November 6, 2024

CDFA now accepting

Pet Lover's License Plate

grant applications!

The goal of the California Pet Lover's License Plate continues to be realized. The plate, which hit the road in 2013 and was created by Judie Mancuso, Dr. Gary Michelson, and Linda Starr among others, including the support of Pierce Brosnan, who donated his artwork for the license plate, was designed to sustainably fund low cost and free spay and neuter programs throughout California. If you do not have the plate yet, please buy one at this link.

We are thrilled to announce that the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) will be granting out approximately $500,000 in funding for the 2025 Pet Lover's License Plate Grant Program (Pet Lover's), which will mean after this round over $2.35M dollars will have been granted out for spay and neuter surgeries!

Applications are due by 5pm on December 2, 2024.  

To APPLY, go to the Pet Lover’s website at https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/SpayNeuter/ to review the 2025 Request for Proposals and for additional information regarding this funding opportunity. 

Click below to read CDFA's press release with the announcement.

One of the stories you'll read about in Judie's memoir, Because They Need Us: My Political Fight to Save Animals, is Judie's and SCIL's work to put the Pet Lover's License Plate on the road and bring in millions of dollars for spay and neuter programs. And this is just one of many examples you'll read about of how SCIL has helped animals!

For those of you who missed the initial announcement, Judie's new book, Because They Need Us: My Political Fight to Save Animals, is available now!

100% of the proceeds from the book will support SCIL. Get your copy, including shipping, with a minimum donation of $30.

Click HERE to make your donation and get your book today!

Because They Need Us will be available online at Amazon and Barnes & Noble, as well as in-stores, by the end of the year. But don't wait! Get yours TODAY directly from us by clicking the link above and making your donation.

As we close out this year, we are so proud of the vast amount of work we did to protect animals. We could not have done it without your support!

The funds provided by the Pet Lover's License Plate is just one example of how our work saves animals' lives.

We need everyone to step up so that we can keep doing the work we do. 

Please consider making a donation to help us continue our work in 2025!

With gratitude,

Judie Mancuso, founder/CEO/president

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