I respectfully urge you to support Councilmember Annalisa Perea's motion to allocate $1 million for spay-and-neuter services in the FY 2026-2027 budget.
Animal overpopulation remains one of the most significant challenges facing Fresno. The most effective and cost-efficient solution is prevention. Spay and neuter programs reduce shelter intake, decrease the number of unwanted litters, improve public health, and lower the long-term costs associated with animal services.
A $1 million investment would provide meaningful access to much-needed spay-and-neuter services throughout our community and help address the root cause of animal overpopulation. This funding would create lasting results by reducing shelter intake, easing overcrowding, and improving outcomes for animals and residents alike.
Councilmember Perea's proposal represents a proactive, humane, and fiscally responsible approach. I respectfully ask each Council member to support this motion and make prevention a priority in this year's budget.
Thank you for your consideration and your commitment to the residents and animals of Fresno.
I support Fresno TNR, wholeheartedly. They have helped myself as so many others to Spay/Neuter so many strays. The program has helped me rescue numerous kittens, cats that otherwise i would not havd been able to fix due to limited income and limited low income programs and availability. Although they are strays and not my pets the least we can fo is get them fixed so they stop the cycle of having unwanted litters over and over. It breaks my heart knowing these babies face a horrible life of troubles and uncertainty living out in the streets. The shelter does not help much they just ask us to place them back where they were found. So that makes it hard on all Rescues and citizens like myself trying to stop this cycle. These low prices they offer help us make this possible. Please help us all by giving them more resources to continue this beautiful project of TNR. Thank you
I fully support the increase in funding for spay and neuter services. Investing in these programs is the most effective, humane, and fiscally responsible way to address our community’s animal welfare challenges. Over time, consistent spay/neuter access reduces shelter intake, lowers strain on limited resources, and dramatically cuts long-term costs. This is how we fix the problem; not with crisis response, but prevention, compassion, and a commitment to sustainable change.
We cannot adopt our way out of the stray cat/dog crisis we have in Fresno. The only answer is spaying and neutering.
Please allocate the maximum amount of funds to providing access to TNR services.
I respectfully urge you to support Councilmember Annalisa Perea's motion to allocate $1 million for spay-and-neuter services in the FY 2026-2027 budget
This proposal is extremely important for our community. It's definitely a start to getting the population of unwanted and un-housed dogs and cats decreased. As an animal lover, rescue volunteer, and retired veterinary technician I know how important this program will be. Overpopulation is a huge problem in our county. I see day after day people looking to home puppies or kittens who were born accidentally. Day after day citizens are rhoming pets they can no longer care for, the shelters and their staff are feeling the burden, and facilities are bursting at the seams. Rescues from other cities and sometimes out of state feel the need to step in and help Fresno/Clovis shelters. We're in a crisis here. We need something done to ease this burden on our community resources. Please consider the allocation of the maximum funding to help this important issue in our community.
Fresno County needs more funding to support spay/neuter programs that will reduce the cat/dog over population. Please help our shelters/rescues help more in need. More funds are needed.
We cannot adopt our way out of the stray cat crisis we have in Fresno. The only answer is spaying and neutering. Please allocate the maximum amount of funds to providing access to TNR services.
We simply cannot continue to ignore the animal crisis in Fresno. It is so sad to go anywhere in Fresno nowadays because it is almost inevitable that you see animals suffering in our streets. We can't continue letting these animals down. Please, we need all of the help we can get.
I respectfully urge you to support Councilmember Annalisa Perea's motion to allocate $1 million for spay-and-neuter services in the FY 2026-2027 budget.
Animal overpopulation remains one of the most significant challenges facing Fresno. The most effective and cost-efficient solution is prevention. Spay and neuter programs reduce shelter intake, decrease the number of unwanted litters, improve public health, and lower the long-term costs associated with animal services.
A $1 million investment would provide meaningful access to much-needed spay-and-neuter services throughout our community and help address the root cause of animal overpopulation. This funding would create lasting results by reducing shelter intake, easing overcrowding, and improving outcomes for animals and residents alike.
Councilmember Perea's proposal represents a proactive, humane, and fiscally responsible approach. I respectfully ask each Council member to support this motion and make prevention a priority in this year's budget.
Thank you for your consideration and your commitment to the residents and animals of Fresno.
