Animal Planet and ASPCA "ROAR to their rescue grant" helped 452 pets from Miami-Dade County Animal Services find forever homes
Miami-Dade County animal lovers heard the call to "Reach OUt. Act. Respond."
(Miami, September 26, 2014) –A total 452 cats and dogs were adopted from Miami-Dade County Animal Services (Animal Services) during the “R.O.A.R (Reach Out. Act.
Respond.) To Their Rescue” waived adoption fees promotion that began on September 2, 2014. The promotion was made possible by a “R.O.A.R. To Their Rescue” program grant provided by Animal Planet in collaboration with the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) to help save the lives of shelter pets by offering waived adoption fees for dogs and cats.
The “R.O.A.R.To Their Rescue” program provided grants to several participating animal welfare organizations including Miami-Dade County Animal Services and organizations in Cleveland, Ohio, and Austin, Texas, to cover the cost of adoption fees until each market reached the $25,000 cap in fee waived adoptions. Animal Services reached their cap on Sunday September 21, 2014. All three communities reached the cap and found homes for a total of 1,100 animals in less than 20 days!
“We are very grateful to Animal Planet and the ASPCA® for making it easier for Miami-Dade County pet lovers to save lives and adopt a loving companion cat or dog,” said Alex Muñoz, Director of Animal Services. “We look forward to a continuing partnership with our fellow animal loving organizations.”
Animal Planet
Animal Planet, a multi-media business unit of Discovery Communications, is the world's only entertainment brand that immerses viewers in the full range of life in the animal kingdom with rich, deep content via multiple platforms and offers animal lovers and pet owners access to a centralized online, television and mobile community for immersive, engaging, high-quality entertainment, information and enrichment. Animal Planet consists of the Animal Planet television network, available in more than 94 million homes in the US; online assets www.animalplanet.com, the ultimate online destination for all things animal; Animal Planet L!VE, the go-to digital destination for round-the-clock, unfiltered access to the animal kingdom; and other media platforms including a robust Video-on-Demand (VOD) service, and merchandising extensions. Miami-Dade County Animal Services Department (Animal Services) will offer an incentive program for approved pet foster parents called the GIFT (Grant Incentive for Foster Toolkits) Program. The GIFT Program will provide pet foster parents with supplies based on the pets’ basic and medical needs, including pet food, crates, formula and bottles for neonates, cat litter, booster vaccines, and medications if needed.
About Miami-Dade County Animal Services
Every year Miami-Dade County Animal Services Department (Animal Services) provides care and refuge for over 27,000 unwanted dogs and cats. Every day, Animal Services staff and volunteers work diligently to find life-long homes for these abandoned animals by facilitating onsite adoptions, hosting off-site adoption at events and locations throughout the community, and working collaboratively with over 70 rescue organizations who share in our goal of a No Kill Miami-Dade County.
About the ASPCA®
Founded in 1866, the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) is the first animal welfare organization in North America and serves as the nation’s leading voice for animals. More than two million supporters strong, the ASPCA’s mission is to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States. As a 501(c) (3) not-for-profit corporation, the ASPCA is a national leader in the areas of anti-cruelty, community outreach and animal health services. For more information, please visit www.ASPCA.org, and be sure to follow the ASPCA on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.
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