Please read through the entire application before beginning. Many questions may be answered on this website.
MISSION: To train organizations to open and operate strategically placed high-volume, high-quality, targeted, affordable, spay/neuter clinics across the nation.

“There is no disease or condition of companion animals that takes as many of their lives as euthanasia”, Janet M. Scarlett, DVM, Associate Professor of Epidemiology at Cornell University.

The National Spay/Neuter Response Team is a strategic training program designed by Humane Alliance Spay/Neuter Clinic to address a national epidemic. The vision is the strategic placement of this spay/neuter model across the nation. Clearly, our nation’s best defense against all of the sources of shelter intake is targeted, aggressive, high-volume, high-quality, low-cost sterilization. This is an urgent need that will require a skilled, dedicated and well-organized team to train organizations to open and operate strategically placed high-volume, high-quality, low-cost spay/neuter clinics across the nation.

The National Spay/Neuter Response Team recognizes that the greatest challenge over the next 5 years is IMPLEMENTATION of models that work. This model consists of a team which is made up of the Humane Alliance Spay/Neuter Clinic staff. This team is committed to the fundamental responsibility to assure that the full resources of the group are effectively utilized to achieve the successful duplication of high-volume, high-quality, targeted, low-cost spay/neuter clinics across the country. The goal is that the trainees will become creative collaborators and participants in the national program. Each new clinic becomes a steward of the vision/program.

Responsibilities of your organization
  1. Your organization will complete the NSNRT application.
  2. Your organization will be responsible for raising $120,000 for start-up costs – this allows for $85,000 for equipment and $35,000 cash-on-hand to cover our operational cost while you are building your patient load.
  3. Your organization understands that the $120,000 start-up amount SHOULD NOT be used for any costs associated with renovation, training (in Asheville or at your location), or any other expenses aside from equipment and cash-on-hand. Your organization understands that there is no way to estimate the costs of renovation and/or travel expenses, as they depend upon the extent of the renovation and the distance of travel.
  4. Your organization understands that for the Humane Alliance model to be successful, you must be able to perform a minimum of 25 surgeries per day, 5 days per week, 48 weeks per year.
  5. Your organization is responsible for strategic planning and coalition building with your regional animal welfare groups.
  6. Your organization will be responsible for locating an appropriate clinic site.
  7. Your organization understands that, while Humane Alliance will assist you with initial floor plans for your clinic, if renovation of the clinic site is required, your organization will need to secure the services of a company to draw professional architectural plans, as well as a contractor to manage the renovation.
  8. Your organization will be responsible for obtaining a temporary license for your veterinarian in the state of North Carolina to facilitate training – please contact Marianne Luft at
  1. to obtain a copy of the NC Temporary License application. We encourage you to begin this process two months prior to your training date.
  2. Your organization will be responsible for the cost of obtaining a temporary license for a Humane Alliance veterinarian in your state to facilitate training.
  3. Your organization will be responsible for the salaries, travel expenses, and room and board expenses for your training team for the training period (typically one week in Asheville) as well as visits for any consultations required (not to be expended from the $120,000 start-up cost allowance).
  4. Your organization is responsible for the travel expenses and board expenses for the NSNRT training team for the training period at your location (two weeks).
Contribution of the NSNRT
  1. The NSNRT will analyze a budget specific to your community.
  2. The NSNRT will be available to assist you in interviewing and hiring your staff.
  3. The NSNRT will be available to assist your organization in floor plan design.
  4. The NSNRT will order your equipment, supplies, and initial inventory to begin operation.
  5. The NSNRT will provide you with a complete training manual to provide ongoing technical
    support.
  6. The NSNRT will provide you with optional web-based software for your clinic as well as training and support on this software. This software was developed for Humane Alliance specifically for high-volume spay/neuter clinics. This system is for a minimum yearly maintenance fee of $519. These fees are applied to user support costs as well as necessary improvements. A free, 30-day trial of the software is available at www.humanesolution.com.
  7. The NSNRT will provide one week of training for your entire staff at our clinic in Asheville.
  8. The NSNRT will provide two weeks of training for your entire staff at your clinic upon opening.
  9. The NSNRT will be available to address an open house at your clinic during your first week of operation to explain the clinic operation, mission, and answer any questions the public and/or local veterinarians may have.
  10. The NSNRT will be available for ongoing questions/mentoring after the initial training is complete.

The sustainability of this project is critical to the welfare of companion animals. The vision is a coalition of organizations that partner in a national effort to address the stray, unwanted, and abandoned companion animal crisis by providing affordable, targeted, aggressive sterilization services. The participants are stewards of the vision; mentors of the plan. One organization cannot solve this crisis, it takes an entire nation.

Please read and complete the following application and attached spreadsheets. Once complete, you may e-mail the entire package to humanealliance@aol.com.