February is National Spay and Neuter Awareness Month, but San Luis Obispo County suffers from a critical shortage of veterinarians to perform these important procedures.
The Woods Humane Society searched for nearly a year to hire a full-time veterinarian to meet the high demand for affordable sterilization and neutering procedures in SLO County.
The nonprofit continues to seek qualified veterinarians to help manage the pet population and continue to provide mass sterilizations to help reduce unwanted puppy and kitten births in the county.
“If you stop that service for just a few weeks, of course animals will come here, get pregnant, and have puppies and kittens,” Woods Humane Society CEO Neil Trent said. says so.
“It’s a formula, so it starts with one kitten or one dog, and in about 10 years it’s going from one animal to about 600,000, so it’s a huge number. Take your feet off the gas.” “The moment we do it, the moment we stop providing it,” Trent said, “animal populations will start to grow with affordable services for the community.”
For more information about applying for open staff veterinary positions, visit woodshumanesociety.org.
