Special to the Review
May 22, 2021
Athens Animal Rescue Shelter recently announced a $25,000 grant investment from the newly named, Petco Love, to support their lifesaving work for animals in Henderson County.
Petco Love is a nonprofit leading change for pets nationally by harnessing the power of love to make communities and pet families closer, stronger, and healthier. Since their founding in 1999 as the Petco Foundation, theyâve empowered organizations with $300 million invested to date in adoption and other lifesaving efforts. And, theyâve helped find loving homes for more than 6.5 million pets in partnership with Petco and more than 4,000 organizations, like ours, nationwide.
From Staff Reports
May 12, 2021
Athens Animal Rescue Shelter has been awarded $10,000 grant from the ASPCA®. The grant, was combined with generous donations from residents of Henderson County to purchase new cat housing for the Athens Animal Rescue Shelter.
Our cat kennels were of poor quality which made it hard to maintain a healthy environment for our catsâ said Jennifer Miller, Shelter Director. âLast winter we held a fundraising drive. The grant from the ASPCA® was added to those donations making it possible to replace all of the old kennels with new stainless steel kitty condos. The kitty condos have a separate space for the litter box which means healthier and happier cats.â
Animals were transferred from Athens Animal Rescue Shelter located in Athens, Humane Society of Cedar Creek Lake in Kemp, and Humane Society of North Texas in Fort Worth. This is a remarkable collaborative effort, demonstrating the deep commitment and compassion of the entire animal welfare community to meet the needs of these vulnerable animals, President & CEO of the ASPCA Matt Bershadker said.
Three ASPCA vehicles got the animals to the airport and the animals were then transported to Brandywine Valley SPCA in New Castle, Delaware, and St. Hubert s Animal Welfare Center, in Madison, New Jersey. The flights today will free up nearly 100 kennels so we can reopen our shelter on Sunday to the public for intake and adoptions, Humane Society of North Texas Director of Communications Cassie Davidson said.
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ASPCA® and Wings of Rescue Transport More Than 170 Dogs and Cats from Texas Animal Shelters Impacted by Severe Winter Storms
February 21, 2021 GMT
FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ To assist Texas animal shelters impacted by the recent weather crisis, the ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) and Wings of Rescue today led the urgent transport of more than 170 dogs and cats via ground and air to shelters in the Northeast where they will find safe, loving homes. Animal shelters across Texas have been severely affected by the unprecedented winter storms, many losing power and access to water, and these lifesaving transports are providing much needed relief to shelters and animals in their care.
ASPCA Coordinates Flights for More Than 170 Dogs, Cats to Northeast Animal Shelters Amid Texas Weather Crisis The ASPCA arranged life-saving flights for nearly 150 dogs and more than 25 cats to Delaware and New Jersey animal shelters to find loving homes
Published February 21, 2021 •
Updated on February 21, 2021 at 6:58 pm
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The ASPCA is leading the transport of more than 170 dogs and cats impacted by the recent weather crisis in Texas to shelters in the Northeast where they will find safe, loving homes.
According to the ASPCA, animal shelters across Texas have been severely impacted by the winter storms, many losing power and access to water.