If you’ve donated to our Disaster Fund to help pets displaced by Hurricane Harvey, thank you SO MUCH! Please know that your gift is already saving the lives of pets who were injured, lost or displaced in Texas and Louisiana. You'll meet a few of them here, and we’ll continue to update our Hurricane Harvey blog as we send out new grants.
The kitten and puppies pictured above are among the pets rescued from floodwaters by the SPCA of Brazoria County in Lake Jackson, Texas, which is also caring for the pets of displaced residents and homeless animals pulled from flooded shelters — more than 1,000 in total. We've sent a $5,000 grant to help pay for veterinary care.
Zazu, above, is one of nearly 100 animals taken in by Zeus’ Rescues in New Orleans, which received a $2,500 grant from the Petfinder Foundation. The funds will be used to provide medical care for the animals, nearly also of whom require heartworm treatment, vaccinations, microchips and spay/neuter.
Schmidt, above, was rescued by Bark and Roll Rescue Companions in Baton Rouge from a flooded rural shelter that was planning a large-scale euthanasia. He and other rescued dogs were malnourished, covered in fleas and ticks and anemic. All will receive veterinary care with help from our $3,000 grant.
Maid Marian, above, and her littermates were rescued from Harvey by The Cattery Cat Shelter in Corpus Christi, which received a $3,000 Petfinder Foundation grant to help it care for rescued homeless cats as well as the pets of local residents who have lost their homes.
The pup pictured above was found, starving and terrified, alone in a field by S.A.V.E. Rescue Coalition in Santa Fe, Texas, which received a $3,000 grant from us to help rescue Houston’s lost and abandoned cats and dogs. Now named Dash, he and the dozens of other animals rescued by S.A.V.E. will receive desperately needed veterinary care and be placed in loving forever homes.
The Petfinder Foundation has also sent grant funds to many other shelters and rescue groups working to keep the animal victims of Hurricane Harvey safe. Please continue to visit our Hurricane Harvey blog to learn more.
Recovery from Harvey will be a long process, continuing after the TV cameras leave town, but these heroic organizations will continue their lifesaving work, and the Petfinder Foundation will continue to support them. Thank you again for your donation; we could not do it without you.
