Pet food pantry growing and helping more pets across west Michigan
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and last updated 2021-05-10 08:34:46-04
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. â Nearly five years ago, animal lover Rachel Jensen noticed a void in the Grand Rapids area.
âI worked at the animal shelter at the time and saw a need in the community that wasnât being met: So many people have to give their pets up because they canât afford them,â Jensen told Fox 17.
So she and a couple of friends got together in the basement of a dog training business and started what has grown to become âPleasant Hearts Pet Food Pantry.â
Pet Food Pantry Growing In West Michigan We started off with just food and some basic pet supplies, we offer food and supplies like leashes, harnesses, toys, things like that, to beds and flea and tick prevention, and all of that is free of charge to our clients.
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In the past 6 months, Pleasant Hearts Pet Food Pantry began partnering with C-Snip so that all of their clients can have their pets spayed or neutered. Most all of the supplies offered are donation based. They are given either by cash or by drop-off either at the warehouse or in one of their drop-boxes around the city of Grand Rapids.