Westcoast Dog May 19th in Watts

On Saturday May 19th we are hosting a big spay/neuter event called "Westcoast Dog". We are fortunate to have "Big Dane" from Westcoast Customs back with us again for this event. Over 100 dogs will be sterilized, vaccinated, and microchiped through this event. Street outreach is being done throughout Watts, South Central, and down into Compton. Over 5000 flyers will be distributed to make dog owners in these communities aware that there is a mobile clinic, in operation 5 days a week, run by the Amanda Foundation. This is the 4th large scale spay/neuter event that our group has hosted (see our past events on our "Events" page).

Throughout the day, there will be dog training, and agility demonstrations, as well as volunteers passing out free dog food, collars + leashes, and many prized all donated to us for this event! We hope to see 1000 people during our day. Not only will there be lots of dog stuff, we will have several artists painting murals of dogs, a DJ playing music, BBQ with all home cooked food, and outreach booths where other artists, community partners including Kitten Rescue, an organization that helps pet cats, as well as feral cats. Best Friends has offered to send two mobile grooming trucks to wash and groom some of the dogs prior to surgery. Not only will the dogs go home healthier, they will also look good!

If you are interested in donating products for our event, we are still in need of anything that can be added to our gift bags that every client will receive as they pick up their dog after surgery. We also need donations so that we can take this type of event down to Compton on June 9th, where we will partner with County Animal Control by offering free spay/neuter at their annual vaccination clinic.

Outreach in areas like Watts that does not have an animal clinic, or dog parks like so many of the more affluent areas of Los Angeles, is the only way to go about making a significant difference in the pet overpopulation challenge. Please join us in our efforts by supporting us today by donating online on our "Donate" page.