PET PROJECT RESCUE

Pet Project Rescue (PPR) is a Minnesota-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that focuses on preventing companion animal homelessness through free spay/neuter clinics and targeted veterinary care from Minnesota to communities in Mexico. The organization operates Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) programs for community cats, runs regular spay/neuter clinics in the Riviera Maya region, and provides a Hero Fund to cover urgent veterinary needs for owned and street animals. Founded after rescue work in Mexico in 2008 and active in Minneapolis-area animal welfare since 2009, PPR shifted its primary emphasis to population-control programs (spay/neuter and TNR) in 2018 to address the root causes of shelter intake. The group works with local and international partners and relies on donors and volunteers to deliver low- and no-cost veterinary services to low-income pet owners and community caregivers. In recent years PPR has scaled its clinic operations substantially, expanded its Minnesota TNR programming statewide, and reported multi-thousand-animal impact figures for 2024 and ongoing clinic activity into 2025, demonstrating a programmatic focus on high-volume, cost-effective spay/neuter interventions to prevent future litters and reduce shelter intake.