Our Neighborhood Pet Project was formed in January 2023 to provide service to the communities in South Monterey County, a rural area on the central coast of California.

Our mission: To reduce the number of unwanted litters in South Monterey County by providing access to free or low-cost spay/neuter services for dogs and domestic and feral cats. We also work with our rescue neighborhood partners to help animals in need of new homes.

We believe that the best solution to reducing the number of unwanted dogs and cats is to provide access to low-cost spay and neuter for all residents in need.

October 28, 2024

Our 800th rescue had to come with a little drama. We got a call from one of our local auto shops. Two kittens had traveled in a car engine and needed help. One of our fosters agreed to go get them, and fortunately,  they were unharmed.

Thirteen days later, we got a call from a neighbor to the shop. A kitten was hiding and had been spotted for several days around the shop. We worried it might be a sibling left behind. We were able to trap the scared kitty yesterday (Sunday). Our foster is checking him out to see if he might be a littermate. Stay tuned!

Get involved! We are experiencing an overpopulation in our county and state that results in more animals getting euthanized at our shelters. The most proactive thing we can do for cats (both domestic and feral) is fix them. One thing almost anyone can do is donate $25 a month. Consider that sponsoring the cost for one community cat to get fixed. The $25 will add up and be a true investment into what we are seeing in our communities. Click the donate button and rather than making it a one-time donation, click MONTHLY. We would truly appreciate having more people on our monthly donation list. YOU will help transform the life of one cat each month!

We recently passed our one year anniversary! I won't even say celebrated, since we haven't celebrated yet . We didn't set out with any numbers as goals. We started to put our money into spay/neuter without reproach. Our spay/neuter numbers have surpassed our expectations, and we see rescue as a byproduct of what we are doing with spay/neuter to help our community.

We could not have anticipated the numbers we have been able to get into foster with our rescue and with partner rescues. Really, this number is bittersweet because for every animal we rescue, so many more are still in need.

Help us continue the momentum by advocating, educating, fostering, adopting, and donating. We your support. Spread the word.

Help support our rescue and community group, have some fun, and leave with your pet portrait! Please send us your pet's photo by July 10th. The sooner the better. Text us the photo and any questions to 8312612273.

Paint Your Own Pet with ONPP! Join us on Friday, July 12th, 2024 in Monterey. Our artist will sketch your pet on canvas based on the photo you send us. His sketches are beautiful! Alex will be there to help you with the hard parts. Come have some wine, light refreshments, win a basket, and have some fun being an artist with friends without any pressure. Sign up today for a good cause!

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Reflecting on the close of 2023 left us with such a feeling of gratitude for all of the support we have received. We thought we'd start our little rescue and do a little at a time to help the animals and support our communities. We are so thankful that we have received so much help in return. Thank you donors for keeping us going! 

We can't say enough about the tiny but mighty team we have in our corner. We brought 186 dogs and 224 cats into rescue.  37 of those dogs and 57 of the cats were adopted to new families through ONPP.   Utilizing our support from other rescue organizations, we transported 142 dogs and 157 cats where they were able to find loving homes.  Due to the fact that we take in very young puppies and kittens, often with serious health problems,  1 dog and 3 kittens passed while in our care.  The remaining animals stayed in ONPP foster care into 2024, waiting for their forever homes.  

In addition to our rescue pets, we have fixed 1,043 animals in our community.  These dogs and cats were either owed by local families or were feral cats being cared for by neighborhood pet lovers.  

We started out without putting forth any goals in terms of the numbers we would be able to help in our first year as a rescue. Starting a new organization was the goal itself. There have been stressful moments, but the journey so far has been so fulfilling. Every little face melts us and the team does everything possible to find solutions for each case. We work hard, but we are certainly rewarded with happy outcomes!