Maddie's Spay/Neuter Project in Duval County, Florida

Participants: First Coast No More Homeless Pets (Lead Agency), 8 private practice veterinary hospitals, City of Jacksonville Animal Control, Jacksonville Humane Society.

This 28-month spay/neuter program aimed to reduce intake and euthanasia in Duval County shelters by initially targeting the population of cats living in three of the top seven zip codes in Duval County for feline shelter admissions.  After the first year, the program was modified to target just one of the top three zip codes.  The goal was to alter 3,402 above baseline cats residing in those zip codes. The impact of this tightly targeted program was a 31% drop in shelter cat intakes from zip code 32211 and overall reduction of 28% in shelter cat intakes for all three zip codes. All other zip codes saw a decrease of 7%.  Read their final report, posted to the right, for all the details.

Total Surgeries Performed: 5,501