Jun 4, 2013:
GreaterGood announced grants today that will help Oklahoma shelters and rescue groups recover from the storm.
May 30, 2013:
A shelter volunteer explains how she got started fostering kittens in this video taken at St. Hubert's, NJ.
May 29, 2013:
Learn how to successfully groom and photograph shelter pets, helping give them the second chance they deserve.
May 23, 2013:
The shelter staff used their $1,000 grant to purchase canvas cat trap covers, allowing the animals to be protected from the weather while in the trap.
May 23, 2013:
The cats of living at PURR West Virginia say "hello" to Bryna Donnelly, part of the team leading the current Rescue U project.
May 23, 2013:
Big dogs can be hard to place, but a Wyoming shelter could take the time needed thanks to A Shot At Life grant.
May 22, 2013:
The puppies at the Estill County Animal Shelter in Ravenna, KY, weren't too happy about getting their shots -- but the shelter staff was delighted to vaccinate them courtesy of a grant from A Shot At Life program.
May 21, 2013:
Rescue Bank sent 38 pallets of pet food to help local animal rescue groups and pet owners in the aftermath of the tornado that struck communities south of Oklahoma City.
May 15, 2013:
P.U.R.R. West Virginia, a cat rescue housed in an old elementary school, will get a $25,000 renovation this month.
May 7, 2013:
Every month, Rescue Bank delivers thousands of pounds of pet food to animal rescue and adoption groups courtesy of GreaterGood's The Animal Rescue Site's "Click Here To Give" program.
Apr 26, 2013:
Rescue Bank delivered nine pallets of pet food to the Humane Society to help the families and pets left homeless by the explosion.
Apr 25, 2013:
Rescue Bank sent nine pallets of pet food (6033 pounds) to Waco to help with the relief efforts for victims of the West, TX, explosion.
Apr 19, 2013:
By offering low cost gelding, NERN helps reduce the population of unwanted horses and makes it easier for horse lovers to keep their beloved pets.
Apr 9, 2013:
St. John the Baptist Parish Animal Shelter went for more than eleven days without air conditioning after Hurricane Issac. The high temperatures and humidity destroyed their supply of medications.
Apr 5, 2013:
To give their herd an enriched experience, the staff at Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch have a variety of ways to entertain them.
Apr 2, 2013:
GreaterGood.org executive director Elizabeth Baker announced today a new partnership with the International Fund for Animal Welfare to enable the safe transport of rescued animals out of disaster areas.
Mar 18, 2013:
The Rescue U crew rolled to Florida in March to help out at Lake County Shelter. Watch a video of their trip.
Jan 31, 2013:
Today they are on track to create a nationwide delivery system to more efficiently utilize contributions from pet food companies, donors, and more.
Jan 21, 2013:
Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch provides a forever home to a colorful assortment, include the donkey/zebra cross Ziggy.
Jan 18, 2013:
Every year, college students volunteer to rebuild shelters and sanctuaries through the Rescue U program. Watch them in action in this video.
Jan 12, 2013:
The Petfinder Foundation’s Rescue U travels to the Carolina Waterfowl Rescue in Indian Trail this month.
Jan 8, 2013:
Rescue U's latest project is a $60,000 rebuild of a waterfowl sanctuary. Watch the barn painting and more in this video!
Jan 6, 2013:
More than 68.3 million bowls of food funded through The Animal Rescue Site's "Click Here To Give" program and online store.
Dec 24, 2012:
Every time a white light is replaced with a colored light at a shelter, it means an animal has been adopted.
Dec 3, 2012:
GreaterGood.org announced today that two West Virgina groups will receive "disaster" grants following damage from Superstorm Sandy.
Nov 30, 2012:
Due to a generous grant from GreaterGood.org, RedRover was able to respond to many more calls for help following Superstorm Sandy.
Nov 21, 2012:
So far in November, GreaterGood.org grants have been sent to both small shelters and national groups working to save animals after Superstorm Sandy.
Nov 13, 2012:
In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, Rescue Bank shipped twelve truckloads of pet food to the stricken Atlantic coast.
Nov 12, 2012:
The Animal Alliance in New Jersey lost their power and heat but not the warmth of human hearts. People drove hours to adopt or foster shivering pets.
Nov 9, 2012:
Read this heartfelt thank you from New Jersey's Woodbridge Animal Shelter supervisor after they received a check for $10,000 to help with clean up.
Nov 9, 2012:
Going door-to-door in New York, rescue teams help owners cope by taking their animals for boarding in safe, warm shelters.
