Fundamentals of HQHVSN
Authors: White, S.
Pages: 439-451
DOI: 10.1002/9781119646006.ch23
Abstract:This chapter introduces the core components of high-quality, high-volume spay-neuter (HQHVSN) programs. It explores the meanings and implications of “high volume,” “accessible,” and “targeted.” The more salient and distinctive characteristics that define the “high-volume” in HQHVSN are the singular focus and efficient flow of the high-volume surgery day. In HQHVSN, protocols, staffing, and workflow are optimized to provide safe and efficient spay-neuter services. What accessibility means in a practical sense is likely to vary with the type of animals served and the community in which the HQHVSN program is located. In order to maximize their impact, spay-neuter programs focus or “target” their efforts on known sources of shelter impoundment and surplus cats and dogs in the community. Targeting can be based upon a variety of different characteristics of animals or humans within the HQHVSN program’s service area. Geographic targeting is another strategy that some HQHVSN programs have used.
Source: Scopus
