The Pet Rescue Center Awarded $5000 from Banfield Charitable Trust

Mission Viejo, Calif. – The Pet Rescue Center has received a $5,000 Grant from the Banfield Charitable Trust (BCT), which will help fund its Pet Pantry For Seniors & The Unemployed for the coming year, a program designed to help struggling pet owners keep their pets. The Mission Viejo-based non-profit will use the funds received, along with donations from local retailers, to provide pet food, cat litter, and other pet-related products to local pet owners who qualify for their program.

“We are very pleased to receive this grant from Banfield Charitable Trust,” explained Jan Henry, Director of Development for The Pet Rescue Center. “This is the third year BCT has provided funding for Pet Pantry, which is much-needed as our program has tripled since it began in 2012. We are currently providing food for about 150 pets each month.”

The Pet Rescue Center also donates pet food to South County Outreach in Lake Forest, when it has a surplus, which is then dispensed through their Food Pantry program. Donations for Pet Pantry are received from Target in Aliso Viejo, Russo’s Pet Center in Laguna Niguel, and Pet Country, Omar’s Exotic Birds, and PetSmart in Lake Forest. Pet food and other items are also donated by local youth and school service groups. Pet Pantry is also sponsored in part by RUFF (ruffrescue.org).

The Pet Rescue Center’s Pet Pantry For Seniors & The Unemployed provides pet food and other pet-related items to those who qualify on the second Sunday of each month. The distribution takes place from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. at 25800 Jeronimo Rd, Suite 100, in Mission Viejo. Applications are available online at http://www.thepetrescuecenter.org/programs/petpantry.

If you would like to participate by donating to The Pet Rescue Center’s Pet Pantry, pet food and cat litter can be dropped off at Alicia Pet Care Center in Mission Viejo or you can contribute online at www.thepetrescuecenter.org/give. Please indicate Pet Pantry on your donation. Contact Jan Henry at give@thepetrescuecenter.org or call 877.277.7938 x512 for more information.

About The Pet Rescue Center

The Pet Rescue Center, located in Mission Viejo, is a 501c3 non-profit organization that rescues, rehabilitates, and re-homes dogs and cats saved from euthanasia at high-kill shelters and other at-risk situations. These pets are provided with a veterinarian-supervised, temporary sanctuary while The Pet Rescue Center works to find an adopting family for them. Since being co-founded by Blythe and Dr. Matthew Wheaton of Alicia Pet Care Center in 2007, they have successfully saved and adopted out more than 850 dogs and cats. To view their adoptable pets, to volunteer, or to make a donation, please visit them online at www.thepetrescuecenter.org or call 877.277.7938.

About Banfield Charitable Trust

The vision of Banfield Charitable Trust is to ensure that every wanted and loved pet can stay in their home. BCT strives to create strong and healthy bonds between pets and their owners so that pets are not left to uncertain futures in overcrowded shelters. They want to see pet families thrive. Their mission is to deliver programs and solutions that offer support for emergency and preventive veterinary care, help struggling pet owners with their pet care needs, and offer grants to pet-related organizations that are getting at the root causes of pet surrender.

Visit http://www.banfieldcharitabletrust.org for more information.