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PETCO Foundation Awards Rancho Coastal Humane Society with $30,000 Grant

The money will buy food for the dogs and cats while they're waiting to be adopted.

The following is an announcement from Rancho Coastal Humane Society:

How much dog and cat food can you buy for $30,000? Rancho Coastal Humane Society is going to find out, thanks to a grant from the PETCO Foundation. A check for $30,000 will be handed over…into the paws of dogs available for adoption from RCHS Saturday morning, May 25 at the Encinitas PETCO store at 154 Encinitas Boulevard.  

“This money will buy food for the dogs and cats while they’re waiting to be adopted,” says RCHS spokesman John Van Zante. “Thanks to the PETCO Foundation, Rancho Coastal Humane Society will not only be able to feed all the pets in our Adoption kennels and cattery, but possibly even bring in more pets through our Friends of County Animal Shelters (FOCAS) program.” RCHS Community Liaison Nick Winfrey says the grant will change the future for some animals. “About 90% of the pets adopted from RCHS have been transferred from other animal shelters through our FOCAS program. This grant will provide them with a healthy diet, making them even more adoptable and creating space for us to take in more animals. In some cases, that could save the lives of dogs and cats that might not be so fortunate otherwise.” 

Van Zante adds that the grant from the PETCO foundation frees up funds to support other RCHS programs and services for people and animals. “The $30,000 that we won’t have to spend for dog and cat food can now be used to provide veterinary medical care, support our Humane Education programs for children, help fund out Pet Assisted Therapy visits, and keep families and their pets together thanks to the RCHS Community Pet Food Bank. The people and animals that will benefit from this will never be able to say how much they appreciate it. So, for those who have no voice, we’re offering our sincerest ‘Thank You’ to the PETCO Foundation.”

For more information about the programs and services that RCHS provides for people and animals visit the shelter at 389 Requeza Street in Encinitas, call 760-753-6413, log on to www.sdpet.org. or “Like” Rancho Coastal Humane Society on Facebook. 


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