By Emily Fromm | Chief Development Officer
November is Adopt-A-Senior-Pet Month, and we're pleased to announce that we've launched a new, $50,000 grant program to get older dogs out of shelters and into loving homes. Designed to eliminate barriers standing between senior dogs and adoption, grants from this fund will be used to subsidize adoption fees, pay for transportation to forever homes or cover a lifetime of needed medication.
Your donations will help deserving dogs like these sweet seniors who have already been saved with help from our grants:
Otis
The Petfinder Foundation's grant to Frosted Faces Foundation in San Diego helped Otis, who ended up at a shelter at age 11 after his home burned down. Otis's owner perished in the fire, and Otis likely only survived because he'd lived his entire life outdoors. He was emaciated and had infected skin and multiple tumors. Frosted Faces pulled him from the shelter and got him the medical treatment he needed, and Otis spent the rest of his life in the care of a devoted best friend who adored him and made his every moment special.
Kira
Kira, a 12-year-old standard poodle, arrived in the care of Forget-Me-Not Animal Shelter in Republic, Wash., having lost most of her hair. Forget-Me-Not's vets discovered that Kira suffered from a hereditary autoimmune condition that affected her skin, and she had gone her entire life without relief (she also needed to have 18 teeth removed!). Our grant helped Forget-Me-Not get Kira treatment and place her with a loving adopter who enjoys pampering Kira with appropriate lotions to soothe her sensitive skin.
Penny Ann
Penny Ann came to Max's Hope Pet Rescue in Hopkinsville, Ky., after her person moved to a nursing home. At 10 years old, she was infested with fleas and had rotting teeth and a huge tumor on her abdomen. Our grant enabled Max's Hope to get her healthy; she spent time in a foster home and even served as a therapy dog at a day-care facility for people with Alzheimer's, where she loved the attention and was a huge hit with the clients. Penny Ann has since gone to live out the rest of her days being spoiled by her adoring new mom.
Stormy Rae
A scared and neglected senior terrier, Stormy Rae was riddled with mammary tumors as a result of overbreeding when she was surrendered to a California shelter. She was pulled by 6Dogrees Rescue in Seattle, which had her tumors removed and helped Stormy Rae overcome the fear that had caused her to be labeled a biter. Today, she has a wonderful home and is a very happy girl.
Your donations will help us get more wonderful senior dogs like these out of shelters and into the loving homes they so deserve. Thank you for all your support for pets in need.
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