1. Spay-It-Forward
Dr Jeffrey young graduated from Colorado State University School of
Veterinary Medicine in 1989. He established Planned Pethood Plus, Inc
(PPP) in 1990. PPP is best know for its low-cost mobile neutering
services, Native American Reservation work, and training of veterinarians
from around the world in more efficient surgical techniques. Dr. Young has
served on numerous Human Society boards and has been an advisor from
mobile surgical units all across America. He has founded his own non-profit
group called Planned Pethood International. Planned Pethood International
was established to help fund spay/neuter work and veterinary training from
its new state of the art veterinary hospitals in Bratislava, Slovakia and
Merida, Mexico. Dr. Young believes his human ethics come from being an
Animal Control Officer during his veterinary college training. He is most
proud of having personally sterilized over 165,000 animals in the last 20
years, and he is an outspoken proponent of early age neutering for
companion animals population control. Dr. Young is driven by a simple
underlying mission “to significantly reduce companion animal
overpopulation through out the world.”
“Think Globally Act Locally “

2. Spaying-It-Forward
• Enhance the sustainability of basic health
care for companion animals.
• Enhance the human-animal bond.
• Enhance the overall health and welfare of
companion animals and their care takers.

3. The only real solution to companion animal
overpopulation; Paradigm shift in social
attitudes.
No euthanasia of Dogs and cats will
healthy, adoptable be valued as
animals. companion animals.

4. What is the magnitude of the
problem?
• Social attitudes – solastalgia.
• Carrying capacity of the environment.
• Concept of ownership.
• Supply vs Demand.
• Human-animal bond.
• Zoonosis.

5. Working for a paradigm shift!
Animal control – NGO’s – Government Agencies- Educational
Institutions- Humanitarians- Environmentalist- Veterinary
Profession- Health Care Profession
Legislation Education
The
Big 3
Spay/neuter
(Sterilization)
Tip of spear

6. Negative Realities We Operate
Under
• 70% rule does not apply.
• Dogs are 15X and cats 45X more prolific than humans.
• Euthanasia and culling is the number 1 cause of death for
companion animals.
• Warehousing companion animals is costly and does little
to affect overpopulation.
• Adoption contracts do not work.
• “No kill” is a goal only after you obtain a stable population.
(low-kill)
• Money is a limiting factor so use it wisely, not emotionally.

7. Absolute Necessities Of Any
Humane Organization
• Have active spay/neuter program.
• Have active feral/stray cat program.
• Have active training and behavioral Sustainability
modification program. VS
Return on
• Have active educational program. Investment
Vs
• Have active animal friendly un sustainability
legislative initiatives.

8. What Does Your Facility look like
and what our your objectives?
Humane organizations (NGO’s) For-profit vs Non-profit
Kill VS No kill Mobile Work
Foster Homes Hoarding Situations
Shelters Facility Veterinary Facility
Conventional vs Non-Conventional Conventional vs Non-Conventional
“Think Sustainability First”

9. Veterinary Profession Is
Changing
•Increase in females – decrease in males.
•We need to incorporate veterinary medicine
into NGO’s.
•We need incorporate NGO’s into veterinary
medicine .
-Best of Both Worlds-

10. You Must Customize To Your
Needs
• But the basic
principles
remains the
same.
• Learn from
other peoples
mistakes.

11. When starting into veterinary work
• Basic health care model - expand as you grow.
• Build sustainable income “First”-
shots, grooming, flea and tick control, de
worming, boarding.
• Think outside the box-what fits your community
– where is your support.

12. Full service veterinary hospital
should be the goal
• +/- food sales
• +/- toy sales
• +/-animal behavioral classes
• +/- adoption
• +/-educational program
• +/- foster programs
• +/- grooming
• +- veterinary training

13. PPP Inc. Denver, Co First for profit full
Planned Pethood Plus Inc service veterinary
hospital in the U.S.
that requires
neutering for all client
animals
Training Veterinarians Training Veterinarians
Working with NGO’s Works with NGO’s
Help fund PPI work Built Hospital in Built Hospital
Help Fund PPI work
Does free to low cost Bratislava, Slovaki In Merida, Mexico, 2007 Does free to low- cost
work a, 2003 work
PPI
Planned Pethood
Active adoption International
Training Veterinarians
programs Non-Profit
Funds spay/neuter
Education programs Funds building projects
Work with local
government Provide financial
Support to smaller
groups

14. Planned Pethood Slovakia Planned Pethood Mexico
2003 2008
Internships from Internships from
Romania, Bulgaria, Azerbaij Mexico, Panama, Costa
an, Russia, Czech Rica, Canada, U.S.
Republic, Slovakia 2008- Total gross $62,484
2011- Total gross $200,475
Free Surgeries Free Surgeries
2009-1365 2010-1305
2010- 1725 2011-1742
2011- 1827 2012-1975
OFFICE PHONE: 02 4552 1224 OFFICE PHONE: 01 999 9 44 23 10
EMAIL: karel.hudec@gmail.com EMAIL: gatobich@yahoo.com.mx
ADDRESS: Popradská 32 ADDRESS: Calle 10 No. 344 x 3 y 3-C
82106 Bratislava, Slovakia Colonia Gonzalo Guerrero , Merida
Yucatan