It’s a program aimed at tackling the island’s stray animal problem. The Department of Agriculture, along with members and volunteers from Guam Animals in Need, the Boonie Flight Project and visiting veterinarians from Taiwan’s National Chung Hsing University have started the first of the eight-day spay and neuter island pets community clinic, being held at the Mongmong-Toto-Maite Mayor's Office. Territorial Veterinarian Dr. Mariana turner gave the rundown on how the snip program has been going so far.

"We hit the ground running today. We had lots of people ready to check in their pets first thing this morning, 7:30," she said. "We ended up with 41 dogs and cats today for surgery."

Dr. Turner added they're looking to do 50 spay and neuter surgeries per day and the ones leading the charge are the visiting veterinarians from Taiwan.

"They’re the ones doing all the surgeries right now. They’ve helped from the check-ins, doing the pre-surgical exams, getting the IV catheters in," she said. "They’re really in the mix and doing the majority of this work and I’m just here to support everybody. GAIN is also doing a lot of the work and Bonnie Flight Project has organized this and they’ve all taken the reins."

Dr. Turner added that GAIN in Yigo also has its own snip clinic and they’re looking to expand more beyond that. For more info on spaying and neutering at GAIN, contact (671) 653-4246.

"Lots of opportunities and then we’re also about quarterly, going out to the different mayor’s offices and doing some outreach out there too," Turner said. "So this isn’t the only time we're going to be out in the community. This is just the beginning."

The snip clinic at the M-T-M mayor's office will be there until Aug. 15. Those interested in having their furry friends spayed and neutered can fill out an interest form at snipclinicguam.com or contact the snip program at snip@guamanimals.org for more info.