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Caring For Shelter Pets
Some of the most important work we do involves providing direct funding, medicine, food and other supplies to animal shelter and rescue groups. With the help of our partner, The Animal Rescue Site and through individual donations the Petfinder.com Foundation has awarded over $200,000 in vaccination grants and spay neuter grants and will distribute over $200,000 in cash grants for shelter improvements to animal welfare organizations in all 50 states in 2009.
Vaccinations
Every year 6 to 8 million dogs and cats will enter U.S. shelters. Vaccinations are critical to help these animals fend off highly contagious diseases prevalent in crowded shelters, such as Bordetella (kennel cough).
Because keeping shelter animals healthy greatly increases their chances of being adopted, vaccination programs help reduce the number of shelter animals euthanized for lack of a home.
The Petfinder.com Foundation has partnered with The Animal Rescue Site to create the Vaccination Fund. Together, we’ve vaccinated thousands of adoptable dogs against kennel cough. You can help us give homeless pets their best shot at adopton for as little as $2.50 per vaccine.
Donate to the Petfinder.com Foundation Vaccination Fund
$100,000 Shelter Challenge
You can help choose which eligible Petfinder.com animal rescue organizations will receive special funds to help animals in the $100,000 Shelter Challenge, a partnership between The Animal Rescue Site and the Petfinder.com Foundation.
It's easy to join in. Simply cast your vote (up to one vote per day) for your favorite shelter or rescue organzations. Based on votes from website visitors, more than 60 grants will be awarded to shelters for a total of $100,000 in direct funding.
Cast your vote in the $100,000 Shelter Challenge
Romeo the Cat
...a two-time rescued cat, has raised more than $40,000 in just 18 months for rescues, shelters and programs that benefit homeless animals across the US. Each month, he chooses a new organization to support for his FURPOWER fundraising campaign. In July, Romeo and his staff choose Petfinder.com Foundation and raised $1,124.00! Thank you to Romeo's sponsor Feline Pine, makers of natural pine cat litter www.felinepine.com, and to all of the individuals who helped support Petfinder.com Foundation through FURPOWER. Donations will help the Hide, Perch and Go program! Romeo raises money on his blog at www.romeothecat.com
Hide, Perch & Go Boxes: Keeping Cats Happy & Safe for the Journey Home
Shelter life can be scary for cats. The transition from an original home to shelter life to an adoptive home brings many changes in sights, smells and surroundings, leaving cats fearful in each situation.
The Hide, Perch & Go Box when used at a shelter gives a cat control over her environment, allowing her to relax and become more adoptable. The box then follows the cat to her new home, giving her a familiar environment during the adjustment period.
Hide, Perch & Go Boxes provide a cat with:
- Separation of functional areas for eating, sleeping and more
- Choices in temperature (cats are sensitive to even slight changes)
- Opportunities for a wide-range of behavior (hiding, perching, jumping)
- Choices in viewing points from which to watch her surroundings
- The comfort of her own scent inside the box
- Places to mark with scratching and face-rubbing
In partnership with the PETCO Foundation and The Animal Rescue Site, the Petfinder.com Foundation has distributed more than 80,000 Hide, Perch & Go Boxes and secured the lowest possible pricing for Petfinder.com member shelters.
At just $3.50 per box, your gift of $35 will supply a needy shelter with 10 Hide, Perch & Go Boxes, significantly improving the quality of life for and adoptability of a shelter cat.
Donate to the Hide, Perch & Go Box Fund Now
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