Minnesota Spay Neuter Assistance Program

12/11/2025

We have exciting news to share… MN SNAP has been nominated for the first-ever Snippy Awards! 🐾

This national ceremony will be held on World Spay Day, February 24, 2026. Out of more than 650 clinics nationwide, MN SNAP is honored to be named one of the top clinics making a lifesaving impact.

We are nominated for the Mobile Unit category: "This award honors a mobile or MASH-style spay/neuter clinic that’s not only among the top ten performers in its category but also goes the extra mile (literally and figuratively) to inspire us with its dedication, creativity, and heart."

We greatly appreciate this recognition of the work our entire team puts in every single day. MN SNAP is proud to serve Minnesota's communities and pets, and this acknowledgement truly means a lot to our entire team. 💛

12/04/2025

We are pleased to share that our website is fully restored after an unexpected issue! Thank you for your patience and understanding while our system was down.

Now that the website is up and running again, remember:

• December surgery appointments are full, but you can check online for openings as occasional cancellations do occur.

• Surgery appointments are available for booking four weeks in advance, so beginning December 7 you can book an appointment online for January 4 and beyond.

• MN SNAP is closed at year-end to provide our doctors and staff time for rest, renewal, and to spend time with friends and family. We’ll be closed December 24th through January 3rd.

We apologize for any inconvenience experienced while our website was down, and we appreciate the fantastic MN SNAP staff and volunteer team that kept things running smoothly at our clinics in the interim.

To book an appointment, to donate, or to find resources for our furry family members: Visit MNSNAP.org today!

11/26/2025

A quick update for our MN SNAP community: Our website is currently down, and our team is actively working to get it back up as quickly as possible. It may take a couple of days, and we appreciate your patience while we work through it.

A few important scheduling notes in the meantime:

🐾 December surgery appointments are full.
🐾 Because we close between Christmas and New Year’s, our next available appointments will open on December 7 for January 4 and beyond (we always open surgery appointments 4 weeks out).

If you’re hoping to schedule surgery, please mark your calendar for December 7.

Thank you for your patience—and for the incredible support from clients and donors during this busy season.

If you want to support MN SNAP’s work while our website is being fixed, you can donate at https://www.givemn.org/organization/Mnsnap. 💛🐾

11/20/2025

Many families seek out MN SNAP’s low-cost services expecting basic care, and leave feeling deeply appreciative of the attentive, high-quality care their furry loved ones receive – vital spay and neuter surgeries and lifesaving vaccinations.

“I’m so grateful for programs like MN SNAP that provide high quality care and services for low-income pet owners. It's really helpful and it definitely took a lot of financial stress off my shoulders.” - Mochi’s Family

There’s still time to Give to the Max and double your donation! Through an exciting matching gift opportunity, your gift to MN SNAP today goes twice as far. Our anonymous donor’s generous matching gift honors Melissa and Mark Hortman, and their beloved dog, Gilbert.

https://www.givemn.org/organization/Mnsnap

Thank you for helping MN SNAP exceed the expectations of families like Mochi’s, as well as very deserving pets with rescues and shelters getting ready to go to a loving home!

Nancy Harms Dog Coach

11/20/2025

Today is the day thousands of Minnesotans make generous donations to the organizations and causes that mean the most to them.

Like you, MN SNAP cares about Minnesota pets! We go to great lengths to provide low-cost, high-quality veterinary care for cats and dogs. In fact, our mobile clinic and staff have traveled more than 500,000 miles around Minnesota to help families, rescues, and shelters connect their furry friends with spay and neuter surgeries and lifesaving vaccinations. From Albert Lee to Minneapolis to Thief River Falls, families want the best for their pets and find the help they need from MN SNAP.

Will you help us go the distance today? When you and fellow animal-loving donors generously donate $20,000 for MN SNAP, your contributions will be matched!

https://www.givemn.org/organization/Mnsnap

Nancy Harms Dog Coach

11/18/2025

Finding quality veterinary care they could afford for their new kitten Luffy felt nearly impossible until Jennifer learned about MN SNAP.

“We were able to get my baby girl fixed, nails trimmed, shots, anything she needed taken care of, they did. And they did it with care and affordability.”

Gifts to MN SNAP this connects families like Jennifer’s to caring, accessible veterinary care. https://www.givemn.org/organization/Mnsnap

Thank you for helping more than 14,000 cats and dogs across Minnesota receive essential services, primarily spay and neuter surgeries and lifesaving vaccinations!

10/17/2025

As we wrap National Veterinary Technician Week, our hearts are full of appreciation and hope. 🌟

MN SNAP technicians are not only essential to our mission today—they’re shaping the future of animal wellbeing in Minnesota. Their work helps create healthier pets, stronger communities and a more compassionate world. 🐕 🐈

To our technicians: Thank you for your grit, care, laughter and quiet moments of courage. The future is bright, here's to many more years of impact together. 🩵

10/17/2025

Our veterinary technicians don’t just bring skill to the table—they bring heart. 🩵

They hold pets close when they wake from surgery. They calm anxious clients. They drive early. They stay late. They carry joy and heartbreak in equal measure.

To our MN SNAP techs: Your emotional resilience and compassion inspire us every day. You don’t just heal animals, you give hope to communities. 🐾

👏 Today, we honor your humanity. And we’re lucky to have you.

10/15/2025

They may not always be in the spotlight, but our MN SNAP veterinary technicians are ALWAYS there—driving our mobile surgery suite, setting up equipment, monitoring anesthesia, tracking patient recovery and giving a gentle touch when it’s needed most. 🛠️🐾

It’s hard work. It’s skilled work. And it’s often invisible to the outside world.

🎉 Today, we’re shining a light on the behind-the-scenes magic that keeps MN SNAP clinics running smoothly—and pets safe and sound.

10/14/2025

Let’s talk numbers—because our MN SNAP technicians are making a difference, one paw at a time. 📊🐾

This year alone, our technicians have helped spay and neuter thousands of animals, prevented countless litters and brought basic, accessible veterinary care to underserved communities across Minnesota.

🚐 From the mobile clinic to the prep table, their hands make hope happen.

To our rockstar technicians: These numbers reflect your hard work, precision, and dedication. You are changing the future—thank you! 🏆

10/13/2025

🩺 It’s officially National Veterinary Technician Week, and we’re beyond proud to celebrate the incredible team of MN SNAP technicians who are the heartbeat of our mission.

From prepping surgical suites to comforting nervous pets, our technicians go above and beyond every single day. 🐶🐱

📣 This week, we’ll be highlighting their talent, compassion, and impact. But first, to every MN SNAP technician: THANK YOU for all you do to make our work possible. We couldn’t do it without you. 🙌

08/20/2025

It's like giving a safe cat hug: Sometimes our cat patients need a carrier sturdier than cardboard to get home and heal. Despite our calming and fear reduction clinic protocols, an especially anxious cat can be a potential escape risk after discharge, cat pairs (or more) who arrive together may need more space on the way home or a feral cat might need a more secure TNR (trap, neuter, return) completion. We've added these carriers to our Amazon and Chewy wishlists here: mnsnap.org/wish-lists/ and also accept drop-offs of gently used, clean, functional (including all parts) hard-sided (not collapsable or foldable), small crates. Thank you for helping our patients and their people!

MN SNAP uses a variety of items in our day-to-day work. We maintain wish lists of continued high-use items for which we accept donations!