DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 26, 2020) — The Humane Society of Scott County of announces it has been awarded a $15,000 grant from the Petco Foundation to support purchase of new medical equipment to care for lost, abandoned, and unwanted animals in Scott County.
The Petco Foundation investment will help to purchase upgraded equipment that is typically used upon intake of animals and to monitor their health during their stay at the shelter.
The Humane Society of Scott County is a non-profit, socially-responsible animal-welfare organization dedicated to giving every adoptable pet a second chance in a loving, responsible home. In existence since 1902, HSSC takes in and cares for an average of 2,500 pets on an annual basis.
About the Petco Foundation
At the Petco Foundation, we believe that every animal deserves to live its best life. Since 1999, we’ve invested more than $260 million in lifesaving animal-welfare work to make that happen. With our more than 4,000 animal-welfare partners, we inspire and empower communities to make a difference by investing in adoption and medical-care programs, spay-and-neuter services, pet-cancer research, service and therapy animals, and numerous other lifesaving initiatives. Through our Think Adoption First program, we partner with Petco stores and animal-welfare organizations across the country to increase pet adoptions. So far, we’ve helped more than 6.5 million pets find their new loving families, and we’re just getting started. Visit petcofoundation.org to learn more about how you can get involved.
