SPAY / NEUTER LICENSE PLATE SALES INCREASING

Since announcing the Alabama Veterinary Medical Foundation’s new Spay/Neuter license plate, the state’s comptroller’s office has reported that
220 of the plates have been pre-sold as of January 31^st.  This is a great start but we are still 780 away from the magic number of 1,000 needed to be pre-sold before the state will begin production. The deadline for meeting the needed number is October 31^st of this year. DON’T WAIT…pre-order yours now to make sure this important project will be fully funded.

This is a tremendous opportunity to help with funding for low-income pet
owners to have their pets spayed and neutered. Remember, each sale of
a plate (which costs $50) will see $41.25 going to the Alabama Veterinary Medical Foundation with the remainder going to the state for production
costs. All proceeds from the sale of the plates will be available for Alabama VMA members to help with the cost of spay/neuter surgeries for pets of Medicaid recipients.

Dr. Robert Pitman of Athens was the head of the committee responsible for getting the state to approve the license plate. He encourages each member
of the association to sign up for one of the spay/neuter plates and lead the
way to surpassing our 1,000 units.  Dr. Pitman himself has committed to purchasing a plate for each member of his staff. If you have any questions regarding the spay/neuter license plate campaign you can find full details on
the association website, www.alvma.com.

If you are in need of more 11 x 17 posters to display in your clinic or hospital explaining the program, please contact the association office at 334-395-0086. Posters were sent to all clinics and hospitals in Alabama in November of 2007. If you did not receive yours, please call and let the association know.

Please help in this effort to bring the unwanted pet population under control in Alabama.