About PALS (Pet Prevent A Litter of Central Texas)

The mission of the Pet Prevent a Litter (PALS) of Central Texas, a non-profit corporation, is to help end pet overpopulation and pet homelessness. PALS is dedicated to promoting responsible pet care through community education and spay/neuter programs for those in need.

PALS provides a human service in that we assist socio-economically challenged people to extend their limited resources to their families, rather than caring for and feeding unwanted pets. We neuter to stop birthing of unwanted surplus pets which would likely end up in shelters to be destroyed.

Happy Anniversary! We’ve been helping people and their pets for 20 years. Established as a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization in 1990, PALS has issued over 4500 spay/neuters vouchers for local pets.

Thanks to you, the PALS organization has grown significantly:

·         In 2003 PALS issued 109 vouchers
·         In 2004 PALS issued 248 vouchers
·         In 2005 PALS issued 416 vouchers
·         In 2006 PALS issued 584 vouchers
·         In 2007 PALS issued 1053 vouchers
·         In 2008 PALS issued 916 vouchers
·         In 2009 PALS issued 1068 vouchers

Together we really do make a difference!

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The humane mission of PALS benefits our human recipients in a very real way. By assisting low-income individuals with the cost of spay/neuter surgery, we reduce the financial strain on their household for this surgery, and eliminate the expense of caring for litters of puppies or kittens.
PALS collaborates with local government representatives, animal welfare organizations and social service agencies that serve low-income clients in order to make individuals and families aware of the availability of its spay/neuter services. These organizations include:
·        Community Action Inc. of Hays, Caldwell and Blanco Counties
·        City of San Marcos Animal Services Department
·        PAWS Shelter & Humane Society in Kyle
·        Hays County Food Bank
·        Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
·        Hays County

Prayer for Animals
Hear our humble prayer, O God, for our friends the animals, especially the animals who are suffering; for any that are hunted or lost or deserted or frightened or hungry; for all that must be put to death. We entreat for them all Thy Mercy and pity and for those that deal with them, we ask a heart of compassion and gentle hands and kind words. Make us ourselves to be true friends to animals, and so to share the blessings of the Merciful.

-Albert Schweitzer

Sharon Peters
Pet Fest Volunteer Coordinator

Elizabeth Wills

Mary Lou Katchen

Arlene Green

Patti Scanlan (Newsletter)

Karen Cowen (TNRM)

Silke Althaus-Ortiz

Carol Prentice

Jennifer Hayes

Patti Rudick

Pet Prevent A Litter in the News:

A Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Animal Friendly license plate grant of $20,000 has been awarded to the City of San Marcos for a spay/neuter voucher program in partnership with PALS (Pet Prevent a Litter). DSHS grant funds are generated by the sale of “Animal Friendly” license plates to Texas drivers.
From DSHS NewsClips, 9/23/09

City, church volunteers help clean up property and reduce the number of his pets

San Marcos has been awarded a Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Animal Friendly license plate grant of $20,000 for a spay/neuter voucher program in partnership with PALS (Pet Prevent a Litter).

San Marcos animal shelter wins grant

Pet Fest the cat’s meow

PALS Board & Key Volunteers

Sharri Boyett, Executive Director