The Animal Mission

Animal Mission works to provide affordable and accessible spay and neuter services for pet owners in The midlands of south carolina, in an effort to reduce municipal shelter overcrowding and resource-based euthanasia. We also proudly support our local municipal shelter through service projects and facility improvements in order to enhance The stay and outcome for their pets while they await their next homes. In fy 23/24, Animal Mission enabled 6,404 spay/neuter surgeries to The community through our voucher programs, at a cost of 265,277. Since our voucher program began in 2006, weve provided over 67,000 vouchers at a total cost of nearly 3.1 million. Because of these efforts, intake and euthanasia rates at columbia Animal services continue to decrease for The 15th year in a row. Their overall live release rate has improved to 82% as of this past year (versus only 18% when The program began), proving that our aggressive spay/neuter program is saving lives. We also offer community outreach initiatives, like our pet food pantry, wellness vouchers, and free microchip promotions in an effort to reduce intake.