Animal shelters across the country are operating above capacity, and many are being forced to turn pets away. For heartworm-positive dogs, the odds are even worse — treatment costs put them at the back of the line, if they get a chance at all.
It doesn't have to be that way. Greater Good Charities’ Save a Heart initiative, in partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim, works to save as many lives as possible. We treat heartworm in asymptomatic dogs to stop the disease from spreading — then fly them out of overcrowded southern shelters to communities where they're far more likely to find a home.
On September 2nd, we're flying over 80 shelter pets from Louisiana to New Jersey.
But flights aren't cheap, and costs are climbing. Without urgent support, fewer pets will make that trip — and more will be left behind in shelters that are already full.
Just $20 covers one mile of flight. Help us keep these pets in the air and headed toward their second chance.
