SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS MARTINSVILLE

The goal of the SPCA of Martinsville & Henry County is to make life better for the animals and people of our community. We also strive to help those in need with assistance in caring for their dogs and cats by offering limited low cost veterinary services and low cost spay/neuter services. Humane education is at the core of our mission. In 2011 the SPCA of Martinsville and Henry County began the No Kill Martinsville Henry County (NKMHC) initiative. This is an initiative that includes cooperation of the animal control divisions of Henry County Sheriff and Martinsville City Police departments with the goal of achieving a less than 10% euthanasia rate, community wide. We want every adoptable animal to find a forever home!

The SPCA holds bi-monthly, low cost Wellness clinics which offer veterinary care, vaccinations and limited, routine health screenings for dogs and cats. We offer low cost spay/neuter vouchers for cats and dogs in partnership with local veterinarians. We educate the public through public service television programming, print and mail media. The SPCA employs staff members who routinely screen animals at our local animal control facilities for suitability to be transferred into our no-kill shelter. We also work with over 90 pre-qualified rescue organizations including North Shore Animal League America to secure homes for our rescue animals.

The SPCA shelter has the capacity to house approximately 40 adult dogs, 60 cats and approximately 100 puppies under the age of 12 weeks old. We offer spay/neuter vouchers for public animals in addition to altering all of our shelter animals.

In the 20+ year partnership with North Shore Animal League, we reduced the numbers of unwanted puppies coming into the shelter to only 5-10 every other month. We routinely offer over 2,000 spay/neuter vouchers to the public every year which include microchips which has increased pet reclamations. Our next big goal is to address the overwhelming population of cats and kittens, especially in feral colonies.