Humane Alliance of WNC (Humane Alliance) (North Carolina)

Quita Mazzina. Quita has served as the Executive Director for Humane Alliance Spay/Neuter Clinic in Asheville, North Carolina, since March 2000. She was hired as a veterinary assistant when the facility opened in the spring of 1994 and also served a term on the board of directors. The clinic is intended to serve as a model to be duplicated in other communities,… See full bio.

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Story: Humane Alliance of WNC, Inc. began as a small spay/neuter clinic in Asheville, North Carolina in 1994. To date, June 2010, we have surgically sterilized more than 265,000 companion animals in Western North Carolina. We know that spaying and neutering is a key component in the fight against pet overpopulation. Sterilizing cats and dogs means fewer animals will crowd the shelter system and fewer animals will be euthanized. Reducing strain on the shelter system also allows shelters to devote more resources to each animal - increasing each animal's chance for a positive outcome. In the fall of 2003, Humane Alliance assembled a team of facilitators to analyze the feasibility of adding its second program, the National Spay/Neuter Response Team (NSNRT). The NSNRT was designed to be a mentoring program for other organizations interested in replicating our model. We organized a small seminar in Asheville with the focus of opening a spay/neuter clinic. We hoped to have 50 registrants for this event and were delighted when we had 165 participants. Armed with the interest level, Humane Alliance set out to secure the necessary funding to begin this mentoring program. The NSNRT program began in January 2005. As our mentoring program grew, we recognized the need for a separate training program for private practice veterinarians and veterinary externs interested in learning and honing their high-volume spay/neuter techniques. This training program was launched in April 2009.

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The Humane Alliance of WNC operates a high-volume, high quality spay/neuter clinic for cats and dogs in North Carolina. They developed a model which was so effective it raised the bar for high-volume spay/neuter clinics around the country.

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Quita has served as the Executive Director for Humane Alliance Spay/Neuter Clinic in Asheville, North Carolina, since March 2000. She was hired as a veterinary assistant when the facility opened in the spring of 1994 and also served a term on the board of directors. The clinic is intended to serve as a model to be duplicated in other communities, and the Humane Alliance is hosting a workshop later this month for people who want to start their own fixed-location spay/neuter clinic.

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