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Downey, CA… SEAACA’s veterinary staff spends
half of every business day spaying and neutering animals. Some
patients are adoptions, others are brought in from the public. But,
bottom line…there’s lots of spaying and neutering going on. This
effort is enhanced annually during what is called the Doris Day
Foundation Spay Day USA campaign. SEAACA typically takes part in
this effort, offering spay and neuter surgeries to the public at
drastically reduced prices. The workload is generally at an almost
unmanageable stage during Spay Day USA, so two local veterinary
clinics stepped up this year to offer the same low cost surgeries to
area residents.
Ashton Animal Hospital in Downey and After
Hours Animal Hospital in Norwalk joined SEAACA in this year’s Spay
Day USA campaign which resulted in 258 surgeries being performed
during the two week period. “Our Spay Day hotline was ringing off
the hook,” said Aaron Reyes, director of operations at SEAACA.
“Thanks to the local media coverage preceding this year’s campaign,
the response was incredible and we could not be happier here at
SEAACA,” Reyes said. SEAACA’s staff set up the spay day hot line and
managed the appointments for all three clinics. “They did a great
job in keeping the appointments set up, which kept animals on both
of my surgical tables for two weeks straight,” stated Dr. Brad
Brunskill, DVM, SEAACA’s chief veterinarian. “SEAACA does good work
and we’re always happy to assist them, especially when it means
helping to alleviate pet overpopulation,” said Dr. Alex Trujillo,
DVM, owner of After Hours Animal Hospital in Norwalk.
“Spaying and neutering our pets is the only way
to stop the surplus pet problem in our shelters,” says Dr. Prakash
Talati, DVM (Dr. ‘P”). “So, naturally we’re supportive of this type
of effort,” exclaimed Talati.
This is the first time that SEAACA has teamed
up with more than one other local veterinary hospital. SEAACA staff
hopes that this campaign will become infectious and that next year’s
will see twice as many clients. Of course, pet owners looking to
have their pet spayed or neutered at a reasonable price in the
meantime are asked to call one of the clinics below for an
appointment.
Ashton Animal Hospital (562) 803-1551 (Downey)
After Hours Animal Hospital (562) 409-1011 (Norwalk)
SEAACA (562) 803-3301
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