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Animal Mission is a SC based 501(c)(3) charitable organization committed to providing free or low cost spay and neuter procedures for all pet owners in our community, in an effort to achieve ‘No Kill’ status for our local municipal shelter. Originally established as a ‘Friend of the Shelter’ organization in 1991, we refocused our mission in 2006 to target the shelter’s severe overcrowding situation (and high euthanasia rate of over 80%) via an aggressively-funded spay/neuter initiative. Thanks to overwhelming community support and the efforts of our volunteer board of directors and shelter staff, those numbers continue to improve each year. The City of Columbia shelter now sits at live release rate of nearly 84% (with intake also greatly reduced) and our goal of 90% saved has never been closer. Since 2006, we have contributed more than $2.5 million for more than 57,000 spay/neuter procedures. We've also funded a variety of needed upgrades at the shelter, enhancing the stay and outcome for thousands of shelter pets as they await their forever homes.