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West Palm Beach, FL– (February XX, 2018)) Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League is excited to announce that they have recently received a $200,000 grant from PetSmart Charities to support its Countdown 2 Zero initiative. This grant will provide free spay/neuter, vaccines and microchips to 4,000 domestic and free-roaming cats in Palm Beach County for one-year beginning January 1, 2018. Zip codes covered by the PetSmart grant are in the top ten highest intake areas: 33404, 33405, 33409, 33411, 33415, 33460, 33461, 33462, 33463, and 33470.
All cats residing in Palm Beach County are eligible for these free services, including free-roaming cats receiving Trap-Neuter-Vaccine-Return (TNVR) services and domestic cats scheduled for surgery via the PeggyAdams.org website.
“We are extremely grateful for this generous funding from PetSmart Charities in support of our Countdown 2 Zero initiative to save the lives of animals here in Palm Beach County,” said Rich Anderson, Executive Director/CEO for Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League. “Combating over-population is a big goal to work towards, but thanks to PetSmart Charities, we will significantly reduce the problem of homeless and neglected cats in Palm Beach County.”
“At PetSmart Charities, our mission is to find lifelong, loving homes for all pets,” said David Haworth, DVM, Ph.D., president of PetSmart Charities. “Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League is embarking on a courageous effort to save more lives of pets in the Palm Beach County area by providing affordable spay and neuter services to local residents and their pets. We hope this grant will allow them to reach their goal to proactively reduce pet homelessness in the area.”
Surgeries can be scheduled at PeggyAdams.org. Community cats brought to the shelter in traps are accepted on a walk-in basis Monday through Friday. Peggy Adams also offers a free trapping class the last Sunday of each month. Peggy Adams can also offer trapping classes at various Home Owners Associations, businesses, worship centers, etc. For more information, please PeggyAdams.org or email TNVR@PeggyAdams.org for more information.
Peggy Adams provides services to over 40,000 cats and dogs each year and this new grant reinforces the organization’s mission to create a community where 100 percent of adoptable animals have a chance for a lifelong, loving home.
The organization’s veterinary clinic at the Grace Pavilion successfully performed more than 14,000 surgeries in 2017. In addition, the clinic helped trap, neuter, vaccinate and return (TNVR) 30,994 community cats to their colonies since the group’s TNVR program started in 2010.
PetSmart Charities aims to proactively prevent pet homelessness through increased spay and neuter efforts. With the help of animal welfare partners, such as Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League, PetSmart Charities has helped facilitate over 1.7 million spay and neuter surgeries in the U.S. since 2009.
About Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League
The Mission of the Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League of the Palm Beaches, Incorporated is to provide shelter to lost, homeless and unwanted animals, to provide spay and neuter and other medical services for companion animals, and to care for, protect, and find quality homes for homeless and neglected companion animals, to advocate animal welfare, community involvement and education to further the bond between people and animals. For more information, visit www.PeggyAdams.org.
The League is an independent nonprofit animal rescue organization operating continuously since 1925.
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League’s adoption center is open daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For additional information, visit PeggyAdams.org or call 561.686.3663.
About PetSmart Charities®
PetSmart Charities, Inc. is a nonprofit animal welfare organization with a mission to find lifelong, loving homes for all pets by supporting programs and thought leadership that bring people and pets together. In addition to finding homes for almost 500,000 shelter pets each year through its in-store adoption program in all PetSmart stores across the U.S. and Puerto Rico, PetSmart Charities provides funding to non-profits aligned with its mission through four key areas of grant support: Preventing Pet Homelessness; Helping Shelter Pets Thrive; Supporting the Bond Between People and Pets; and Emergency Relief and Disaster Support. Each year, millions of generous PetSmart shoppers help pets in need by donating to PetSmart Charities using the pin pads at checkout registers inside PetSmart stores. In turn, PetSmart Charities efficiently uses 90 cents of every dollar donated and has become the leading funder of animal welfare in North America, donating about $300 million to date. PetSmart Charities, a 501(c)(3) organization, has received the Four Star Rating from Charity Navigator, an independent organization that reports on the effectiveness, accountability and transparency of nonprofits, for the past 14 years in a row — placing it among the top one percent of charities rated by this organization. To learn more visit www.petsmartcharities.org
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