Furkids Granted $500,000 From Petco Foundation To Save More Lives

ALPHARETTA, GA -- Furkids Animal Rescue and Shelters announced it has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Petco Foundation to support Furkids ongoing lifesaving rescue and shelter and adoption of homeless animals.

The Petco Foundation investment will allow Furkids to start constructing its medical building to consolidate its intake and treatment of animals coming into the program. With its medical staff able to work together on the most serious medical cases, Furkids will be able to harness their resources to save the lives of more animals every day.

“Furkids is so deeply grateful to receive this lifesaving impact grant from the Petco Foundation," Furkids founder and CEO Samantha Shelton said in a release. "We just marked our 17th anniversary on Saturday, March 23, during which we celebrated having rescued and saved more than 30,000 innocent homeless animals. But it breaks our hearts that there are still so many animals that need to be saved throughout our great state. The Petco Foundation grant will allow us to consolidate our work, draw in more staff and volunteers, rescue more animals, educate pet owners and work toward the day when no animals are euthanized because they are homeless. Until that day comes, Furkids will be here, with the help of generous partners such as the Petco Foundation, whose members share our commitment to animals.”

Furkids, headquartered in Atlanta, is a nonprofit charitable organization that operates the largest cage- free, no-kill shelter in the Southeast for rescued cats and Sadie’s Place, a no-kill shelter for dogs.

For more information about adoptable cats and dogs, programs and operations, visit www.furkids.org and Facebook. Furkids’ newest video is available here.

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