Be Part of the Solution
"Public awareness on the importance of
spaying and neutering is the key to
alleviating dog and cat overpopulation.
Once individuals are educated on
the
seriousness of the overpopulation problems,
then the spay/neuter solution will really work."
International Society for Animal Rights
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T.A.R.A. is a 501(c)3 non profit organization.
Donations are tax deductible as allowed by law.
Thank you for your support!
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T.A.R.A.'s Mission
The Animal Rights Alliance Inc., T.A.R.A., is addressing the greatest cause of animal suffering, pet overpopulation. Our mission is to reduce the number of stray, abandoned and unwanted cats and dogs from coming into a system that can not hold them. This will stop the killing and create more good homes. Our current, and most important, operating program is that of a low-cost spay/neuter clinic, staffed by a veterinarian and two veterinary assistants which operates in Sullivan and Orange counties, New York.
Did You Know?
- Did you know that one female cat and her offspring, in seven years, can produce over 421,000 animals?
- At the rate companion animals are being bred, purposely, or unwittingly, there will never be enough homes for all of them. The alternatives are painful lives, painful deaths and shelter euthanasia, amounting to millions in the U.S. alone.
- Other common synonymous terms for spay/neuter are altered and fixed.
Spaying: (ovarian-hysterectomy) is the surgical removal of the reproductive organs (ovaries, uterus, fallopian tubes) of the female animal.
Neutering: (orchectomy or castration) is the surgical removal of the reproductive glands (testes) of the male animal.
Too much of a good thing is not good.
About Us
The Animal Rights Alliance Inc., was founded to help abandoned and homeless animals. We started out by trapping, neutering and finding homes for cats and dogs. We helped others find homes for unwanted pets, and made sure all were spayed and neutered prior to adoption. This was time-consuming and painstaking. We came to realize that we made a difference for those few animals but were not attacking the more serious problem of pet overpopulation. While we were saving one, thousands were reproducing. It was like a full pail of water with a hole in its bottom!
We also realized that the only two ways to stop pet overpopulation were to raise the death rate or lower the birth rate. We opted for the latter.
On March 26th 2002, we rolled out our mobile spay/neuter clinic, for the first time, and spayed and neutered ten females and nine males. It was definitely a learning curve, but with the help of experienced veterinarians and a proficient staff dedicated to the cause, our program grew and has been growing. Presently, we have exceeded spaying and neutering over 22,000 cats in just over six years. We can perform as many as 60 spays and neuters in one day, something we never realized could be done. In time, we would like to open a stationary clinic for dogs, but this will require a considerable amount of additional funding. Until then we will continue to spay and neuter as many cats as we possibly can.
Help T.A.R.A. stop the cycle!
Spay/Neuter your pet or make a tax deductible donation using our PayPal button so that we may continue helping others. Thank you!
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