Community Engagement
Building relationships, saving lives.
Denver Animal Protection’s Community Engagement Program provides community members with high quality veterinary services, humane education courses covering a wide variety of topics, and pet supplies/pet food for people needing extra support.
The bond between an owner and their pet is sacred to the individual, but it is also a deeply important part of our shared culture. The goal of the Community Engagement Program is to honor these relationships and keep pets and people together. Unfortunately, with pet overpopulation and increased costs of basic veterinary care, many pets face an uncertain future.
For Denver pet owners in need of extra support, we offer free veterinary services, including vaccinations, spay/neuter, and microchipping. By offering these services we can expand access to care and eradicate preventable diseases from our community. Through our humane education courses, we give people the knowledge to provide their pet with a better life, while inspiring the next generation of animal welfare advocates amongst Denver’s students. When an owner needs pet food or supplies, we are here to lend a hand.
We take a nonjudgemental, supportive approach to helping animals, focusing on building trust with our community and promoting a transparent, open-door policy with all of our work. We view our work through the One Health lens, recognizing that the health of our city’s animals is interlinked to the wellbeing of the people and the environment we share.
Here’s what you need to know about Community Engagement Services:
- We’ve helped to spay/neuter more than 3,500 animals.
- We take a nonjudgmental, supportive approach to helping animals by working directly with people in underserved communities.
- We provide free spay/neuter surgery, vaccinations, medical support, pet license, microchips, collars, leashes, food, educational resources, referrals and more as supplies and resources allow.
Here are the resources available through our Community Engagement Program:
- Spay/neuter surgery
- Vaccinations
- Medical support
- Medical grooming
- Pet licenses
- Microchips
- Collars
- Leashes
- Pet food
- Educational resources
- Referrals
- Other supplies as resources allow
Are you a pet owner in need of assistance? Email us at dap.outreach@denvergov.org or call us at 303-910-0875.
Our Community Engagement Program is possible through charitable donations and the support of volunteers and community members.
Ways You Can Help
Donate
Make a contribution exclusively for Community Engagement. Just note "Community Engagement" in the comments section of the donation form.
Thank you for your support!
Volunteer
Volunteer to help our outreach team in the community. We have a variety of volunteer positions from field work with our clients to helping transport animals to surgery appointments. Volunteers can even help from their homes completing help with data entry to track this amazing community engagement and support program. Your generosity will help save lives!