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State of DeKalb Animals highlights $1M annual spay-and-neuter commitment and plans for 6,000 surgeries
Summary
Speakers at the third annual State of DeKalb Animals (SOTA) described expansion of county spay-and-neuter services, voucher programs for community-cat trappers, a shelter expansion groundbreaking and community outreach, citing partnerships with Lifeline Animal Project, Paws Atlanta and others.
Aviva Hoffman of DC TV described the third annual State of DeKalb Animals (SOTA), launched in 2024 and hosted by DeKalb County District 2 Commissioner Michelle Long Spears, as an initiative to expand animal-health services and reduce shelter overcapacity.
Hoffman said the program has grown through partnerships with Lifeline Animal Project, Paws Atlanta, the Georgia Pet Coalition and the United Spay Alliance, and she credited collaborative training and free public spay/neuter clinics for recent results. "Twelve veterinarians learned advanced surgical techniques leading to two spayathons that altered 239 pets at no cost to DeKalb residents," Hoffman said.
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