The Petco Foundation was recently awarded a $5,000 grant to the Humane Society of North Central Arkansas. According to Shelter Manager Carolyn Carter, the grant will allow more animals to be helped, including preparing animals for adoption and with spaying and neutering. The grant will also be used towards purchasing equipment and supplies to repair and upgrade the shelter.
The Humane Society of North Central Arkansas is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization incorporated in Arkansas. The purpose and policy of the society is to protect, care for, and reduce the population of neglected, abandoned, homeless, unwanted, and/or abused animals within Baxter County, with particular emphasis placed on canine and feline populations.
The Petco Foundation has invested more than $135 million in lifesaving animal welfare work since 1999. Today, with more than 8,000 animal welfare partners, the foundation empowers communities to make a difference in the lives of animals by funding adoption programs, spay/neuter services, pet cancer research, service and therapy animals, and numerous other initiatives. Through the adoption efforts in more than 1,400 Petco stores nationwide, the Petco Foundation helps find homes for more than 420,000 animals each year.
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