Safe Pet Project: Senior Pet Adoption Assistance Grant Report

How did this grant help your organization and the pets in your care?

See below.

How many pets did this grant help?

One, directly (more indirectly, due to freed-up space)

Please provide a story of one or more specific pets this grant helped.

Lady Bird was with Safe Pet Project for over a year. She was a senior dog who had to be an only pet and couldn’t be around other dogs, all of which made it was difficult to find a home for her.

We finally had someone interested in Lady Bird: a senior gentleman who was retired and lived alone with no other pets, but had mobility issues. At a meet-and-greet, it was evident they were a wonderful match.

The Senior Pet Adoption Assistance grant was used to build a fence at the adopter’s home that would allow Lady Bird to go outside without issues for her or her adopter. The fence-building labor was provided by our volunteers (second photo). Lady Bird got a home, her adopter gained the love of a dog, and we were able to free up a space for another dog to come into our care.