With the continued challenges and barriers for shelters and pet owners, too many pets are not receiving spay/neuter, resulting in unplanned litters filling animal shelters. We are reducing overpopulation and helping to encourage responsible pet ownership so pets will remain in their loving homes.  

BPF has a network of veterinarians licensed in more than a dozen states that we deploy to areas of need where access is limited and shelters are overcrowded. The deployed veterinarians often split their time spaying and neutering the local shelter population to prepare pets for adoption and providing the procedure for pet owners at a low cost or no cost.  

BPF’s network is comprised of high-quality, high volume spay-neuter veterinarians trained in safe, humane, and efficient practices to maximize the number of surgeries performed in a day. 

A nationwide veterinary shortage is making it hard for both pet owners and shelters to access veterinary care. The emotional stress of shelter medicine is driving veterinarians into private practice or out of the industry completely.  

The shortage also has increased costs, making veterinary care too expensive for pet owners’ and shelters’ budgets. Sadly, many pet owners surrender their pets because they cannot afford care, and too often, pregnant mothers or mothers with litters are surrendered to shelters.