{"id":3892,"date":"2023-10-24T22:15:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T22:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pedigreefoundation.org\/?p=3892"},"modified":"2023-10-24T22:15:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T22:15:51","slug":"pedigree-foundation-celebrates-its-15th-year-by-awarding-over-600000-in-annual-grants-to-u-s-and-canada-animal-shelters-and-rescue-organizations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pedigreefoundation.org\/pedigree-foundation-celebrates-its-15th-year-by-awarding-over-600000-in-annual-grants-to-u-s-and-canada-animal-shelters-and-rescue-organizations\/","title":{"rendered":"PEDIGREE Foundation Celebrates its 15th Year by Awarding Over $600,000 in Annual Grants to U.S. and Canada Animal Shelters and Rescue Organizations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Since 2008, PEDIGREE Foundation Has Donated Over $12 Million Through Its Grants Program to Further Ambition to Help End Pet Homelessness<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (Oct. 25, 2023)<\/strong> \u2013 Today, PEDIGREE Foundation furthers its commitment to serving dogs in need by awarding over $600,000 in annual grants to animal shelters and rescue organizations across the U.S. and Canada. With the support of these grants, 61,000 dogs in both countries will receive care and find their forever homes.  Since its inception in 2008, PEDIGREE Foundation has awarded over $12 million and helped more than 800,000 dogs through its annual grant program to cement its support of the animal welfare community across North America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2023 grants were awarded to 33 shelter\/rescue organization programs in the U.S. and 10 in Canada, with an emphasis on foster, transport and behavior programming. This marks the second year where PEDIGREE Foundation expanded its annual grant program to Canada awarding $100,000 CAD to shelters and rescue organizations in need, in addition to $25,000 CAD in disaster relief to help fight the Canadian wildfires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSince its founding in 2008, our mission at PEDIGREE Foundation has been to support dogs in need and to help end pet homelessness,\u201d said Kimberly Wise, President of the Board of Directors for PEDIGREE Foundation. \u201cOver the past 15 years, the Foundation has donated millions of dollars through annual grants, furthering its commitment to serving dogs in need and the animal shelters that tirelessly care for them throughout the U.S. and now its second year in Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The complete list of the 2023 PEDIGREE Foundation grant recipients is available on the website<\/a>. A few of this year\u2019s grants include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n