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Rescue Bank, a nationwide US petfood distribution program for animal rescue groups, recently shipped its 200th truck, delivering 27,000 pounds of dog food, cat food and treats to Angel's Arms, an affiliate in Mobile, Alabama, USA.
The pet food shipment allowed Angel's Arms to help local rescuers with several recent puppy mill and hoarder raids, recovering hundreds of pets in dire need of better care and nutrition.
"I would like give a special thanks to Angel Arms Rescue for starting the food bank program in this region," said manager for the City of Prichard's Animal Resource Services, Andrew Stubbs.
Solid Gold Health Products
for Pets made the largest donation of pet food ever in Connecticut, USA, the
company said, donating 43,375 pounds of Sun Dancer dry dog food to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals of Connecticut animal shelter.
In total, Solid Gold donated US$1 million worth of dog food to 15 animal
rescue organizations across the country.
“We are so pleased with this incredible donation,” said Barb Groel, interim
director of The SPCA of Connecticut. “On behalf of all the animals that we care
for, we thank our friends at Solid Gold. This donation of 43,365 pounds, which
filled a 52 foot tractor trailer, will feed our dogs healthy and nutritional
food for a full year.”
Hill’s Pet Nutrition and parent company, Colgate-Palmolive, are coordinating to aid victims affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, through petfood and monetary donations.
Hill's donated several tons of petfood to provide nutrition for pets affected, through animal welfare organizations on the ground in Japan. Additionally, Colgate-Palmolive donated US$250,000 to the American Red Cross and will match donations made by its employees to the Red Cross and Save the Children.
“Hill’s Japan is a significant part of our business and a dedicated team that shares our global mission of enriching and lengthening the special relationships between people and their pets,” said Neil Thompson, Hill’s president and chief executive. “We understand the unfortunate reality that many companion animals will suffer from the shortage of available pet food in disasters such as this. In addition to financial support to charities aiding people, we are working with organizations in Japan that can help cats and dogs in distress.”
More than 1.1 million pets were placed in new homes between October 1, 2010 and January 4, 2011 during the Iams Home 4 the Holidays adoption campaign.
More than 3,500 animal organizations around the world participated in the campaign, resulting in the adoptions of 593,146 dogs, 509,470 cats and 23,051 other animals, including rabbits, reptiles, horses and birds. “With all the hard work that animal organization do every day, we’re thrilled to be able to support those efforts and shine an even brighter light on the issues and importance of pet adoption each year with this program,” said Mike Arms, founder of Iams Home 4 the Holidays and president of Rancho Santa Fe, California-based Helen Woodward Animal Center. “We’re all very proud of the success we’ve had over the years and will continue to work together in the hopes that one day every homeless pet will be in a loving home for all their holidays.”
The 2011 Home 4 the Holidays campaign is slated to begin in October.
The Pedigree Foundation awarded more than US$200,000 in Innovation Grants to 10 animal shelters and rescue groups for their ideas and efforts to help find dogs new homes.
The one-time grants will fund creative projects aimed at increasing dog adoptions and will assist homeless dogs with behavior training, feeding, housing and medical support. The winning organizations are:
Central Missouri Humane Society - Columbia, Missouri
Charleston Animal Society - North Charleston, South Carolina
Dubuque Regional Humane Society - Dubuque, Iowa
Houston Humane Society - Houston, Texas
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles - Los Angeles, California
Leon County Humane Society - Tallahassee, Florida
Muttville Senior Dog Rescue - San Francisco, California
North Shore Animal League America - Port Washington, New York
Washington Animal Rescue League - Washington, D.C.
West Suburban Humane Society - Downers Grove, Illinois
According to a 2010 "Watchdog Report on Animal Charities" from Animal People News, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) spends roughly 50% of its raised funds on continued fundraising and additional overhead costs, including paying lobbyists and HSUS's pension plan.
