CUTV News Radio Spotlights Frank Hamilton

Saint Petersburg, FL - Frank Hamilton is Associate Professor of Management at Eckerd College and an animal welfare advocate genuinely concerned with policy, processes and organizations to eliminate euthanasia of companion animals.

“It’s unquestionably morally and fiscally wrong for the government to be killing animals,” says Frank.  “It’s about rationally solving the problem and implementing the solution.”

“If your kitchen sink is leaking, do you mop up the water or turn off the faucet first?  Spay and neuter is turning off the faucet.”

With the high costs of sterilizing cats in mind, Frank started a clinic focused on implementing T.N.R. (Trap Neuter Return) or T.N.V.R. (Trap Neuter Vaccinate and Return) and successfully fixed thousands of cats and kittens. From 2002 to 2006 Frank’s all volunteer clinic performed 4,600 spay neuter surgeries at ten dollars a surgery including rabies shots, and ear tipping.  In 2006 he established a bricks and mortar clinic grew the clinic to about 11,000 surgeries a year by 2010.

“With less of animals going into shelters because of spay/neuter they have the time to focus on handling adoptions and the resources to eradicate the needless killing.”

What Frank provides is a solution to involve the community.  He holds Austin, TX in high regard as a leading a no kill animal shelter with high adoption rates and clean, healthy conditions for animals.

“This can be accomplish on a community basis,” says Frank.  “It takes a community because there is no one organization that can do it not government, rescues, clinics but everyone working together can make a difference.”