Nov 8, 2012:
Steve Dash, the HSAC director, fought against wind, storm surge, and flood water to keep the animals and the shelter as safe as possible.
Nov 5, 2012:
Rescue teams from the International Fund of Animal Welfare spread out through hard hit communities, looking for lost animals and checking on pets left behind.
Nov 5, 2012:
GreaterGood.org announced grants today for Woodbridge Animal Shelter and the Humane Society of Atlantic County as well as IFAW's rescue efforts following Superstorm Sandy.
Oct 22, 2012:
9th Life Hawaii uses grants from GreaterGood.org to feed hundreds of cats daily.
Oct 12, 2012:
GreaterGood.org's charitable partner Rescue Bank now distributes pet food by the pallet load in 35 states.
Oct 10, 2012:
As part of World Rabies Day in September, VSPCA vaccinated 200 street dogs in Visakhapatnam, India.
Oct 8, 2012:
With new low-cost clinics in WA and CA, NERN continues to help horse owners cope with cost of responsible care.
Oct 3, 2012:
As this "thank you" from Haven of Hope demonstrates, every food donation funded by a click at The Animal Rescue Site makes a big difference in their budget.
Sep 6, 2012:
Take a video tour of the flooding and see how IFAW is helping pets and residents in the Gulf States.
Aug 30, 2012:
This summer, visitors to The Animal Rescue Site donated more than $55,000 in 50 day to help Petfinder.com Foundation programs
Aug 22, 2012:
Through the Train To Adopt program, "problem puppies" become easy to place for shelters.
Aug 13, 2012:
The Wild Horse Rescue Center (WHRC) rescues, rehabilitates, and finds new homes for mustangs and burros.
Jun 25, 2012:
Since starting the Shelter+ Challenge in 2008, The Animal Rescue Site and GreaterGood.org have distributed more than $1 million in grants to small rescue groups and shelters in the Petfinder.com Network.
Jun 5, 2012:
Houston Christian High School Community Volunteers helped Rescue Bank load trucks and cars for pet food distributions to shelters.
May 29, 2012:
Rescue U added a "meet and greet" pen to the Humane Society of Jefferson County -- and it was used immediately to help facilitate an adoption.
May 29, 2012:
The student volunteers of Rescue U gave up their long weekend to help rebuild the Humane Society of Jefferson County.
May 25, 2012:
Rescue U started their big rebuild at Humane Society of Jefferson County and got drenched! Check out this video blog entry.
Apr 4, 2012:
After Easter, pet rabbits begin showing up at shelters, who are often not set up to care for them.
Mar 29, 2012:
A new electronic billboard featuring shelter kittens and puppies began running in Times Square today to help the Petfinder.com Foundation.
Mar 23, 2012:
A $5,000 grant from GreaterGood.org went to Rescue Bank to help move food to Louisville, Kentucky.
Mar 20, 2012:
In 2004, the Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch staff received a call asking if they could take a circus kangaroo. Today, RooRoo is one of the ranch's permanent guests.
Mar 13, 2012:
Located south of Eugene, Oregon, Duchess Sanctuary offers abused, abandoned, neglected and homeless horses a chance to roam free.
Mar 9, 2012:
Humane Society International continues to improve long-term care for animals in the areas of Japan impacted by the 2011 tsunami, earthquake, and nuclear accident.
Mar 7, 2012:
Watch this amazing video as ranch manager Jennifer Kunz tells the story of the herd at Duchess Sanctuary.
Mar 5, 2012:
Within hours of last week's tornado strikes in the Midwest, the Petfinder.com Foundation started receiving requests for help through their Disaster Fund program.
Feb 28, 2012:
Here's a great ten-minute video about the recent Rescue U trip with more information about the student volunteers and the enormous difference they make to shelters.
Feb 9, 2012:
The International Fund for Animal Welfare's marine mammal rescue team at Cape Cod has responded to more animals in the last 27 days than they did in any other previous year.
Feb 6, 2012:
"It has been an amazing honor to be the recipient of your great gifts to us. The changes that you have made for our shelter are nothing short of miraculous." - Suzy Brown, Animal Control
Jan 30, 2012:
In January, Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch provided a sanctuary for tigers seized from a roadside zoo.
Jan 24, 2012:
The "care for life" sanctuary in Star Prairie, Wisconsin, provides a forever home for elderly pets, disabled pets, and others that cannot be normally adopted.
Jan 11, 2012:
Watch the students of Rescue U finish the Guthrie, OK, animal shelter -- and the presentation of a $10,000 gift to the shelter!
