Little Lion Foundation Receives Rachael Ray Save Them All Grant

The Little Lion Foundation is pleased to have received a Rachael Ray Save Them All grant from Best Friends Animal Society to conduct a rescue program for neonatal kittens from South East Area Animal Control and Authority (SEAACA) that serves 14 cities in Los Angeles and Orange Counties.

“This grant allows us to add SEAACA to our work,” said Claudia Otis, founder and owner of The Little Lion Foundation. “Our goal will be to save approximately 600 neonatal kittens from euthanasia. We appreciate the support of Best Friends Animal Society in making this SEAACA partnership possible.”

The Little Lion Foundation is an active partner in Best Friends Network, which offers help and support to animal rescue groups and shelters that save lives in their communities.

“With this grant we are able to save more kittens while being part of the solution right here in our community,” said Otis.

The Rachael Ray Save Them All Grants is a grant program, administered by Best Friends and funded by The Rachael Ray Foundation™ that provides grants to shelters for euthanasia reduction initiatives. The Rachael Ray Foundation helps animals in need and is funded by a portion of proceeds from each sale of Rachael's pet food, Nutrish®.

Founded in 2016 in Long Beach, Calif., The Little Lion Foundation works toward making the world a better place for neonatal and underaged kittens by stopping the needless euthanasia of kittens under 8 weeks of age in the shelter system. The Little Lion Foundation is the very first rescue in Long Beach to point its main focus on these innocent, fragile beings. They are an all-volunteer based team specializing in neonatal, orphaned and special needs kittens, as well as trauma cases and pride themselves in saving the ones left discarded...from blind to physical disabilities and deformities. They provide each kitten with vaccinations, spay/neuter surgery, microchip, FIV/FELV test, deworming, regular flea medication and any other medical needs. The Little Lion Foundation is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization with 100 percent of donations going directly toward the care of the kitties. For more information, visit https://www.littlelionfoundation.org or email thelittlelionfoundation@gmail.com.

Best Friends Animal Society is a leading national animal welfare organization dedicated to ending the killing of dogs and cats in America's shelters. In addition to running lifesaving programs in partnership with more than 3,100 animal welfare groups across the country, Best Friends has lifesaving centers in New York City, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Salt Lake City, and operates the nation's largest no-kill sanctuary for companion animals. Founded in 1984, Best Friends is a pioneer in the no-kill movement and has helped reduce the number of animals killed in shelters nationwide from an estimated 17 million per year to around 625,000. That means there are still more than 1,700 dogs and cats killed every day in shelters, just because they don’t have safe places to call home. Determined to bring the country to no-kill by the year 2025, Best Friends and its nationwide network of members and partners are working to Save Them All®. To check out the pet lifesaving dashboard and for more information, visit bestfriends.org.