F eeding Pets of the Homelessā„¢ is the first and one of the few national nonprofits providing pet food and emergency veterinary care to pets that belong to homeless people.
A note from our Founder
Dear Friends,

We are living in an era of continuous bad news, and it's coming at us all day long through our phones, laptops, TVs and watches.

I was hoping that I could give you good news today, but there are still shelter-in-place restrictions across the nation, and in Nevada, where we are headquartered. Until it is safe to reopen in Nevada, we here at Feeding Pets of the Homelessā„¢ will continue to work diligently from home. We are still ready to take emergency veterinary cases from every state. Currently, we are averaging between 23 and 25 cases a week.

We are optimistic that, like so many other States, we can get back to our office. We look forward to getting our volunteers up to speed and back to helping pets of the homeless. Please watch for that announcement.

We look forward to the time when all of our Donation Sites will be open so our supporters can bring needed pet food and supplies to their locations. In the meantime, we are asking that you send pet food directly to one of our 470 pet food providers who are in dire need of donations. With so many people unemployed, food banks are being relied on more and more every day. To maintain social distancing, and help the many in need, order online and have pet food shipped directly to a food bank in your community. You can reach out to one of the pet food provider sites on our website to see if they have capacity to accept and distribute it.

We believe that once the threat of COVID-19 has subsided and the shelter-in-place restrictions are lifted, we will experience an increase in emergency veterinary cases. We are working with the San Diego Convention Center where they are housing over 1,000 homeless and many have pets. Once people are forced back to the streets, their pets will be in danger and we will be ready. Your donations today will help us prepare for what is to come.

Please remain hopeful and stay safe,


Genevieve Frederick
President and Founder
Feeding Pets of the Homelessā„¢

Since 2008, we have
1,398,274
Pounds of Pet food Collected
207
ļ»æDonation Sites Nationwide
21,760
ļ»æPets medically treated
$1,524,584
ļ»æ Given in veterinary care, food, and crates
Success Stories
Your generous donations at work
Rocco
San Francisco, CA  
2019
Rocco, a one-year-old Husky, and his companions live in a tent outside of a homeless youth services facility. They have been homeless for over a year. They walked into our veterinary partnerā€™s office in San Francisco with their pet and all their belongings. Rocco was missing an eye and had protrusions coming out of the eye socket. They were unaware of how it happened but knew Rocco needed help. Rocco was given to his companions from another homeless person when he became too much for that person to handle.
Honey
Arizona
February 2020ļ»æ
We want to preface this story with the fact that it does not have a happy ending. While this is not typical of our success stories, it is sometimes the unfortunate reality that we cannot save every pet. What we can do is ease the burden that the homeless have when caring for and making decisions for their pets in troubled situations like this one. Please take a moment to read Honey's story.

Board Member Highlight
Gary Ailes

Gary Ailes, D.V.M. is a founding board member for Feeding Pets of the Homelessā„¢.
The most impactful case he has experienced was helping a kidney dialysis patient with her chihuahua that had severe dental damage.
We all love pets here and he has a yellow lab named Tess.
Our organization is important to him because he believes t here are those who have a hard time taking care of themselves and their pet may be the only thing that gets them through the day.
Three words he says describes Feeding Pets of the Homelessā„¢ are love, kindness, and gratitude.
One thing he wishes more people knew about the homeless population is that y ou never know the what and the why of a person till you have walked a mile in their shoes.
Fundraising
GIVING TUESDAY NOW

When: Tuesday, May 5

Where: Global

What: #GivingTuesdayNow is a new global day of giving and unity that will take place on May 5, 2020 ā€“ in addition to the regularly scheduled Dec. 1, 2020 date.

Why: It is an emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19.
Featured Partner
The services provided by Feeding Pets of the Homelessā„¢ is made possible by the generosity of people like you - everyday individuals who give out of their own hearts. All donations make a difference, and we want to take the opportunity to showcase partners from the Feeding Pets of the Homelessā„¢ community who go above and beyond to support our mission to provide food and emergency veterinary care to pets of the homeless population.
Chef Don Pepe is one of those community partners.