The little black and white bundle is not much bigger than my two hands as he rolls in the long grass with feet in the air and tail wagging. The young couple is excited to show him off. My wife and I smile but worry that they will have a hard time caring for the puppy given their young busy lives.
A grant from Petco Love and BOBS from Skechers will enable the Animal Rescue League of Iowa to provide veterinary services to hundreds of pets, officials with the nonprofit said Wednesday.
In a news conference at the Skechers outlet in West Des Moines, ARL Chief Executive Officer Tom Colvin and his 11-year-old French bulldog Reese met with local representatives of Skechers and Petco to accept the $60,000 grant.
Joe Stafford, director of animal services for ARL, said the grant will assist the organization in microchipping, vaccinating, and spaying or neutering pets whose owners are struggling with financial hardship. Families have been struggling through this pandemic and have been unable to provide veterinary care for sick or injured animals and we’re able to use these funds to help those families as well as provide temporary boarding in certain circumstances when the family is experiencing a crisis, he said.