I respectfully urge you to support Councilmember Annalisa Perea's motion to allocate $1 million for spay-and-neuter services in the FY 2026-2027 budget.
Animal overpopulation remains one of the most significant challenges facing Fresno. The most effective and cost-efficient solution is prevention. Spay and neuter programs reduce shelter intake, decrease the number of unwanted litters, improve public health, and lower the long-term costs associated with animal services.
A $1 million investment would provide meaningful access to much-needed spay-and-neuter services throughout our community and help address the root cause of animal overpopulation. This funding would create lasting results by reducing shelter intake, easing overcrowding, and improving outcomes for animals and residents alike.
Councilmember Perea's proposal represents a proactive, humane, and fiscally responsible approach. I respectfully ask each Council member to support this motion and make prevention a priority in this year's budget.
Thank you for your consideration and your commitment to the residents and animals of Fresno.
Please prioritize the spay and neuter of our cats and dogs. If not having enough veterinarians in Fresno is the issue then why can’t we recruit apprenticeships from veterinarian schools? Just an idea. But please help us reduce the population annd suffering of unwanted cats and dogs in our city!
I respectfully urge you to support Councilmember Annalisa Perea's motion to allocate $1 million for spay-and-neuter services in the FY 2026-2027 budget.
Animal overpopulation remains one of the most significant challenges facing Fresno. The most effective and cost-efficient solution is prevention. Spay and neuter programs reduce shelter intake, decrease the number of unwanted litters, improve public health, and lower the long-term costs associated with animal services.
A $1 million investment would provide meaningful access to much-needed spay-and-neuter services throughout our community and help address the root cause of animal overpopulation. This funding would create lasting results by reducing shelter intake, easing overcrowding, and improving outcomes for animals and residents alike.
Councilmember Perea's proposal represents a proactive, humane, and fiscally responsible approach. I respectfully ask each Council member to support this motion and make prevention a priority in this year's budget.
Thank you for your consideration and your commitment to the residents and animals of Fresno.
Good morning Council President and Councilmembers,
My name is Kris Thompson, Secretary of Fresno TNR. I am here to respectfully ask for your support of the motion to increase funding for community spay and neuter services in the FY 2026-27 budget.
Spay and neuter is the most effective and cost-efficient way to reduce animal overpopulation, decrease shelter intake, and improve outcomes for animals and taxpayers alike. Prevention works. Every surgery performed today prevents future litters, reduces the burden on the Fresno Animal Center, and saves public resources in the years ahead.
Fresno TNR has helped facilitate more than 23,000 spay and neuter surgeries since our organization began, including over 4,000 animals in the first half of 2026 alone. Yet the demand for affordable services continues to exceed available funding.
I also urge the Council to take advantage of the generous offer from Dogwood Animal Rescue Project to match additional City funding over $200,000, up to $500,000. This is a rare opportunity to double the impact of the City's investment and expand access to services throughout Fresno.
Please support this motion, establish a dedicated funding commitment for spay and neuter, and partner with local nonprofits already delivering results in our community.
An investment in prevention today will create lasting benefits for Fresno tomorrow.
Spay and neuter funding: $220,000 — just over TWO percent of the entire budget!
Read that again. Two percent allocated to the one intervention that actually reduces the number of animals entering the shelter in the first place.
This is not a funding problem. This is an allocation problem.
We are funding a shelter system when what this city desperately needs is a prevention system. One manages a crisis indefinitely. The other actually begins to solve it.
So what would actually move the needle?
*Spay and neuter funding at scale. The FAC's own program had to close its waitlist because demand was overwhelming. That is not a failure! That is proof of exactly where the money needs to go!
*Real partnerships with local rescues and fosters. Fresno already has a dedicated network of people doing extraordinary work with zero city support. Fund them!!! We are already here. Some of us work seven days a week and we are not asking for health benefits or vacation time. Use us! 🙋♀️
*Expanded TNR programs. Proven, cost effective and humane. 👍
*Community education and consistent enforcement against illegal breeding.
Prevention starts before an animal ever reaches a shelter door.
Fresno spent $20 million building a new animal center in 2022 with a promise to do things differently. It is time the budget reflected that promise.
You cannot shelter your way out of an overpopulation crisis. You prevent your way out.