Jan 10, 2012:
Meet the student volunteers of Rescue U and how they spent their New Year's break building an animal shelter!
Jan 5, 2012:
Rescue U volunteers headed to Guthrie to rebuild a tornado flattened shelter.
Jan 2, 2012:
In 2011, GreaterGood.org donations to animal rescue charities topped $1.6 million.
Dec 20, 2011:
Petfinder.com Network's rescue groups and shelters encourage people to foster a pet for the holidays.
Nov 30, 2011:
Watch the video of VSPCA's rescued cattle herd in India.
Nov 23, 2011:
National Equine Resource Network launched low-cost gelding clinics in 2011 to help horse owners reduce excess population and the number of horses turned over to rescue groups.
Nov 21, 2011:
97 trucks, 2 million lbs of pet food, 27 different states, and almost 1000 animal welfare organizations helped
Nov 3, 2011:
The Pet Food Bank feeds more than 1,500 pets in need every month.
Nov 2, 2011:
The Kathmandu Animal Treatment Centre (KAT) offers a humane and caring solution to the problem of street dogs in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Oct 23, 2011:
Lisa Halstead, board president of GreaterGood.org, announced in October that grants totaling more than $2.9 million have gone to 109 charities and nonprofits operating in the United States so far in 2011.
Oct 22, 2011:
Today, abandoned horse Waldo and friends can roam freely at the Duchess Sanctuary.
Oct 13, 2011:
First time Shelter+ Challenge grant recipient People For Pets will use the money to help pay for vet bills.
Oct 5, 2011:
Abandoned mare Itsuko arrived at the Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch this year.
Oct 4, 2011:
Rescued Yorkshire terrier Kipp received special training and new forever home helping Crystal in Flint, MI.
Sep 26, 2011:
"The animals in Pakistan are such an important part of the culture and family’s well-being – so it only makes sense for us to step in and address the animal needs," said Dick Green, IFAW’s Emergency Relief Manager For Disasters.
Sep 9, 2011:
GreaterGood.org’s charitable partners provide peace of mind for pet owners at times of natural disaster.
Sep 7, 2011:
The Tripoli Zoo in Libya received critical help in September from the International Fund for Animal Welfare.
Sep 6, 2011:
In August, IFAW, the International Fund for Animal Welfare, marked a milestone: $1 million in grants received from GreaterGood.org to help animals in crisis around the world.
Sep 2, 2011:
When Petfinder.com Foundation's Rescue U arrived at the Cameron County SPCA, a shelter building project kicked into high gear.
Aug 29, 2011:
The Humane Society International is currently working in Bhutan on a three-to-five year catch, neuter, vaccinate, and release program for the estimated 50,000 street dogs living there.
Aug 9, 2011:
Approximately twenty students from Delaware Valley College and Bucks County's high schools will help the Cameron County SPCA expand their shelter.
Aug 5, 2011:
VSPCA's Humane Animal Handling Program which teaches local dog catchers how to use the safer butterfly net catching system rather than the standard pole and noose.
Jul 14, 2011:
Check out this video of the elephants' first foray into their new, safe home in Thailand!
Jul 12, 2011:
Every year, dozens of small animal shelters and rescue groups receive "Challenge" grants decided by visitors to The Animal Rescue Site. Groups can select how the money will be used for the care of animals.
Jul 1, 2011:
GreaterGood.org's newest Gift That Gives More [tm] gives shelter dogs a chance to help a veteran.
Jun 28, 2011:
GreaterGood.org Challenge grants to Petfinder.com members decided by visitors to The Animal Rescue Site.
Jun 18, 2011:
"Typically, when disasters happens, support immediately rushes in. A few weeks later, they leave. That is when we are coming in to continue the help and support." Ann King, Save Our Pets Food Bank.org
Jun 7, 2011:
The Vishaka Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (VSPCA) reports that recent rabies outbreaks in Andhra Pradesh (a state with 70 million people) is leading to attacks against street dogs.
Jun 3, 2011:
Petfinder.com Foundation's Rescue U trip to Kentucky wrapped up this week with tired volunteers and happy animals enjoying the improved facilities at the Rowan County Animal Shelter and Menifee County Animal Shelter.
Jun 3, 2011:
The Humane Society International now anticipates being in Japan through 2012 to help coordinate continuing programs of animal rescue as well as studying the long-term problems encountered in 2011.
