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Petco Foundation Presents $100K Grant to Rancho Coastal Humane Society

The work of the Rancho Coastal Humane Society in Encinitas is getting a boost thanks to a $100,000 grant from The Petco Foundation.

Encinitas, CA - The lifesaving work of your Rancho Coastal Humane Society (RCHS) in Encinitas, CA is getting a boost thanks to a $100,000 grant from The Petco Foundation.

“This will contribute to the mission of your Rancho Coastal Humane Society,” said RCHS President Jim Silveira. “Our Friends of County Animal Shelters (FOCAS) program helps to save the lives of animals that would not survive in other parts of the country. We partner with shelters, sanctuaries, and rescues from Mississippi to Hawaii and beyond. This grant from the Petco Foundation will expand our reach and enable RCHS Society to help even more animals.”

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“Spay and Neuter is another area that will be helped by this grant. Here in San Diego County, a pet must be spayed or neutered before it can leave a shelter. RCHS is developing a program that will provide affordable spay/neuter services for rescues throughout the county. Thanks to the Petco Foundation this program could become a reality sooner than we anticipated.”

The Petco Foundation awards grant investments to organizations that work to make the most significant impact possible with the support provided to them, encouraging organizations and communities to work together in an effort to create a nation where no animal is needlessly euthanized, where domestic animals can be trained to provide service to people and organizations in need, and where all domestic animals can be healthy and find loving homes.

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For more information about Rancho Coastal Humane Society’s programs for people and pets visit the shelter at 389 Requeza Street in Encinitas, call 760-753-6413, or log on to www.sdpets.org.

At Rancho Coastal Humane Society “Every Animal Deserves a Tomorrow.” ®

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 $157 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 4.9 million pets find their new loving families, and we’re just getting started. Visit here to learn more about how you can get involved.

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