I am writing as a Fresno resident and supporter of animal welfare to ask that you continue and increase funding for Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) programs through the Fresno Animal Center.
TNR is a humane and proven method for reducing the community cat population. By trapping, spaying or neutering, vaccinating, and returning healthy cats to their outdoor homes, TNR prevents countless unwanted litters, improves the health of community cats, and reduces the number of animals entering shelters.
I have been a volunteer with Fresno TNR this past year, and I have personally seen the positive impact these programs have on reducing animal suffering and improving our community. Volunteers and rescue organizations dedicate countless hours to helping animals, but we cannot address this issue alone. Continued city support is essential for these efforts to succeed.
Funding TNR programs is a smart investment that benefits both animals and residents. It helps reduce shelter overcrowding, lowers costs associated with animal control, and creates a more compassionate community for everyone.
I respectfully ask you to prioritize TNR funding in the city budget and ensure these lifesaving programs remain available and accessible throughout Fresno.
Thank you for your time, your service to our community, and your consideration of this important issue.
I am for increasing funding for the spay and neuter of our beloved animals. We need to end the crisis in our area of euthanization of healthy loving animals due to lack of space in our shelters and non profit groups. The only way to achieve this is mandatory spay and neuter and funding to accomplish this. If we work hard to implement this we can actually save money in the future! But most importantly we can end the heartbreak and suffering. PLEASE increase funding and support for our spay and neuter organizations, city shelter and help our many non profit groups who give their all to help these precious animals. We CAN solve this problem. Let’s do it now!
I oppose the motion by Mike Karbassi to give $75,000 to Cornerstone Church for preservation of its building. I realize the building is historic (the former Wilson Theater), but providing funds in this instance implies endorsement of religion.
Greetings Mayor and Council Members,
I respectfully urge you to support Councilmember Annalisa Perea's motion to allocate $1 million for spay-and-neuter services in the FY 2026-2027 budget.
Animal overpopulation remains one of the most significant challenges facing Fresno. The most effective and cost-efficient solution is prevention. Spay and neuter programs reduce shelter intake, decrease the number of unwanted litters, improve public health, and lower the long-term costs associated with animal services.
A $1 million investment would provide meaningful access to much-needed spay-and-neuter services throughout our community and help address the root cause of animal overpopulation. This funding would create lasting results by reducing shelter intake, easing overcrowding, and improving outcomes for animals and residents alike.
Councilmember Perea's proposal represents a proactive, humane, and fiscally responsible approach. I respectfully ask each Council member to support this motion and make prevention a priority in this year's budget.
Thank you for your consideration and your commitment to the residents and animals of Fresno.
I support Fresno TNR, wholeheartedly. They have helped myself as so many others to Spay/Neuter so many strays. The program has helped me rescue numerous kittens, cats that otherwise i would not havd been able to fix due to limited income and limited low income programs and availability. Although they are strays and not my pets the least we can fo is get them fixed so they stop the cycle of having unwanted litters over and over. It breaks my heart knowing these babies face a horrible life of troubles and uncertainty living out in the streets. The shelter does not help much they just ask us to place them back where they were found. So that makes it hard on all Rescues and citizens like myself trying to stop this cycle. These low prices they offer help us make this possible. Please help us all by giving them more resources to continue this beautiful project of TNR. Thank you
I fully support the increase in funding for spay and neuter services. Investing in these programs is the most effective, humane, and fiscally responsible way to address our community’s animal welfare challenges. Over time, consistent spay/neuter access reduces shelter intake, lowers strain on limited resources, and dramatically cuts long-term costs. This is how we fix the problem; not with crisis response, but prevention, compassion, and a commitment to sustainable change.
Fresno Animal Center need supports we need this center we need help more animals take spayed and neutered and vaccines please help continue help
Greetings Mayor and council members,
We cannot adopt our way out of the stray cat/dog crisis we have in Fresno. The only answer is spaying and neutering.
Please allocate the maximum amount of funds to providing access to TNR services.
