Animal House Project Receives Banfield Charitable Grant to Provide Pet Food to Local Families
Nonprofit organization to use grant to purchase much needed pet food to help supplement the pet food donations we give out to families facing financial crisis in eastern Berks; Chester and western Montgomery counties, Pennsylvania.
- Philadelphia, PA-NJ (1888PressRelease) August 31, 2015 - The Animal House Project of Pottstown Pennsylvania is excited to announce that we are the recipient of a Banfield Charitable Grant to help keep companion pets at home by providing pet food to local families facing financial crisis.
Animal House Project d/b/a Chester County Pet Food Pantry is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help companion pets stay at home and out of animal shelters and rescues by providing donated pet food and pet care services to pet families facing financial crisis in eastern Berks, Chester and Western Montgomery counties. The Animal House Project has found that many pets are being surrendered for financial reasons. Every year an estimated eight million companion animals nationwide enter shelters. Approximately 80% of the pets that are surrendered are due to a pet owner's financial inability to care for them, and nearly 50% of the pets surrendered never find a new home and are euthanized.
The Banfield Charitable Grant will be used to purchase food during months when donations are at their lowest, such as the summer and winter months. All donated food is distributed to Animal House Project's local families from Berks, Chester and Western Montgomery counties that are facing financial crisis, and struggling to provide pet food and basic care services to their pets. These families are forced to make tough financial decisions in regards to their families health and wellbeing, paying for food, water, shelter and clothing versus feeding and caring for their pets. From all of us at the Animal House Project.. Paws Up to Banfield Charitable Trust.
"Paying for pet food, pet care items and basic vet services are considered a luxury to many families who are facing a financial crisis," said MaryBeth Yannessa, Animal House Project President and avid animal lover. "When you have a limited income, you have to choose between feeding and caring for your family, or caring for your pets, your pets become the last priority which forces families to surrender or abandon their pets. We hear of many families on food stamps, sharing their food with pets which compromises the individual's heath as well as their pets."
About Animal House Project and Chester County Pet Food Pantry
Animal House Project is an all-volunteer 501(c)3 charitable organization whose mission is to help companion pets stay at home and out of animal shelters/rescues by providing donated pet food and pet care services to pet families facing financial need. We service pet families in need in Chester, Berks and Western Montgomery Counties. Founded in 2001 as an animal rescue, it was found that many of the pets were being surrendered because the owner could no longer afford pet food or pet care. In 2004, the Chester County Pet Food Pantry was established to provide pet food and pet care services to keep the companion pets at home. In 2013, the Animal House Project moved to a warehouse in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, and expanded its service location to include Chester, Berks and Western Montgomery counties. To learn more, visit www.animalhouseproject.org
Banfield Charitable Trust
Banfield Charitable Trust's vision is to ensure that every wanted and loved pet can stay in their home. We strive to create strong and healthy bonds between pets and their owners so that pets are not left to uncertain futures in overcrowded shelters. We want to see pet families thrive.
Our mission is to deliver programs that maintain the human-pet bond. We offer support for emergency and preventive veterinary care, we help struggling pet owners with their pet care needs, and we offer grants to pet-related organizations that are getting at the root causes of pet surrender.
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