Maddie's Projects in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

Maddie's^® Projects concluded on March 31, 2010.  The Pet Rescue Proect will continue to track its progress and report statistics to Maddie's Fund until March 2012.

Tuscaloosa County is located in west central Alabama and is home to the University of Alabama and Stillman College. The county population is 177,906.

Maddie's^® Pet Rescue Project

Maddie's^® Pet Rescue Project is working with Maddie's^® Spay/Neuter Project to save healthy and treatable shelter dogs and cats in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.

Maddie's^® Pet Rescue Project in Tuscaloosa County, AL is a coalition of animal control agencies and adoption guarantee organizations working together to increase adoptions.

The lead agency is T-Town PAWS. Other partners include Alabamians Defending Animal Rights, Humane Society of West Alabama, and Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter.

Maddie's^® Spay/Neuter Project

The Alabama Veterinary Medical Association (ALVMA) administers Maddie's^® Spay/Neuter Project to increase spay/neuter surgeries and reduce shelter intakes.

Currently, the ALVMA has enlisted 6 veterinary hospitals to provide spay/neuter surgeries to low-income county residents. The cost of the surgery to owner/caregivers is $10 per cat and $20 per dog. Maddie's Fund is contributing between $30 and $120 per surgery, depending upon species and gender. ALVMA veterinarians participating in the program will contribute the remainder of the cost by reducing their fees to help more low-income pet owners spay/neuter their companion animals. Clients must show proof of low income with a Medicaid card and there is a limit of six pets per household.

Medicaid Spay/Neuter Surgeries Four Years: 1,803