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History

We began our work in 2003 with a small group of passionate individuals. Penny Medley, an employee of the University of Kentucky at the time, spotted several homeless cats and kittens in the UK parking lot. She knew something had to be done to end the cycle and invited other animal-loving peers to her kitchen for a meeting. Spay Our Strays was born.

In those early days, we helped as many cats as possible with the limited resources we had, at one point operating a spay/neuter clinic out of a garage. Our volunteers tabled at community events and gave out information on our organization and the importance of spay/neuter. We were one of the only TNR service providers in Central Kentucky, and folks brought cats from nearby counties to our clinics. Since then, many have started their own TNR programs in their respective counties. SOS became a registered 501c3 nonprofit organization in 2012, and we are proud to have partnerships with Lexington Humane Society and Veterinarians to the Rescue.