Spay Neuter Assistance

SNAP’s mission is to prevent the suffering and death of companion animals and to enrich the human-animal bond by providing excellent, accessible and affordable spay/neuter and veterinary care. Through low-cost veterinary care—with a focus on high-efficiency spay/neuter—we work toward a vision of a world with no homeless pets. We are the largest nonprofit spay/neuter provider in Texas, providing around 30,000 spay/neuter surgeries annually. The solution begins when the cycle ends.

SNAP has led the field as a nonprofit provider of competent, compassionate veterinary care since 1994, when in response to dog and cat overpopulation and unacceptably-high shelter kill rates in Houston/Harris County, SNAP was created to pioneer the nation’s first spay/neuter clinic on wheels to serve clients living below poverty level. Initially operating under the 501(c)(3) umbrella of The Fund for Animals, SNAP incorporated as a separate charity in July of 1999. During our almost twenty-five-year history, we have done much good work and have prevented animal suffering on an enormous scale.

SNAP has operated in Houston, Dallas, Pasadena, and San Antonio, Texas; Native American reservations in the Four Corners area of the Southwest; and Los Angeles, California. For four years, we ran a mobile clinic project in Monterrey, Mexico, expanding to stationary clinics in Morelia at the University of Michoacan and in Juarez, as well as special projects in Mexico City. SNAP’s international reach has also included projects in American Samoa, the Cayman Islands, the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, India, and Panama. Animal overpopulation & suffering are being alleviated across the globe as a result of SNAP’s influence.

We are currently operating in two major metropolitan areas: Greater Houston & San Antonio, Texas. Our three stationary clinics (Houston, Pasadena, San Antonio) and five mobile “satellite” clinics make services accessible to residents of sixteen counties.

Celebrating our twenty-fifth anniversary in 2019, SNAP continues to work at the forefront of the animal welfare community, addressing animal homelessness and suffering where it begins—by stopping the continual cycle of reproduction.