BROWARD COUNTY, FL - Animal Care and Adoption is the recipient of a $250,000 Lifesaving Impact Award from the Petco Foundation to support pet retention and enhance shelter programs for pets.
Often people must surrender their beloved dog or cat to Animal Care for financial reasons. The Petco Foundation investment will help residents keep their pet, and funds from the grant will provide free microchips, wellness clinic services, supplies, and behavior training to pets of residents in low-income communities. By promoting and distributing these services to under-served communities, residents will receive the assistance they need to keep their dog or cat in their home. In addition, the grant will enhance pet adoptions by partnering with Dogs Playing for Life (DPFL), an organization that focuses on play groups and enrichment/behavior programs for shelter dogs to keep them healthier, physically active, less stressed and overall, encourages their well-being.
“We are very thankful to the Petco Foundation for their generosity and support of our efforts," said Lauralei Combs, Director at Broward County Animal Care and Adoption Division. "The grant is an investment in our comprehensive strategy to increase adoptions and help keep pets in their home. Support from partners like the Petco Foundation allows us to achieve these goals much sooner."
“We’re proud to support Broward County Animal Care’s lifesaving efforts to increase pet retention and adoption, and we remind the community that it takes all of us to create a lifesaving nation for animals,” said Susanne Kogut, president of the Petco Foundation. “We encourage all animal lovers to visit their local shelter and find out what they can do to help save lives. From donating, volunteering or fostering pets in their home, there is something everyone can do to help.”
For more information about Broward County Animal Care, visit Broward.org/Animal. For more on the Petco Foundation, visit petcofoundation.org and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by using #PetcoFamily.
About Animal Care
Broward County Animal Care and Adoption is dedicated to providing shelter for lost and homeless pets. The agency provides access to hundreds of shelter pets hoping for a new home. Please prevent unwanted pets and have your pet spayed or neutered. For more information about the agency, visit our website, or like us on Facebook.
About the Petco Foundation
At the Petco Foundation, we believe that every animal deserves to live its best life. Since 1999 we've invested more than $250 million in lifesaving animal welfare work to make that happen. With our more than 4,000 animal welfare partners, we inspire and empower communities to make a difference by investing in adoption and medical care programs, spay and neuter services, pet cancer research, service and therapy animals, and numerous other lifesaving in initiatives. Through our Think Adoption First program, we partner with Petco stores and animal welfare organizations across the country to increase pet adoptions. So far, we've helped more than 6 million pets find their new loving families, and we're just getting started. Visit petcofoundation.org to learn more about how you can get involved.
DATE: August 20, 2019
MEDIA CONTACT: Lauralei Combs, Director, Broward County Animal Care and Adoption
PHONE: 954-359-1313
EMAIL: lcombs@broward.org