The Animal Foundation Receives Grant From PetSmart Charities to Increase Access to Affordable Veterinary Care in Las Vegas
THE ANIMAL FOUNDATION RECEIVES GRANT FROM PETSMART CHARITIES® TO INCREASE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE VETERINARY CARE IN LAS VEGAS
LAS VEGAS – The Animal Foundation has received a grant from PetSmart Charities to increase access to affordable veterinary care in Las Vegas. Due to cost and other barriers, pets in under-resourced communities often do not have access to basic veterinary care such as spay/neuter services, vaccinations, dental care and other medical and preventative care.
With this grant from PetSmart Charities, The Animal Foundation aims to support pets and pet parents by providing one-time veterinary care to families in need.
“It’s our mission to keep every person and pet together,” said Ariadna Medecki, Community Outreach Program Manager. “With funds from this grant, our goal is to provide affordable vet services for people in need to help keep pets with their families where they belong.”
“We’re excited to partner with the Animal Foundation to increase access to veterinary care in the Las Vegas community,” said Dani LaGiglia, regional relationship manager at PetSmart Charities. “Access to affordable care is key to ensuring that pets remain healthy and happy with the families that love them. Grants like this help eliminate barriers, bringing affordable care to those who need it most.”
Since 1994, through its partnership with nearly 4,000 humane societies, SPCAs and pet rescues across North America, PetSmart Charities has helped more than 9.5 million pets to find loving homes via its in-store adoption program in over 1,600 PetSmart® stores. The leading funder of animal welfare has also granted more than $451 million to positively impact communities, to connect people and pets, to help preserve families and to improve access to veterinary care through initiatives like this with The Animal Foundation.
If you are considering surrendering your pet because you cannot afford veterinary services, please contact 702-955-5910 to see if you qualify for assistance.
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ABOUT THE ANIMAL FOUNDATION
The Animal Foundation is a private, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to saving the lives of all healthy and treatable animals in the Las Vegas Valley. The Animal Foundation operates one of the highest volume single-site animal shelters in the country, saving more than 15,000 pets in 2020. Founded in 1978, The Animal Foundation's lifesaving programs are designed to address the root causes of pet overpopulation and homelessness and include: adoptions; low-cost spay/neuter, microchipping and vaccination services; lost & found pets; Community Cats; and more. To learn more about The Animal Foundation or view adoptable pets online, visit animalfoundation.com.
About PetSmart Charities®
PetSmart Charities, Inc. is committed to finding lifelong, loving homes for all pets by supporting programs and thought leadership that bring people and pets together. Through its in-store adoption program in all PetSmart® stores across the U.S. and Puerto Rico, PetSmart Charities helps to find forever homes and families for more than 600,000 shelter pets each year. Each year, millions of generous PetSmart shoppers help pets in need by donating to PetSmart Charities using the PIN pads at checkout registers inside PetSmart stores. In turn, PetSmart Charities efficiently uses more than 90 cents of every dollar donated to fulfill its role as the leading funder of animal welfare in North America, granting more than $450 million since its inception in 1994. Independent from PetSmart Inc., PetSmart Charities is a 501(c)(3) organization that has received the Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator, a third-party organization that reports on the effectiveness, accountability and transparency of nonprofits, for the past 17 years in a row – placing it among the top one percent of charities rated by this organization. To learn more, visit petsmartcharities.org.