Stefanie Souther starts her day at 4:30 a.m.

Most of the time, she is out on the road with a truck full of cats and dogs.

"I will drive about an hour and a half to two hours, depending on where we are going," Souther says.

Souther drives anywhere from Winchester all the way down to Louisa County, all for the Shenandoah Valley Spay and Neuter Clinic's free transport service.

Transport Director Corena Huffman says, "The transport system is kind of our bread and butter. It's important to offer the clinic to the public."

Huffman says many families do not have access to clinics like the SVSNC.

However, she did not want that to stop them from getting pets the care they need.

Huffman adds, "They can have affordable spay and neuter services, and send their animals when they can't afford to drive here or take a day off of work."

Souther says, "A lot of people don't have the money to go to a full-service vet, so they are thankful that we are able to provide our services."

Souther can pick up 35 to 40 animals at a time.

Families front the cost for the procedure, while the clinic foots the transportation bill.

"Just seeing how happy the animals and people are and that the animals have loving homes is definitely worth it to me to do this job," Souther adds.

The animals for the transport system are picked up at a number of locations including local SPCA's and pet stores.