NCHS makes good on a promise....there are surely great things to come!

The Newnan-Coweta Humane Society has made good on their promise of a year ago. At last year’s “Furr Ball” Dinner Dance/Silent Auction, LouAnn Jones, President of NCHS announced the kick off of their fundraising efforts and pledged to open a low cost spay neuter clinic by the end of 2010. Efforts actually began about two years ago when the Board of Directors of NCHS voted to pursue acceptance into the Humane Alliance’s National Spay Neuter Response Team mentoring program. Jones says, “I can’t be more proud of our board and our volunteers. We have a wonderfully diverse group of caring and passionate individuals who have all worked very, very hard to make this happen.” The H.E.L.P. Spay Neuter Clinic will open for business at 12 The Crescent, Newnan, GA 30263 on September 27, 2010. They will offer low cost, high quality spay neuter surgeries for cats and dogs employing the clinic model developed by the Humane Alliance of Asheville, NC. Julie Morris, Senior VP of ASPCA Community Outreach says Humane Alliance is THE model to follow in terms of high-quality spay/neuter that is cheap (in terms of price – NOT quality) yet seamlessly performed with perfection and ease. “Humane Alliance is the gold standard when it comes to successful high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter,” “Replicating their model program in cities across the country will help us to make real, measurable progress in the fight against pet homelessness and overpopulation.” NCHS was awarded an $85,000 equipment grant from PetSmart Charities. Additionally, they have received generous grants from the Holland M. Ware Charitable Foundation and The Marianne Halle Animal Foundation. “We are grateful to not only these wonderful foundations who support our vision and pursuit of ending euthanasia of homeless pets, but also to the Coweta County community for their incredible support of our group” says Jones. “We look forward to serving the community in this new capacity.” The clinic will operate Monday through Friday 7:30 am to 6:00pm The clinic’s telephone number is 770-304-7911 and their website is www.helpspayneuter.org.