Category Archives: Spay/Neuter clinics

My Ghost Map

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Capt'n Lisa

I’ve just been posting in my other blog (https://aspergersbigbang.wordpress.com/) about Ghost Map by Steven Johnson, and I don’t think I’ve posted here about my own Ghost Map. Like many of my research projects, it never seems to get to a … Continue reading →

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Stochastic Demographic Simulation

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Capt'n Lisa

I wonder if this post will get a lot of traffic because people will think I’m talking dirty. But, no, this is just my typical passion for numbers and spay/neuter. http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0113553 Let me share some numbers I just figured out … Continue reading →

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New Years Resolution: blog more

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Capt'n Lisa

HRC’s just updated this with CA’s 2013 data. http://spot.humaneresearch.org/content/animal-shelter-statistics They continue to show good effects for s/n clinics.

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Oregon update: More good news thanks to spay/neuter

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Capt'n Lisa

I’m too excited to wait for the final polish on some of these charts.  

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The Infertile Crescent: North Carolina’s Spay/Neuter clinics’ impact

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Capt'n Lisa

If you study the NC map I posted last blog, you will notice areas of low shelter euthanasia near spay/neuter clinics that I’ve dubbed “The Infertile Crescent.” NC has a statewide license-plate s/n voucher program, and is the home of … Continue reading →

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Oregon is a model for the effectiveness of Spay/Neuter clinics

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Capt'n Lisa

Yes, this chart really is a summary of an awful lot of information.  Not theory.  Not a projection from a small sample.  It includes information from every shelter in Oregon that I know about (well, there’s one for-profit shelter in … Continue reading →

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Spay/Neuter clinics benefit a wide area: example, Foothills clinic in Catawba County, NC

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Capt'n Lisa

While limiting intake, increasing adoptions, or Shelter-Neuter-Return can improve a shelter’s Live Release Rate, they can result in putting the burden of killing on neighboring shelters. Opening a s/n clinic, however, benefits the neighbors as well, as happened when the … Continue reading →

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ASPCA gives grant to Humane Alliance to promote spay/neuter clinics

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Capt'n Lisa

“A recent and inspiring update comes from Humane Alliance, an organization that focuses on remedying pet overpopulation through high-quality, low-cost spay/neuter services. The ASPCA pledged more than $2.5 million, along with support from PetSmart Charities, to Humane Alliance over a … Continue reading →

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