Ithaca, NY
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Shelter Outreach Services (SOS) is a non-profit, MASH-style high quality, high volume spay/neuter (HQHVSN) organization based in Ithaca, New York. Traveling throughout the Finger Lakes region, SOS provides accessible sterilization surgeries and medical consultations for shelter cats and dogs, feral cats, barn cats, rescues, and pets of low-income families. Collaborating closely with partner shelters and the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, SOS sterilizes over 10,500 animals annually to reduce companion animal suffering and overpopulation.
Eligible animals include shelter dogs and cats, barn cats, feral cats, animals from rescue groups, and dogs and cats belonging to families of low income.
In addition to high-volume spay and neuter services, SOS provides medical consultation for sick animals at shelters and advises partner organizations on shelter-related issues.
SOS maintains an official collaboration with the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, where veterinary students, faculty veterinarians, and licensed veterinary technicians join SOS at local shelters to assist with sterilization surgeries.
SOS works on average 30 days per month, sterilizing between 25 to 35 animals per day, totaling over 10,500 animals sterilized per year.
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