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SPCA Tompkins tells county panel spay/neuter programs are reducing intake but rising costs squeeze services
Summary
SPCA Tompkins County reported declining shelter intake trends in 2024–25 tied to expanded spay/neuter and TNR work, while warning rising medical and staffing costs are stressing its budget; the agency said its county contract proposal is unchanged from last year.
SPCA Tompkins County representatives told the Tompkins County expanded budget committee on Sept. 15 that expanded spay/neuter and trap‑neuter‑return (TNR) efforts helped slow a multi‑year rise in shelter intake but that inflation and higher medical and staffing costs are straining the nonprofit’s budget. Jim Boudreaux, speaking for SPCA Tompkins County, described the group’s core mission and operations and gave 2024 service totals. Boudreaux said the SPCA “protects animals in Tompkins County as well as ... help[s] control the local pet population,” describing a program run in collaboration with the Maddie Shelter Medicine program…
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