This number, which Animal People News said it calculated based on HSUS's 2009 federal tax return, is in opposition with the 29% HSUS said it spends on overhead. According to the Center for Consumer Freedom, this information, along with the "D" rating HSUS received from the American Institute of Philanthropy and the one star out of four it received for efficiency from Charity Navigator, paints a picture of factory-fundraising practices and incompetent nonprofit management. “Animal lovers need to know the difference between HSUS and real humane societies," said CCF Director of Research David Martosko. "The only way to be sure your donations will help homeless dogs and cats is to give to organizations in your own community.”
Purina and Ralphs awarded the San Diego Humane Society with “Top Pet Tale” in the third-annual “Tales for the Pet Lover’s Heart” campaign.
The San Diego Humane Society received a US$53,000 donation during a presentation hosted by campaign spokesperson, Trista Sutter, from ABC’s “The Bachelorette.” Another 17 animal welfare organizations from across the US also received donations as part of the campaign, which gave away a total of US$150,000.
To participate in the campaign, each animal welfare organization submitted a written tale and then turned it into a video. The finalists were chosen by Sutter and production company, Blind Squirrels, based on creative content, storytelling and the pet tale’s direct connection to the "Tales for the Pet Lover’s Heart" mission. The videos can be viewed on the "Tales for the Pet Lover's Heart" website.
Natural petfood company Dogswell reported that its first WAG Awards was a success, raising US$6,600 to support Four Legged Friends Foundation, a non-profit organization that offers financial support and education for animals and their guardians.
The charity event was hosted by actress/comedian Debra Skelton, and honored inspiring animals and rescuers.
Best known for its I'm Tired of... bracelets, ITo launched a Haiti Animal Aid bracelet and will donate 100% of the profits to Best Friends Animal Society to support its rescue effort in Haiti.
“We launched our first Haiti bracelet last week to support Doctors Without Borders and now it’s also critical that we help the animals in Haiti,” said Dan Hoffman, ITo co-founder.
Merrick Pet Care has donated about 400,000 pounds of petfood to 16 no-kill shelters in the past several months as part of its efforts to combat the effects of the economy on smaller, no-kill shelters that do not necessarily have the means to promote themselves and secure funding for petfood and supplies.
The Hartz Mountain Corp., a US company offering pet supplies and treats, has agreed to donate US$3 million worth of its pet products to animal shelters in the US and Canada.
The company has already donated US$2 million but is asking customers to nominate additional shelters that will benefit from the other US$1 million worth of pet supplies by e-mailing the company at hartzshelterheroes@hartz.com.
After deciding upon a list of no-kill shelters throughout the US, Merrick Pet Care committed to providing six months worth of petfood to each. To date, Merrick delivers both dry and canned food to shelters in nine states: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia and Washington.
This past month, the company provided approximately 14,500 pounds of dry food and 50,000 cans to the shelters.
A new iPhone application called the Rescue Cleaner is only one of more than 100,000 apps that benefits animal rescue organizations.
It features videos of rescued animals, including six dogs, two cats and a ferret, that are put to work inside the mobile device, cleaning the screen with their tongues.
Halo Purely for Pets, a producer of holistic pet care products, announced its official sponsorship of Freekibble.com’s first iPhone application.
On Dec. 1, Freekibble.com will launch “Kibble Katch,” a game that results in Halo donating 1,000 pieces of kibble per purchased application (about four meals), to Freekibble.com to donate to shelters dogs.
“We are proud to be working with Freekibble to help feed animals that deserve a decent meal,” said David Yaskulka, vice president of marketing and communications at Halo. “People who love animals can make small but significant donations with huge pay-offs.”
M&S Money, based in the United Kingdom, is giving pet owners a chance to win a year's supply of petfood.
Anyone who takes out or renews an M&S Pet Insurance policy before December 31, 2009, will be entered into the prize drawing. There will be six prizes of Royal Canin dry petfood for one cat or one dog for one calendar year.
