News Release
Contact: Lisa Robinson, Program Manager
Petfinder.com Foundation, (520) 207-4847
lisa@petfinderfoundation.com
SEPTEMBER 11, 2009
Shelters Receive Petfinder.com Foundation Grant
Tucson, AZ—Nine Petfinder.com members have received a grant from the Petfinder.com Foundation, totaling $21,588.00 to purchase FVRCP vaccine to inoculate all its cats and kittens for approximately one year. FVRCP protects against three contagious feline diseases: rhinotracheitis, calcivirus, and panleukopenia.
"When these diseases occur in a shelter setting," said Elizabeth Neuschatz, executive director of the Petfinder.com Foundation, "the outcome is devastating. Otherwise adoptable cats and kittens are often euthanized to stop the spread of the diseases. The key to stopping this scourge is prevention, and that's the aim of these vaccine grants."
The grants are part of the Petfinder.com Foundation's Care and Feeding program. Funding is made possible through the Foundation’s partnership with the Animal Rescue Site’s Click to Give program and individual donations.
"It's gratifying to be part of a program that can make such a difference for shelter pets," said Tim Kunin, CEO of The Animal Rescue Site. "FVRCP vaccines have the potential to save hundreds, if not thousands of lives."
To qualify for a grant, a shelter had to be a member in good standing of Petfinder.com, the foremost online database of homeless pets. «Shelter_Name» posts its adoptable pets at http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/«ID».html.
The Petfinder.com Foundation, a 501 (C3) organization, was created in 2003 to assist adoption partners through problem solving, fundraising, and providing relief in times of stress or disaster. Its mission is to ensure that no pet is euthanized for lack of a home.
The Animal Rescue Site is celebrated its seventh anniversary in July. Since 2002, daily clicks by millions of visitors on the homepage’s purple button have funded more than 270.3 million bowls of food for animals in need (the site’s sponsoring advertisers pay for the clicks). The Animal Rescue Site also sponsors the $100,000 Shelter+ Challenge with Petfinder.com.
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- $1,000,000 in generator grants to over 500 shelters in 2009
- Over $300,000 in vaccination grants in 2008 and 2009
- Over $1,000,000.00 in Disaster Relief grant awards since 2003
- Disaster preparedness grants awarded in 2008:
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- Over $350,000 for Hide, Perch & Go boxes for care and feeding in 2008/2009