Galax S/N Event

In response to the shortage of veterinary workers and skyrocketing numbers of unwanted and homeless animals flooding shelters in the southwest region of Virginia, PETA teams up with the Twin County Humane Society and Homeward Trails Animal Rescue to offer free spay/neuter surgeries, vaccinations, and microchips for area residents’ animal companions. After driving two state-of-the-art mobile clinics nearly six hours from our southeastern Virginia headquarters—the Sam Simon Center—our staff works hard over the course of two days to sterilize and care for 150 dogs! While the clinics are operating in Galax, PETA fieldworkers deliver sturdy wooden doghouses to 20 local dogs kept chained or penned outside, replace heavy chains with lightweight tethers, give dogs comfortable new collars, and discuss with residents the importance of keeping dogs indoors.