BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – Berkeley Animal Center has received a $50,000 grant from PetSmart Charities® to help prepare more Berkeley County shelter animals for adoption.
Some five million pets make their way into shelters each year in the U.S. With the help of this grant, the organization said it will be able to better fund adoption preparation procedures and continue meeting the animal center’s top goal of proper animal care.
“We are incredibly thankful for this grant and the support to fund the increasing crucial spay/neuter surgeries. Our shelter has seen an increase in animal intake since opening in 2017. We have gone from an intake of 2,000 animals to 6,200 animals; and we expect this number to continue to increase,” said Heather McDowell, Berkeley County Parks and Recreation Director
“This money will help our shelter battle the over-population. Berkeley County continues to seek out efforts to meet the needs of animals in Berkeley County. Contributions like this are helping not only the animal shelter, but the entire county,” she continued.
Specifically, this grant money will allow the animal center to offer more adoptable animals and offsite events for the public and assist with the cost of each animal’s spay/neuter surgery, vaccines, deworming and testing.
As the County’s only animal shelter, the Berkeley Animal Center’s mission is to reduce the number of homeless cats and dogs across the County. The shelter annually takes in more than 6,000 stray, abandoned, and lost animals.
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