Serving shelters and veterinary professionals across the US and Canada
Surgical backlogs, beware.
Slomba Shelter Solutions is on a mission to help animal shelters keep their doors open, their kennels moving, and their surgery schedules under control.
Founded by longtime shelter professional Karen Slomba, S3 got its start bringing together powerhouse veterinary teams to support animal shelters across the country with high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter (HQHVSN) services.
Today, S3 offers a full menu of services to support shelters and the professionals who keep them running, including:
Whether we’re mobilizing a pop-up surgical team, helping a shelter rebuild its veterinary staff, or just listening and helping you figure out and implement next steps, we bring decades of experience, compassion, and a dash of disco inferno energy to the table.

Meet The Team
Karen Slomba
Karen Slomba is the founder of Slomba Shelter Solutions and the person most likely to show up at your shelter with a clipboard and a plan to turn chaos into progress. With more than 20 years of experience in animal welfare, Karen has led four nonprofit and government-contracted shelters across New York and Florida, and was a founding member of the Animal Alliance of Western New York, helping launch the five-year, $5 million Maddie’s Pet Rescue Project of Erie County.
She currently serves on the board of Better Together Pet Resource Center in Niagara Falls and sits on the Advisory Board of the Florida Association of Animal Welfare Organizations. As a consultant for the New York State.
