Together, we are moving adoptable pets to shelters with more space to improve their chance of being adopted.
Some six million pets enter shelters in the United States each year.
Thanks to improved coordination between animal shelters across the nation, transporting homeless pets from overcrowded shelters in under-resourced areas of the country, to relocate their animals to other shelters, most often in the North, where those animals have a better chance of being adopted into loving families.
Greater Good Charities recently received a $100,000 grant from PetSmart Charities® to support its pet transport program. This funding not only aims to reduce overcrowding at source shelters but helps to strengthen programs that will have longer-term impact on animal welfare in the surrounding communities.
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PetSmart Charities, the top funder of animal welfare in the United States, and Greater Good Charities know collaborations such as these will improve outcomes for animals in overpopulated shelters.
“We are grateful to receive this generous grant from PetSmart Charities that will support our efforts to conduct life-saving transports for at-risk and vulnerable pet populations,” said Liz Baker, CEO of Greater Good Charities. “To date, Greater Good Charities has transported more than 13,000 shelter pets to new homes, and we look forward to helping more homeless pets in need.”
“As many communities grapple with animals staying longer in shelters and work to build out long term solutions, partnerships with regions who have capacity to bring in animals is paramount to our collective lifesaving efforts,” said Heidi Marston, director of pet placement initiatives at PetSmart Charities. “We’re proud to support Greater Good Charities and their work to ensure adoptable pets find their families as quickly as possible.”
About Greater Good Charities
Greater Good Charities is a 501(c)(3) global nonprofit organization that works to help people, pets, and the planet by mobilizing in response to need and amplifying the good. Greater Good Charities, with a Four-Star rating on Charity Navigator and a Platinum Seal on GuideStar, has invested more than $750 million in impact, including cash grants, in-kind supplies, and programmatic support to charitable partners in 121 countries since 2007. To learn more about how Greater Good Charities is amplifying the good across the globe, please visit greatergood.org or follow Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube and TikTok.
About PetSmart Charities®
PetSmart Charities is committed to making the world a better place for pets and all who love them. Through its in-store adoption program in all PetSmart® stores across the U.S. and Puerto Rico, PetSmart Charities helps nearly 400,000 pets connect with loving families each year. PetSmart Charities also provides grant funding to support organizations that advocate and care for the well-being of all pets and their families. Our grants and efforts connect pets with loving homes through adoption, improve access to affordable veterinary care and support families in times of crisis with access to food, shelter and emergency relief. Each year, millions of generous supporters help pets in need by donating to PetSmart Charities directly at PetSmartCharities.org, while shopping at PetSmart.com, and by using the PIN pads at checkout registers inside PetSmart® stores. In turn, PetSmart Charities efficiently uses more than 90 cents of every dollar donated to fulfill its role as the leading funder of animal welfare in North America, granting more than $500 million since its inception in 1994. Independent from PetSmart LLC, PetSmart Charities is a 501(c)(3) organization that has received the Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator for the past 18 years in a row – placing it among the top one percent of rated charities. To learn more visit www.petsmartcharities.org.
