Maddie's Projects in Erie County, NY

Erie County covers 1,058 square miles on the western border of New York state. It contains three cities and 25 towns, including the City of Buffalo, the second largest city in New York State. The population is 921,390.

Maddie's^® Pet Rescue Project

Maddie's^® Pet Rescue Project is working with Maddie's^® Spay/Neuter Project to save all of Erie County's healthy and treatable shelter dogs and cats within five years.

Maddie's^® Pet Rescue Project is comprised of the SPCA Serving Erie County (Lead Agency), the City of Buffalo Animal Shelter and four adoption guarantee organizations - Buffalo Humane, HEART, Second Chance Sheltering Network, and Ten Lives Club. First year goals include:

• Increase the total number of dogs and cats adopted by 889 over the baseline year number of 8,863 and decrease the number of dogs and cats euthanized by 889 below the baseline number of 7,307.
• Maintain a total of zero healthy dogs and cats euthanized.
• Decrease the number of treatable dogs and cats euthanized by at least 406 below the baseline number of 2,030.

Maddie's^®Spay/Neuter Project

Maddie's^® Spay/Neuter Project is administered by Operation PETS: The Spay/Neuter Clinic of Western New York, Inc. (OPETS). Eight private practice veterinary hospitals have also agreed to participate. Low-cost surgeries are available to Erie County pet owning residents who receive Medicaid and to Erie County residents who manage feral cat colonies. The maximum total number of surgeries to be performed under this program is 17,591; the goal for the first year is 3,518 surgeries.