Healing Hearts Animal Rescue: COVID-19 Operation Grant Report

How did this grant help your organization and the pets in your care?

Funds donated from the Petfinder Foundation were spent on livestock animal feed such as hay, senior feed, grain and special-needs feed.

This grant was beneficial and essential in feeding our animals, specifically in a time when funding was unreliable. Our organization spends roughly $5,000-7,000 a month on feed costs, and this grant supplied roughly 10% of our budget for the month.

How many pets did this grant help?

More than 100 animals being cared for at Healing Hearts

Please provide a story of one or more specific pets this grant helped.

Tessa is longtime resident of Healing Hearts who, with a baby at her side, overcame tremendous neglect. She was barely able to stand the day she arrived, yet she nursed her sweet colt with everything she could offer. Because of her severe neglect, Tessa has suffered with abscesses in her hooves on and off over the last six years. She sees our farrier and vets on a regular basis to keep her healthy and as pain-free as possible. Thanks to our Petfinder Foundation grant, Tessa was supplied hay, grain and senior feed, which are so essential to her continuum of care at Healing Hearts. Tessa is still available for adoption! You can meet her here.