SUCCESS STORIES
Animal Shelter & Rescue Success Stories
Much of our work funds grants under $5,000 to local shelters like yours to help them prepare for emergencies, recover from disaster and better protect, care for and adopt out homeless pets.
Animal Planet ROAR and Animal Lifeline
Thanks to the Animal Planet ROAR Campaign, the Petfinder.com Foundation received a $25,000 grant which we awarded to Petfinder.com Member, Animal-Lifeline. With these funds a mix of students and Professionals traveled to Braxton, Clay and Ritchie Counties in West Virginia to provide shelter repair, training, and finally the transport of approximately 35 adoptable dogs. Full Story.
Petfinder.com Foundation Awards Disaster Grants
Since the beginning, the Petfinder.com Foundation has helped homeless animals at times when man-made or natural disaster strikes. Earlier in 2010, the Foundation joined a coalition of animal welfare groups, Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti (ARCH), established to help the animals affected by the January 12th earthquake. Most recently, the Foundation awarded two disaster grants to help two rescues rebuild and recover from natural disasters. Full Story.
Housing for Horses
The Petfinder.com Foundation supports all animals, rescue groups, and shelters in need during times of disaster. Recently, Petfinder.com Foundation awarded $40,000.00 to Habitat For Horses, Inc. to help rebuild the ranch after Hurricane Ike devastated their organization. Full story.
The Virginia Beach SPCA
The Virginia Beach SPCA was hit with a hurricane that devastated their shelter and made functioning on a daily basis not possible. Right around this time, Petfinder.com Foundation gave them a grant to assist with repairing their facility. Full story.
Animal Friends Rescue Project
Animal Friends Rescue Project (AFRP) was hit hard by hurricane IKE. Hurricane IKE hit many people in many different ways and pets were no expectation. Full Story.
Bloomingdale Regional Animal Shelter Society
The Bloomingdale Regional Animal Shelter Society (BASS) is located in the flood plain of New Jersey. When the adjacent Pequannock River began to rapidly overflow they were forced to quickly evacuate their shelter. Full Story.
Felines Friends, Inc.
Felines Friends, Inc. is a non-profit, no-kill cat shelter and animal refuge. Like many shelters located in the Midwest, they suffer from storms and unpredictable weather changes which leads to devastation to their shelter. Full story.
Humane Society of Missouri
Often times, in times of disaster, shelter will experience power loss causing great damage to the shelter and it’s animals. Humane Society of Missouri is one such shelter that often loses power when storms hit the Missouri area. Full story.
The Humane Society of Southeast Texas
As Hurricane Ike hit Texas, the shelters were of no exception. The Humane Society of Southeast Texas was of no exception. Their area experienced flooding and destruction in ways they had never experienced before. Full story.
In Success Stories
- Housing for Horses
- The Virginia Beach SPCA
- Animal Friends Rescue Project
- Bloomingdale Regional Animal Shelter Society
- Felines Friends, Inc.
- Humane Society of Missouri
- The Humane Society of Southeast Texas
- Animal LIfeline
- Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti
Foundation in Action
- $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:
$134,023 - Over $150,000 to shelters through our Sponsor a Pet program
- Over $350,000 for Hide, Perch & Go boxes for care and feeding in 2008/2009
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