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Making a Difference: The Animal Foundation Wins $100,000 in ASPCA Challenge
Every year, millions of animals are given up to shelters. For those of us who look at our pets like furry family members, this is a hard number to imagine. What’s even harder to swallow is that a large percentage of those animals are ultimately euthanized because they can’t be placed in a proper home with people who love them. The Animal Foundation in our community works day-in and day-out to avoid this devastating truth about unwanted pets and, this summer, their hard work paid off.
Outperforming 48 other shelters nationwide, The Animal Foundation was the winner of the $100,000 Grand Prize in the 2013 ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge. The goal of the challenge was to increase the number of lives saved this summer (June, July and August) over the summer of 2012. Amazingly, The Animal Foundation was able to increase its number by over 1,000 animals from the previous year, beating its second-place rival by only a small margin. “We were completely shocked,” stated Meghan Scheibe, Marketing and Public Relations Manager for The Animal Foundation. “We worked our tails off this summer to place as many animals into loving homes as possible, and hoped that it would be enough to win the Grand Prize. We’re so excited to have won this life-saving funding, and are so grateful to our staff, volunteers and the community for their continued support.”
When you look at your pups, cats or other animal family, be sure to remember what The Animal Foundation is doing for those not lucky enough to have a loving home.