I respectfully urge you to support Councilmember Annalisa Perea's motion to allocate $1 million for spay-and-neuter services in the FY 2026-2027 budget
Greetings Mayor and council members,
This proposal is extremely important for our community. It's definitely a start to getting the population of unwanted and un-housed dogs and cats decreased. As an animal lover, rescue volunteer, and retired veterinary technician I know how important this program will be. Overpopulation is a huge problem in our county. I see day after day people looking to home puppies or kittens who were born accidentally. Day after day citizens are rhoming pets they can no longer care for, the shelters and their staff are feeling the burden, and facilities are bursting at the seams. Rescues from other cities and sometimes out of state feel the need to step in and help Fresno/Clovis shelters. We're in a crisis here. We need something done to ease this burden on our community resources. Please consider the allocation of the maximum funding to help this important issue in our community.
Respectfully,
Renée Alejo
We need spay and neuter funding please!!! Animals are suffering!
Fresno County needs more funding to support spay/neuter programs that will reduce the cat/dog over population. Please help our shelters/rescues help more in need. More funds are needed.
We cannot adopt our way out of the stray cat crisis we have in Fresno. The only answer is spaying and neutering. Please allocate the maximum amount of funds to providing access to TNR services.
Greetings Mayor and Council Members,
We simply cannot continue to ignore the animal crisis in Fresno. It is so sad to go anywhere in Fresno nowadays because it is almost inevitable that you see animals suffering in our streets. We can't continue letting these animals down. Please, we need all of the help we can get.
I respectfully urge you to support Councilmember Annalisa Perea's motion to allocate $1 million for spay-and-neuter services in the FY 2026-2027 budget.
Animal overpopulation remains one of the most significant challenges facing Fresno. The most effective and cost-efficient solution is prevention. Spay and neuter programs reduce shelter intake, decrease the number of unwanted litters, improve public health, and lower the long-term costs associated with animal services.
A $1 million investment would provide meaningful access to much-needed spay-and-neuter services throughout our community and help address the root cause of animal overpopulation. This funding would create lasting results by reducing shelter intake, easing overcrowding, and improving outcomes for animals and residents alike.
Councilmember Perea's proposal represents a proactive, humane, and fiscally responsible approach. I respectfully ask each Council member to support this motion and make prevention a priority in this year's budget.
Thank you for your consideration and your commitment to the residents and animals of Fresno.
Greetings Mayor and Council Members,
I respectfully urge you to support Councilmember Annalisa Perea's motion to allocate $1 million for spay-and-neuter services in the FY 2026-2027 budget.
Animal overpopulation remains one of the most significant challenges facing Fresno. The most effective and cost-efficient solution is prevention. Spay and neuter programs reduce shelter intake, decrease the number of unwanted litters, improve public health, and lower the long-term costs associated with animal services.
A $1 million investment would provide meaningful access to much-needed spay-and-neuter services throughout our community and help address the root cause of animal overpopulation. This funding would create lasting results by reducing shelter intake, easing overcrowding, and improving outcomes for animals and residents alike.
Councilmember Perea's proposal represents a proactive, humane, and fiscally responsible approach. I respectfully ask each Council member to support this motion and make prevention a priority in this year's budget.
Thank you for your consideration and your commitment to the residents and animals of Fresno.
Respectfully,
Cindy Piper
Please prioritize the spay and neuter of our cats and dogs. If not having enough veterinarians in Fresno is the issue then why can’t we recruit apprenticeships from veterinarian schools? Just an idea. But please help us reduce the population annd suffering of unwanted cats and dogs in our city!
Greetings Mayor Dyer and Council Members,
I respectfully urge you to support Councilmember Annalisa Perea's motion to allocate $1 million for spay-and-neuter services in the FY 2026-2027 budget.
Animal overpopulation remains one of the most significant challenges facing Fresno. The most effective and cost-efficient solution is prevention. Spay and neuter programs reduce shelter intake, decrease the number of unwanted litters, improve public health, and lower the long-term costs associated with animal services.
A $1 million investment would provide meaningful access to much-needed spay-and-neuter services throughout our community and help address the root cause of animal overpopulation. This funding would create lasting results by reducing shelter intake, easing overcrowding, and improving outcomes for animals and residents alike.
Councilmember Perea's proposal represents a proactive, humane, and fiscally responsible approach. I respectfully ask each Council member to support this motion and make prevention a priority in this year's budget.
Thank you for your consideration and your commitment to the residents and animals of Fresno.
