Completed Spay/Neuter Projects
Maddie's Fund has completed seven spay/neuter programs in California, Utah, Texas, Alabama and Wisconsin.
Low-Income Cat Altering Program
For cats belonging to California's low-income residents.
Maddie's® Big Fix for Alabama
For dogs and cats belonging to Alabama's low-income residents.
Maddie's® Spay/Neuter Program for Feral Cats and Low-Income Residents in Dane County, Wisconsin
For feral cats and cats belonging to Dane County's low-income residents.
Maddie's® Spay/Neuter Project in Texas
For dogs and cats belonging to low-income residents living in qualified counties.
Maddie's® Spay/Neuter Program in Utah
For dogs and cats belonging to Utah's low-income residents.
The California Veterinary Medical Association's Feral Cat Altering Program
For feral cats throughout the state of California.
The California Veterinary Medical Association's Pet Altering Program for Low-Income Caregivers
For dogs and cats belonging to California's low-income caregivers.
Low-Income Cat Altering Program
Date: 2000-2001
Funding: $920,666
Surgeries: 16,517
The purpose of the California Veterinary Medical Association's (CVMA) Low-Income Cat Altering Program was to provide free spay/neuter surgeries for the cats of California's low-income caregivers. CVMA administered the program and enrolled 477 member veterinarians to perform the surgeries.
Date: 2000-2003
Funding: $2,384,414
Surgeries: 36,046
Maddie's® Big Fix for Alabama was funded to provide spay and neuter surgeries for the dogs and cats belonging to low-income residents.
The program was administered by the Alabama Veterinary Medical Association (ALVMA); surgeries were performed by the Association's private practice member veterinarians. The Alabama Humane Federation and the Alabama Animal Control Association also supported the effort.
Click here to read their full project report ![]()
Maddie's® Spay/Neuter Program for Feral Cats and Low-Income Residents in Dane County, Wisconsin
Date: 2001-2005
Funding: $355,860
Surgeries: 6,965 total: 5,995 feral cats; 970 surgeries for low-income
Maddie's® Spay/Neuter Program for Feral Cats and Low-Income Residents was administered by the Dane County Veterinary Medical Association (DCVMA) in Madison, Wisconsin. Surgeries were performed by 67 of the Association's private practice member veterinarians from 25 Dane County veterinary hospitals.
Click here to read their full project report ![]()
Maddie's® Spay/Neuter Project in Texas
Date: 2002-2003
Funding: $367,794
Surgeries: 5,972
The purpose of Maddie's® Spay/Neuter Project in Texas was to spay and neuter dogs and cats belonging to low-income residents living in qualified counties.
The program was administered by the Texas Veterinary Medical Association (TVMA);
surgeries were performed by the Association's private practice member veterinarians at 248 private practice hospitals in 51 counties.
Maddie's® Spay/Neuter Program in Utah
Date: 2002-2003
Funding: $262,765
Surgeries: 5,110 total: 4,323 feral cats; 787 surgeries for low-income
Maddie's® Spay/Neuter Program in Utah was funded to provide spay and neuter surgery for Utah's feral cats and for dogs and cats belonging to Utah's low-income residents.
Maddie's® Spay/Neuter Program in Utah was administered by the Utah Veterinary Medical Association and carried out by its private practice member veterinarians.
The California Veterinary Medical Association's Feral Cat Altering Program
Date: 1999-2002
Funding: $9,479,099
Surgeries: 170,334
The purpose of the Feral Cat Altering Program was to provide free spay/neuter surgery for feral cats throughout the state of California. At the close of the three-year program, CVMA had enrolled 917 member veterinarians to perform feral cat surgeries.
The California Veterinary Medical Association's Pet Altering Program for Low-Income Caregivers
Date: 2001-2002
Funding: $2,408,178
Surgeries: 37,891
The purpose of the California Veterinary Medical Association's (CVMA) Pet Altering Program for Low-Income Caregivers (PALS) was to provide low-cost spay/neuter surgery for dogs and cats belonging to California's low-income caregivers. By the close of the one-year program, CVMA had enrolled 570 member veterinarians and performed 15,183 dog surgeries and 22,640 cat surgeries for a total of 37,823 surgeries.
