Spay It Forward, NFP was founded in the Fall of 2009. We are a front line defense against animal overpopulation, owner give-ups, euthanasia, and crowded shelters. We have no overhead costs, no building to maintain, and no salaried members. 100% of our funding goes towards spaying/neutering cats/dogs. We are currently focusing on animals in LaSalle and it's surrounding counties. We also focus on helping senior citizens spay/neuter their pets.

You must be the change you want to see in the world.

Board members are:

Jennifer Bilyeu-President

Deb Blue-Vice President

Michelle Lawruk-Sec/treasurer

Our finances are available via the Illinois Attorney Generals website

The idea of Spay It Forward came via Bilyeu (volunteering at a shelter for 12 years) realizing that overpopulation will never be stopped by shelters adopting animals.

 Very few strays, are fortunate enough to find an empty cage/kennel within the shelters, the others have no option. In order to end overpopulation, we need to spay/neuter the animals on the streets, in the alleys, and tied to the backyard trees, these are the animals who need spayed/neutered, both for their health and to lessen the number euthanized each year, for lack cage space or homes.

Nothing else you do will alleviate as much suffering or prevent the killing or "warehousing" of adoptable pets as quickly or efficiently as spaying and neutering. Prevention of the next generation of homeless pets should be the goal of every humane organization, but it must begin at the source - in the community - before, not after, the damage is done. It is impossible to "adopt out" of the pet overpopulation crisis.

-- Nancy Burnet, Executive Director, DJ&T Foundation