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Darling Dalmatian is one of 28 animals recently spayed/neutered by vet students at the sanctuary

Hello again from Project Hope, where we were recently privileged to host a professor, a vet tech, and three students from Mississippi State University Veterinary School who provided our animals with a vitally important service — spay/neuter surgeries. On a grant from MSU, the team drove over in their awesome eight-ton mobile spay/neuter clinic and, despite cold, rainy weather, performed surgeries on 28 dogs and cats! We were thrilled to host these animal-loving folks, and we are so grateful to them for undertaking this extremely helpful mission.

Spaying and neutering companion animals is so crucial to our work. One look around our sanctuary (and pretty much any animal shelter in the country) will tell you why: there are still many more cats and dogs being born than loving guardians willing and able to provide homes for them. Project Hope is just one sanctuary that is constantly overloaded with animals, but it's a reflection of the companion animal homelessness crisis we face as a nation. It is a sad fact that between six and eight million cats and dogs enter animal shelters every year in the U.S. — and that about half of them are put to death, even though the vast majority are perfectly healthy and adoptable.

Seeing the next generation of veterinarians at work on this problem is truly inspiring, and gives me — and the animals — great hope for the future. One of the dogs who was spayed by our visitors was Dottie, a timid but wonderful Dalmatian. She's in heartworm treatment right now, but otherwise healthy and expected to be just fine. She is not at all aggressive, and loves to pal around with other quiet dogs. When she recognizes that you are her protector, it is a relationship that can't be beat, and I am sure when she finds her guardian, they will be very happy together.

What You Can Do:

• If you are interested in adopting Dottie, call me at (662) 237-0233 or email . Or pay an online visit to the other animals at Project Hope who are in need of loving guardians.
• There are still many more animals at the sanctuary who need spay/neuter surgeries, a service for which we could use financial support. You can make a real difference in an animal's life and help reduce animal homelessness by making a donation to Project Hope.

The animals and I thank you for supporting Project Hope! As always, yours in faith,

Doll Stanley
Director, IDA's Project Hope