses on San Diego's North County from Oceanside to Escondido.
The two Neuter Scooters travel to low-income neighborhoods, providing affordable spay/neuter services right where
they are most needed.
Our info hotline (619) 525-3047 receives hundreds of calls every week. Many callers are referred to veterinarians
in their neighborhood who offer reduced-rate spay/neuter services. Those who cannot afford even the
reduced-rate services receive an appointment on the Neuter Scooter. Our
goal is to make spay/neuter affordable for everyone!
SNAP is funded through grants, private donations, and corporate sponsorships. We have two paid full-time
employees but we rely heavily on volunteers. In addition to spay/neuter services, we offer
information about spay/neuter as well as classes and workshops
for people of all ages. For SNAP, spay/neuter education starts in kindergarten!
We take pride in our networking approach: we work with animal shelters and rescues, veterinarians, politicians, the media,
and of course the citizens we serve. On the last Saturday of the month, SNAP holds adoption events in cooperation with
local animal shelters and rescues. We foster dogs and cats
who are looking for new homes. Throughout the year are present at many community events all over
San Diego County. At many of these events, the public is invited to tour the Neuter Scooter and ask any questions they may have.
Even today, to provide a home for each dog and cat in the county, every household would need to have 24 pets.
We at SNAP realize we have a long way to go... but we've started walking! Won't you join us? Please consider
making a donation, or volunteering with us. Spay
and neuter your animals -- it's a good thing. Spread the word!
SNAP is a non-profit, 501(c)3, charitable
organization. Our EIN (Federal Tax Identification Number) is 33-0517862.
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