Emancipet Facts for 2014
About
Emancipet is a nonprofit on a mission to make high-quality spay/neuter services
and preventive veterinary care affordable and accessible to all pet owners.
Emancipet manages a growing network of high-quality, low-cost clinics, offers
customized training programs, and advocates for prevention-based solutions to
animal homelessness.
Achievements
 Emancipet has safely spayed or neutered more than 200,000 dogs and
cats.
 Emancipet performed about 5,000 surgeries during its first year (1999).
Today it provides more than 22,000 spay/neuter surgeries annually.
 Forty percent of the 22,000 surgeries performed annually, are provided at
no cost to pet owners.
 Emancipet has grown from a single mobile unit to a network of three
stationary clinics and two mobile clinics serving seven Texas counties.
 Emancipet has served more than 141,000 pets with preventive veterinary
care (vaccinations, flea and heartworm prevention, and microchipping).
 In 2013, Emancipet launched a training and mentoring program to help
existing spay/neuter clinics serve more people and pets. Emancipet has
trained groups around the nation and in Canada, and has provided
informal mentoring to dozens more.
Clinic Locations
 Austin, emancipet.org/austin
 Pflugerville, emancipet.org/pflugerville
 Killeen, emancipet.org/Killeen
 Mobile clinic, emancipet.org/mobile
Training Overview
Emancipet’s training team offers an array of training and support services to help
animal welfare organizations, spay/neuter clinics, and public and private shelters:
 Boost spay/neuter efficiency and impact
 Develop leaders, staff, and culture
 Improve customer service
 Strengthen organizational infrastructure
Training Services
 Speaking Engagements— Emancipet’s team of experienced speakers is
available to present at conferences and workshops on topics including
serving underserved populations, influencing local policy to prevent animal
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homelessness, customer service for social change, and more.
emancipet.org/clinic-resources/speaking-engagements
Seminar Series— Emancipet hosts one- or two-day experiences in Austin
on hot topics in animal welfare. Each seminar is limited to 25 participants
to ensure everyone gets personal attention from instructors.
emancipet.org/clinic-resources/seminars
Private Trainings— Emancipet offers private training experiences created
specifically for groups and organizations, either onsite at the
organization’s location or at Emancipet’s flagship clinic in Austin.
emancipet.org/clinic-resources/private-training
Customized Consulting— Emancipet also offers longer consulting
engagements, typically 3-6 months, that include working with an
organization’s board, leadership, and staff to identify key areas of
opportunity and help create an action plan to facilitate positive
transformations. emancipet.org/clinic-resources/training
Amy Mills, CEO
As the CEO of Emancipet since 2006, Amy leads the organization’s strategic
growth plan to make spay/neuter and preventive veterinary care affordable and
accessible to all pet owners. Amy is a sought-after speaker nationally and
internationally on issues related to the people/pet connection and on preventing
animal homelessness.
Social Media
Facebook.com/emancipet
Twitter.com/emancipet
Emancipet Headquarters
(512) 587-7729
7010 Easy Wind Drive #260
Austin, Texas 78752
general@emancipet.org
emancipet.org/
Media Contact
Brenda Thompson, Brenda Thompson Communications
brenda@brendathompson.com, 512-461-5644
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