What Does It Mean to Be a Statewide Leader for the United Spay Alliance (USA)?
Learn from USA Founder Esther Mechler why United Spay Alliance and Feline Fix By Five are two cool tools to reduce cat population across the nation and the world.

About Esther Mechler
A graduate of Bates College and the University of Rochester, Esther majored in psychology and education, with a career in guidance and student personnel. In 1990, she left the traditional workplace to begin a program to end companion animal overpopulation. SPAY/USA was started with the goal of finding affordable, accessible spay/neuter services for anyone in need. The program grew from a single vet in Connecticut who gave a 50% discount for referrals to a national program with thousands of veterinarians, clinics, and programs. The program is now run by North Shore Animal League.

Esther recently worked with grassroots animal advocates to organize the United Spay Alliance, which is comprised of statewide networks of spay/neuter programs. USA is currently seeking leaders in several states. In conjunction with these efforts, a campaign to move the recommended age for feline spay/neuter back by four weeks, Feline Fix by Five (FFF), was started in the late 1990s. The FFF campaign has earned the endorsement of the AVMA, AAHA, AAFP, and ASV, plus a dozen individual state veterinary medical associations.

About Emma Barker
Emma founded Red Earth Design, Inc. in 2001 and has transformed it from a solo organization to a full team of remote workers who provide support for clients and enjoy a caring and flexible work environment. Emma has extensive experience in WordPress, PHP, MySQL, HTML, jQuery, CSS and has a gift for translating “techtalk” into understandable terms.