Who we are:
Spay & Neuter Intermountain Pets & Pet Placement, or SNIPPP, is a no-kill animal welfare organization based in Northeastern California whose mission is to address the issues related to companion animal overpopulation through:
- funding a spay/neuter voucher program
- community education
- rescue & placement of at-risk animals
We serve the communities of the Intermountain Area including Northeastern Shasta County and adjoining areas in Modoc and Lassen Counties. We are a California non-profit organization, staffed exclusively by volunteers, and governed by a Board of Directors. Our meetings are public, and we encourage community members to join us in our mission. SNIPPP makes sure that all rescued animals immediately receive appropriate vaccinations, heartworm testing and prevention, and medical treatment, if needed. SNIPPP pets are spayed or neutered before being available for adoption, unless they are still too young, in which case we require later proof of being altered (adopters will then be refunded $50, of the usual $100 adoption fee, if they wish). Most of our animals are microchipped. SNIPPP volunteers place companion animals in temporary foster homes and seek permanent homes for them through various means, like the online listings on our website. SNIPPP outreach provides spay and neuter vouchers for low-income community members in our service area who need assistance to alter their companion animals.
What YOU can do:
Join us! SNIPPP, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization (federal tax ID #20-7288696), is supported entirely by tax-deductible donations from the public and run entirely by volunteers. You can:
- Donate funds needed for the veterinary care, housing, and publicizing of rescued pets (Sponsor a Pet!)
- Contribute to our spay/neuter program.
- Provide a foster home for a rescued animal until a permanent home is found. OUR ABILITY TO RESCUE ANIMALS DEPENDS ON HAVING FOSTER HOMES AVAILABLE; THIS IS ONE OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT, ONGOING NEEDS!
- Transport animals to Pet Adoption events or to cooperating rescue groups.
- Join our speakers' team to help publicize SNIPPP's efforts through community outreach.
- Help with fundraising.
- Use your computer skills to help publicize our adoptable animals.
- Volunteer your time, skills, or materials for the building of fenced enclosures for foster homes when needed.
Please contact us to volunteer; if you would like to help in some way we haven't mentioned, we'd love to hear your ideas! We hope to have our Volunteer Application online soon.
Adopting a Friend:
SNIPPP requires an adoption contract, a home check, veterinary references, and an adoption fee of $100. Completing an adoption application does not guarantee that you will be able to adopt a particular animal from SNIPPP; our primary concern is with finding the most appropriate homes for the animals in our care.
Please note: adoption requirements for COURTESY LISTINGS may be different; contact the email address or phone number in the Courtesy Listing to find out details.
Come visit us:
You can see many of our pets available for adoption "in person" at our adoption events. We are at Petco in Redding at 1603 Hilltop Drive from noon to 4 the fourth Saturday of every month. We look forward to seeing you there! If you have applied and are approved as an adopter, we can arrange for you to meet individual pets you may be interested in at other times, too.
Spay/Neuter Voucher Program:
We will help you pay for Spay/Neuter if you live in the Intermountain
area ntermountain
area (Adin, Bartle, Bieber, Big Bend, Burney, Cassel, Dana, Day, Fall
River Mills, Glenburn, Hat Creek, Johnson Park, Little Valley, Lookout,
McArthur, Montgomery Creek, Nubieber, Old Station, Pittville, Pondosa,
or Round Mountain).
Our vouchers are $40 for each male dog, $60 for each female dog, $30 for each male cat, and $50 for each female cat.
Also, if you live in:
Shasta County, you can get $40 dog vouchers if your dog is currently licensed. Sometimes $20 vouchers are available for ONE cat per household at a cost of $2. Call 530 245-6065 or go to the Shasta County Animal Shelter at 2690 Radio Lane in Redding. New in March 2010--vouchers and licenses are available at Burney Veterinary Hospital (530 335-3646) and Fall River Veterinary Hospital (530 336-5528)!
Lassen County, Lassen Humane Society will reimburse you for $35 to $45 of your costs, or if you are low-income, contact them for more information to see if you qualify for additional help. Call 257-4555 - or write to PO Box 1575 Susanville CA 96130 - http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/CA234.html
Modoc County, High Plateau Humane Society can help you with spay/neuter. Call 233-9277 - or write to PO Box 1383 Alturas CA 96101 - http://www.highplateauhumanesociety.org/
Contact SNIPPP:
PO Box 223 McArthur CA 96056
snippp@frontiernet.net
(530) 336-6006