More funding for Spay & neuter of dogs & cats. Fresno has a huge over population. Hate that any animals get euthanized. Please help with funding.
Good morning Council President and Councilmembers,
My name is Kris Thompson, Secretary of Fresno TNR. I am here to respectfully ask for your support of the motion to increase funding for community spay and neuter services in the FY 2026-27 budget.
Spay and neuter is the most effective and cost-efficient way to reduce animal overpopulation, decrease shelter intake, and improve outcomes for animals and taxpayers alike. Prevention works. Every surgery performed today prevents future litters, reduces the burden on the Fresno Animal Center, and saves public resources in the years ahead.
Fresno TNR has helped facilitate more than 23,000 spay and neuter surgeries since our organization began, including over 4,000 animals in the first half of 2026 alone. Yet the demand for affordable services continues to exceed available funding.
I also urge the Council to take advantage of the generous offer from Dogwood Animal Rescue Project to match additional City funding over $200,000, up to $500,000. This is a rare opportunity to double the impact of the City's investment and expand access to services throughout Fresno.
Please support this motion, establish a dedicated funding commitment for spay and neuter, and partner with local nonprofits already delivering results in our community.
An investment in prevention today will create lasting benefits for Fresno tomorrow.
Thank you for your consideration.
Spay and neuter funding: $220,000 — just over TWO percent of the entire budget!
Read that again. Two percent allocated to the one intervention that actually reduces the number of animals entering the shelter in the first place.
This is not a funding problem. This is an allocation problem.
We are funding a shelter system when what this city desperately needs is a prevention system. One manages a crisis indefinitely. The other actually begins to solve it.
So what would actually move the needle?
*Spay and neuter funding at scale. The FAC's own program had to close its waitlist because demand was overwhelming. That is not a failure! That is proof of exactly where the money needs to go!
*Real partnerships with local rescues and fosters. Fresno already has a dedicated network of people doing extraordinary work with zero city support. Fund them!!! We are already here. Some of us work seven days a week and we are not asking for health benefits or vacation time. Use us! 🙋♀️
*Expanded TNR programs. Proven, cost effective and humane. 👍
*Community education and consistent enforcement against illegal breeding.
Prevention starts before an animal ever reaches a shelter door.
Fresno spent $20 million building a new animal center in 2022 with a promise to do things differently. It is time the budget reflected that promise.
You cannot shelter your way out of an overpopulation crisis. You prevent your way out.
Fresno City Council Members,
I am writing as a Fresno resident and supporter of animal welfare to ask that you continue and increase funding for Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) programs through the Fresno Animal Center.
TNR is a humane and proven method for reducing the community cat population. By trapping, spaying or neutering, vaccinating, and returning healthy cats to their outdoor homes, TNR prevents countless unwanted litters, improves the health of community cats, and reduces the number of animals entering shelters.
I have been a volunteer with Fresno TNR this past year, and I have personally seen the positive impact these programs have on reducing animal suffering and improving our community. Volunteers and rescue organizations dedicate countless hours to helping animals, but we cannot address this issue alone. Continued city support is essential for these efforts to succeed.
Funding TNR programs is a smart investment that benefits both animals and residents. It helps reduce shelter overcrowding, lowers costs associated with animal control, and creates a more compassionate community for everyone.
I respectfully ask you to prioritize TNR funding in the city budget and ensure these lifesaving programs remain available and accessible throughout Fresno.
Thank you for your time, your service to our community, and your consideration of this important issue.
Sincerely,
Cindy Curry
PLEASE HELP THIS GOOD CAUSE! THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE WHO DON'T CARE! LET'SDO SOMETHING!
I am for increasing funding for the spay and neuter of our beloved animals. We need to end the crisis in our area of euthanization of healthy loving animals due to lack of space in our shelters and non profit groups. The only way to achieve this is mandatory spay and neuter and funding to accomplish this. If we work hard to implement this we can actually save money in the future! But most importantly we can end the heartbreak and suffering. PLEASE increase funding and support for our spay and neuter organizations, city shelter and help our many non profit groups who give their all to help these precious animals. We CAN solve this problem. Let’s do it now!
I oppose the motion by Mike Karbassi to give $75,000 to Cornerstone Church for preservation of its building. I realize the building is historic (the former Wilson Theater), but providing funds in this instance implies endorsement of religion.