Our Programs
Caring For Shelter Pets
Some of the most important work we do involves providing direct funding, medicine, food and other supplies to animal shelter and rescue groups. With the help of our partner, The Animal Rescue Site and through individual donations the Petfinder.com Foundation has awarded over $200,000 in vaccination grants and spay neuter grants and will distribute over $200,000 in cash grants for shelter improvements to animal welfare organizations in all 50 states in 2009.
Rescue U
The Petfinder.com Foundation will partner with Animal Lifeline for the Rescue U program again this spring to educate, rehabilitate and rescue! Students from Rescue U will take the first week of summer vacation to repair and install chain link fences and kennels, build roofs over kennels, install a dog bath, make dog and cat beds, clean the existing kennels, and install an outdoor cat enclosure and play area. Learn more about Rescue U
Train to Adopt
Thanks to a grant from the Petfinder.com Foundation, starting February 1st and continuing throughout 2011, Friends of Pima Animal Control in Tucson, Missouri Humane Society in St. Louis, Charlotte Mecklenberg Animal Care and Control in North Carolina and the Pennsylvania SPCA in Philadelphia will have four trainers practicing the Train To Adopt method developed by well-known dog trainer, Sue Sternberg. Learn more about Train to Adopt.
Hide, Perch & Go Boxes: Keeping Cats Happy & Safe for the Journey Home
Shelter life can be scary for cats. The transition from an original home to shelter life to an adoptive home brings many changes in sights, smells and surroundings, leaving cats fearful in each situation.
The Hide, Perch & Go Box when used at a shelter gives a cat control over her environment, allowing her to relax and become more adoptable. The box then follows the cat to her new home, giving her a familiar environment during the adjustment period.
Hide, Perch & Go Boxes provide a cat with:
- Separation of functional areas for eating, sleeping and more
- Choices in temperature (cats are sensitive to even slight changes)
- Opportunities for a wide-range of behavior (hiding, perching, jumping)
- Choices in viewing points from which to watch her surroundings
- The comfort of her own scent inside the box
- Places to mark with scratching and face-rubbing
In partnership with the PETCO Foundation and The Animal Rescue Site, the Petfinder.com Foundation has distributed more than 80,000 Hide, Perch & Go Boxes and secured the lowest possible pricing for Petfinder.com member shelters.
At just $3.50 per box, your gift of $35 will supply a needy shelter with 10 Hide, Perch & Go Boxes, significantly improving the quality of life for and adoptability of a shelter cat.
Donate to the Hide, Perch & Go Box Fund Now
$100,000 Shelter Challenge
You can help choose which eligible Petfinder.com animal rescue organization will receive special funds in the $300,000 Shelter Challenge, a partnership between The Animal Rescue Site and the Petfinder.com Foundation.
It's easy to join in. Simply cast your vote (up to one per day) for your favorite shelter or rescue organization. Based on votes from web site visitors, grants will be awarded to shelters and rescue groups for a total of $300,000 in direct funding.
Cast your vote in the $300,000 Shelter Challenge
Vaccinations
Every year 6 to 8 million dogs and cats will enter U.S. shelters. Vaccinations are critical to help these animals fend off highly contagious diseases prevalent in crowded shelters, such as Bordetella (kennel cough).
Because keeping shelter animals healthy greatly increases their chances of being adopted, vaccination programs help reduce the number of shelter animals euthanized for lack of a home.
The Petfinder.com Foundation has partnered with The Animal Rescue Site to create the Vaccination Fund. Together, we’ve vaccinated thousands of adoptable dogs against kennel cough. You can help us give homeless pets their best shot at adopton for as little as $2.50 per vaccine.
Donate to the Petfinder.com Foundation Vaccination Fund