May 23, 2011:
In May, the HSUS rescue team deployed to Mississippi, Missouri, and Alabama after the recent tornadoes and flooding to staff emergency shelters and give people a safe place to take their pets.
May 20, 2011:
In May, GreaterGood.org donated $10,000 to the International Fund for Animal Welfare to help with disaster relief work following the floods and tornadoes in the Southeast. Read the report from Dick Green, Emergency Response Manager, International Fund for Animal Welfare, about their work.
May 18, 2011:
GreaterGood.org announced today that $30,000 will go to three national animal rescue groups assisting local rescue groups in areas of the Southeast impacted by recent floods and tornadoes.
May 9, 2011:
One of the Humane Society International (HSI) disaster responders who went to Japan in the aftermath of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster sent a heartfelt thank you. Read it here.
May 3, 2011:
Approximately thirty students from three Kentucky colleges (Morehead State University, Eastern Kentucky University and University of Kentucky) and students from Pennsylvania's Delaware Valley College will take the next Rescue U trip to rebuild two shelters.
Apr 26, 2011:
Manners make the dog...adoptable! See how learning to sit helped Summer find a forever home in this video from the Petfinder Foundation.
Apr 25, 2011:
At the beginning of April, Rescue Bank distributed approximately 72,000 pounds of dog food, cat food, and dog treats to twenty-eight animal rescue groups.
Mar 31, 2011:
IFAW's Manager of Disaster Relief Dick Green visits emergency shelters in Japan to discuss the needs of pets evacuated with their owners. Watch this powerful video to see how IFAW is working on the ground in Japan!
Mar 30, 2011:
"Gathering supplies and deploying to Japan is no minor expense, and The Animal Rescue Site and GreaterGood.org have made possible our swift mobilization."
Mar 25, 2011:
Humane Society International is partnering with established Japanese groups to ensure that supplies and other vital support goes as quickly as possible to those who need it.
Mar 21, 2011:
GreaterGood.org announced today that more than $170,000 has been sent to Humane Society International for animal-related needs in Japan.
Mar 3, 2011:
The Seattle Humane Society's Pet Food Bank Program enables more than a 1,000 pets per month stay with their owners.
Feb 9, 2011:
CLAW provides primary animal welfare support to 37 targeted communities in the greater Johannesburg area and areas west of Johannesburg in the province of Gauteng, South Africa.
Jan 23, 2011:
In 2009/10 fiscal year, GreaterGood.org grants supported IFAW's disaster response efforts in Haiti, Taiwan, the Philippines, Chile, Iceland, and the Gulf Coast of the United States.
Jan 13, 2011:
In January, ARCH (the Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti) announced that the Coalition had treated more than 50,000 animals in Haiti in the twelve months following the devastating earthquake there.
Dec 30, 2010:
"We are grateful to the Petfinder.com Foundation and The Animal Rescue Site for their faith in the Rescue U program and for providing the majority of the funding necessary for this ambitious outreach trip," said Denise Bash, the founder of Rescue U.
Dec 9, 2010:
GreaterGood.org’s funding of Petfinder.com Foundation programs in 2010 resulted in hundreds of grants, big and small, to shelters and rescue groups in the Petfinder.com Network.
Nov 6, 2010:
To protect both the human and canine populations of the island, the International Fund for Animal Welfare has partnered with World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) and the Bali Animal Welfare Association (BAWA).
Oct 28, 2010:
GreaterGood.org’s donations helped more than 16,000 animals at North Shore Animal League America.
Aug 18, 2010:
GreaterGood.org supports Petfinder.com Foundation's bordetella vaccination grants through the Gifts That Give More program. Since 2008, GreaterGood.org's funding has helped more than 110,000 dogs throughout the United States receive bordetella vaccinations.
Aug 11, 2010:
GreaterGood.org is working with the Petfinder.com Foundation to provide additional funding for Gulf animal shelters and rescue groups as well as groups willing to take in pets from the hard-hit region.
Jul 26, 2010:
The Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti (ARCH) has exceeded its goals to treat and vaccinate the animals of Haiti. More than 25,000 dogs, cats, goats, cattle, horses and other animals have been helped in this international aid effort.
Jun 24, 2010:
The Camden County Animal Shelter in Blackwood, NJ, received a $24,000 grant in June to help fund the shelter's "Spay Our Strays" clinics.
Mar 1, 2010:
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and GreaterGood.org joined together to aid animals affected by the recent earthquake in Haiti. The cooperation between the two organizations is the latest example of a partnership that has delivered relief to vulnerable animals all over the world.
