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LA Animal Services Media Contacts: 
Agnes Sibal-von Debschitz, (213) 482-9512 or agnes.sibal@lacity.org
Justin Khosrowabadi, (213) 482-9551 or justin.khosrowabadi@lacity.org
LA Animal Services Thanks Petco Love for $25,000 Grant
Funds Will go Towards Lifesaving Programs
Los Angeles, February 16, 2022 – LA Animal Services would like to thank Petco Love for the $25,000 grant that will go towards lifesaving programs in 2022, that include the:
 
  • Pet Food Pantry which is open weekly at three different sites in the City to provide support to pet owners in Los Angeles who need assistance in caring for their companion animals, 
  • Safety Net Foster which provides foster placement for pet owners who are temporarily unable to care for their pet due to a temporary difficulty and is an alternative to having to surrender their pet to the shelter, 
  • Kitten and Adult Animal Foster Program which places shelter animals into homes while looking for adoptive homes, 
  • Adoption supplies and post-Adoption support to provide adopters with some supplies to help welcome their new family member and provide some helpful tools.
 
“Petco Love’s continued support of LA Animal Services is a much appreciated partnership going into 2022,” said Dana Brown, General Manager for LA Animal Services. “This generous grant of $25,000 will go towards lifesaving programs, which will allow us to continue to provide care and treatment for the pets that are entrusted to us, while also providing services to our community such as the Pet Food Pantry, and Safety Net Foster program.”
 
Previously known as the Petco Foundation, Petco Love is a nonprofit that has invested more than $300 million to date in pet adoption and other lifesaving efforts. They’ve also helped to find homes for more than 6.5 million pets in partnership with Petco and other organizations, including LA Animal Services.
 
To find out more about LA Animal Services, visit laanimalservices.com.
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Petco Love is a nonprofit changing lives by making communities and pet families closer, stronger, and healthier. Since our founding in 1999 as the Petco Foundation, we’ve empowered animal welfare organizations by investing nearly $300 million in adoption and other lifesaving efforts. We’ve helped find loving homes for more than 6.5 million pets in partnership with Petco and organizations nationwide. Today, our love for pets drives us to lead with innovation, creating tools animal lovers need to reunite lost pets, and lead with passion, inspiring and mobilizing communities and our more than 4,000 animal welfare partners to drive lifesaving change alongside us. Is love calling you? Join us. Visit petcolove.org to be part of the lifesaving work we’re leading every day.
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