Humane Alliance is a nationally recognized nonprofit organization that focuses on high-volume, high-quality, low-cost companion animal sterilization. Since 1994, when we started as a small spay/neuter clinic in Asheville, NC, we have fostered a new mentoring culture across the country to successfully replicate our tried and tested clinic model.Spay/neuter is a simple solution to the complex problem of the euthanasia epidemic, which destroys millions of animals each year and is a direct result of animals left unaltered in communities. Simply put, sterilizing cats and dogs means fewer animals crowding shelters, and fewer animals ultimately being euthanized. Reducing strain on shelter systems also allows them to devote more resources to each animal, thereby increasing each animal's chance for a positive outcome. Our goal is to build communities across the nation where every animal has a safe place to live.Because we know that more than one organization is needed to solve this crisis, our philosophy is to share our best practices as far and wide as possible, and we have adopted a multi-faceted plan of action in order to achieve this. Today, we provide curricula for veterinary students, private practice veterinarians, veterinary technicians, veterinary assistants, and administrators.The aim is that the trainees will become creative collaborators and participants in the national program, further enhancing our model and sharing knowledge. The participants will be stewards of the vision, and mentors of the plan, that will afford an unprecedented opportunity for saving the lives of companion animals from euthanasia. And, as our results show, this method works!