Duke is at Ohio County Animal Shelter in Hartford, KY.
Recently, the Petfinder.com Foundation awarded six Petfinder shelters and rescue groups bordetella vaccination grants totaling more than $64,000.Bordetella is commonly known as kennel cough, and spreads rapidly among shelter populations. "Shelters are often compelled by their budgets to euthanize otherwise adoptable dogs to stop the spread of the disease," says Petfinder.com Foundation executive director Elizabeth Neuschatz. "The real key to stopping this scourge is prevention, and that's the aim of these vaccine grants: stopping kennel cough before it gets started."
The groups who received the grants are:
Gloria Tichenor, administrative and animal care employee of the Ohio County Animal Shelter, says shelter staff are excited about the grant, since most of the animals who come to the shelter are strays with unknown backgrounds, or pets who have had little to no veterinary care. "Being able to vaccinate against bordetella will add another positive step we are taking to ensure our animals are healthy and make them more adoptable," she says. "It will also help us place them in foster homes and rescue groups."
The grant's funding comes from the Animal Rescue Site's Gifts that Give More and GreaterGood.org.
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- San Bernardino City Shelter, San Bernardino, CA
- Tangipahoa Parish Animal Control, Hammond, LA
- Garland Animal Services, Garland, TX
- Joplin Humane Society, Joplin, MO
- Shafter Animal Control, Shafter, CA
- Ohio County Animal Shelter, Hartford, KY
Gloria Tichenor, administrative and animal care employee of the Ohio County Animal Shelter, says shelter staff are excited about the grant, since most of the animals who come to the shelter are strays with unknown backgrounds, or pets who have had little to no veterinary care. "Being able to vaccinate against bordetella will add another positive step we are taking to ensure our animals are healthy and make them more adoptable," she says. "It will also help us place them in foster homes and rescue groups."
The grant's funding comes from the Animal Rescue Site's Gifts that Give More and GreaterGood.org.
Donate to the Petfinder.com Foundation.
Purchase Gifts That Give More (all gifts are tax deductible).
