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You can make next year bigger and better by supporting monthly clinics

We are asking a few of our key partners to rally their friends, family, and networks to support our work. By making a fundraising page or donating to our campaign, you will help rescue more stray animals while supporting Native American families in need on the Navajo Nation.

Along with rescuing a whopping 841 dogs and counting, this year we've held a spay and neuter clinic every other month on the Navajo Nation. We've learned that working directly in these communities helps us to work most efficiently toward our mission. Here are just a few accomplishments from these six clinics:

• 858 spays and neuters
• 3,289 core vaccinations given
• 6,000+ pounds of pet food donated as well as hundreds coats and various clothing items for adults and children
• 290 dogs rescued directly from our clinic surrender periods (with a record of 92 dogs rescued in one day!)

Imagine what we can accomplish by holding monthly clinics in 2022! Each of this clinics cost us $5,000, making the total for a clinic once per month next year $60,000. We need your help!

Starting a fundraiser is easy to do, and it's fun. We'll even give you all the tools you'll need to make a difference. With your help we can ensure that we make a significant impact in reducing the stray animal population while supporting more families on the Navajo Nation.

Let's create happier, healthier communities to our neighbors in need, both animals and humans alike.

Why are these clinics so important? Learn more below!

There are an estimated 250,000 stray dogs roaming the Navajo Nation. The life expectancy of these stray pups is just two years unless rescued due to disease, lack of resources, and predators. This overwhelming stray population stems from the issue that the majority of dogs on the reservation are unaltered, including the owned dogs.

The biggest reason owned dogs are unaltered is that many Native Americans cannot afford these simple surgeries. Roughly one-third of the population lives without running water and electricity. Only two veterinarians serve the entire Navajo Nation (an area the size of West Virginia), so there is very minimal access to spay and neuter. Not only are these clinics booked out for months, but only one in six Native Americans have a working vehicle, and gas along with the price of medical care for pets is too high. Underdog is here to help!

Underdog contracts out a mobile clinic to go directly to remote communities on the Navajo Nation to provide free spay and neuter surgeries and other necessary medical care to owned animals. We bring thousands of pounds of pet food donations and other requested donation items to communities such as hygiene kits, winter coats, and backpacks and shoes for children. We bring unwanted stray dogs back with them on the last day of their clinics, and we've rescued as many as 92 dogs from one clinic! We invite, educate and empower community members to take an active role at their clinics, and we host a dinner for community leaders at each clinic to help educate our team on how we can best support the Navajo Nation.

Please help us hold more spay and neuter clinics on the Navajo Nation in 2022. Together we can create happier, healthier communities to our neighbors in need, both animals and humans alike.