ABOUT US
The combined efforts of local rescue groups and Cabarrus Animal Control/Shelter can not solve the problem of neglect, abandonment and uncontrolled birth of unwanted companion animals. Our community must join their efforts and be part of the solution! Your donation to Spay It Forward will help fund the spay or neuter of a dog or cat, thus instantly preventing future offspring.
Spay It Forward is not a spay and neuter clinic.
Our organization ONLY assists in funding spay and neuter procedures
in North Carolina through generous gifts from our donors.
Mission
Spay It Forward is a 501 (c)3 organization formed January 2014 whose mission is to alleviate the population of unwanted companion animals by providing funds for spay and neuter of pets of low income families and pets otherwise neglected.
Who We Are
We are an all-volunteer group who well understands the inhumane results of pets who are allowed to continuously breed. We are dedicated to raising funds for and educating our community about the dire necessity of spay and neuter.
Where We Help
Our funding services are limited to North Carolina residents.
Spay It Forward will provide a copy of the organization’s 990 form upon request.
Solution
Our SOLUTION is prevention of the unwanted and homeless pets by spaying and neutering.
The IMPACT of Spay It Forward
Since January 2014, Spay It Forward has funded spay and neuter of cats and dogs, thus preventing the birth of unwanted kittens and puppies.
661 Dogs Altered
10,576 Unaltered Puppy Births Prevented
3,904 Cats Altered
46,848 Unaltered Kitten Births Prevented
Board of Directors
Spay It Forward’s volunteer Board of Directors was invited to serve because of their dedication to animal welfare and willingness to use their talents and resources to benefit animals in need.
Connie Bauman brings to our Board, her experience in working, volunteering with and fundraising for persons with developmental challenges. She has love and compassion for all animals and has a house full of four-legged friends, one of whom is a certified therapy dog. Connie looks forward to using her time and energy to help create a community where there are no homeless dogs or cats. She believes that through education, prevention and adoption, our community can work toward that goal.
Dr. John Bingham is a partner veterinarian at South Ridge Veterinary Hospital in Kannapolis, NC. He has been in practice for 27 years and is actively involved with local boards for the Emergency Clinic and Cabarrus Veterinary Association. His compassion and expertise have long-served animals in need.
Ann Cannon, founder and administrator of Spay It Forward, has loved animals her entire life. She volunteered as a foster mom and active Board Member of a local rescue group for 9 years until she founded Spay It Forward in 2014. Having fostered almost 100 dogs and presently with a fur family consisting two rescue cats and 6 rescue dogs, Ann is passionate about the mission of Spay It Forward.
Sonya Eury grew up playing with goats and chickens on her grandparents’ farm. She developed a love for all animals at a young age, which remains to this day. Sonya and her husband, Todd, share their home with a houseful of rescues: four cats and two dogs and have multiple honeybee colonies they manage. Sonya operates June Dog Designs- Engraving & Gifts, as well as June Bug Bees, named after her beloved rescued foxhound. She believes in the mission of Spay It Forward to help fund spaying and neuter of pets and through educating the public about spaying and neutering, the births of unwanted kittens and puppies can be prevented.
Bill Kreitzer is co-founder and president of Kreitzer’s Critter Corral Puppy Rescue. His organization only receives puppies under the age of 12 weeks, their nursing moms, as well as pregnant dogs. The rescue specializes in bottle-feeding orphan puppies. Rescuing more than 100 dogs and puppies per year, Kreitzer and his supporters appreciate the necessity for Spay It Forward.
Jacqueline Tucker is a busy career woman as buyer at the home office of Shoe Show. She volunteers for many local community service and animal rescue organizations. Residents at her home include rescue dogs, cats, sheep, squirrels and a rabbit. For more than 24 years, Tucker has enjoyed being a wildlife rehabilitator. Tucker is excited about the difference Spay It Forward will make in pet overpopulation in our community.
Apply For Assistance
Financial assistance from Spay It Forward is limited to the cost of spay and neuter of pets of low or fixed income households who can demonstrate need based upon income and household stats.
Financial assistance is also available for persons managing (feeding) feral cat colonies. Households determined eligible do not receive a check–all payments for spay and neuter services are made directly to the veterinarian clinic, which is selected by Spay It Forward.