San Diego County Animal Support Foundation, Inc.

2) Spay/Neuter Program: We fund a free spay/neuter program with the partnership of local vets who provide these services to us at an extremely low cost. Our target audience is otherwise responsible pet owners who have put off spaying or neutering their pets due to cost, or people who simply will not spay/neuter unless they get it for free.
We have recently acquired the help of an experienced volunteer to expand the numbers of vets with whom we work, and expand this resource to more locations within the County.

The SDASF organizes four one-day mega adoption events featuring between 250 - 300 adoptable dogs & cats from approximately 25-30 legitimate local rescues and shelters. This involves negotiating location, bringing together all the organizations, mapping, gathering 50+ extra volunteers, and massive publicity! The very successful events bring adoptable pets to adopters in one convenient place, but also brings out new volunteers and foster homes to benefit the participating non-profits. It is a completely altruistic endeavor, and therefore we do not accept fees from participating rescues/shelters, nor do we charge admission from the public. To date, these events have been put together on a zero budget, but future success will depend on funds for promotion and advertising reaching out to the community. A budget of $5,000 would allow us to take out one giant, highly visible ad in the newspaper for each event and help to cover the cost of required permits and liability insurance.

3) Emergency Medical Fund: We work with owners to help raise donations to pay for necessary medical care. The families who ask for our services are required to help us raise donations to specifically cover these expenses, as well as pick up a portion of the initial fees, as a show of good faith. Any unspecified money donated to the medical fund is used to contribute toward medical care for those who may not have the time to raise money for their pet.