Danville, IN (April 09, 2024) – The Hendricks County Humane Society is set to receive a $2,500 grant investment from national nonprofit Petco Love in support of their lifesaving work for animals in the Hendricks County area.

Petco Love is a national nonprofit leading change for pets by harnessing the power of love to make communities and pet families closer, stronger, and healthier. Since its founding in 1999, Petco Love has invested $375 million in adoption and other lifesaving efforts. And Petco Love helps find loving homes for pets in partnership with Petco and more than 4,000 organizations — like ours — across North America, with 6.75 million pets adopted and counting.

The investment in Hendricks County Humane Society is part of $1.5M in grants recently announced by Petco Love for more than 100 spay/neuter clinics and other low-cost veterinary care providers to help increase access to veterinary care for pets in their communities. The lifesaving investments are also being granted to reduce economic euthanasia, and the surrender of pets to shelters when families are not able to afford needed veterinary treatment.

“Petco Love knows pets are family and we strive to take care of them the best we can, though the reality is not everyone has equal access to veterinary care as many pet parents face difficult financial times,” said Susanne Kogut, President of Petco Love. “That’s why we are proud to support our partner animal welfare organizations in providing helpful services in their communities, so we can keep pets and their families together.”

“We are grateful to the many individuals and businesses who donated and volunteered their time to make this important community impact happen during this past year,” remarked Carol Battistini, Board President of Hendricks Humane. “In 2023, we were able to facilitate 39 spay and neuter days totaling 521 owned dogs and cats and 639 community cats (TNR). This lifesaving investment from Petco Love will help us continue this access to veterinary care for Hendricks County pet families.”

As part of Petco Love’s mission to make pet families healthier and increase access to veterinary care, in November 2023, Petco Love’s Vaccinated and Loved initiative reached its goal of distributing 2 million free pet vaccines for family pets and commits an additional 1 million vaccines to make pet families healthier.

Hendricks County Humane Society is a nonprofit organization that facilitates animal welfare services including spay/neuter, microchipping, food pantry access, as well as other miscellaneous services to the Hendricks County, Indiana community. During 2023, Hendricks County Humane Society facilitated 1,160 spay and neuter surgeries, microchipped 335 dogs and cats, provided over 27,000 pounds of dry pet food serving an average of 274 dogs and cats monthly, and paid over $8,000 in financial aid to community pet owners resulting in medical assistance for 39 pets.

For more information about the Hendricks County Humane Society, visit hendrickshumane.org.

Learn more about Petco Love here: petcolove.org.

About Hendricks County Humane Society

Hendricks Humane is a volunteer-driven, nonprofit organization established over 50 years ago. Its programs and services which are funded by public donations, events and grants, are dedicated to ending pet overpopulation, furthering a people/animal bond and educating the community about the humane care of animals. The organization follows a mission of being a "Voice for the Animals”.

About Petco Love

Petco Love is a life-changing nonprofit organization that makes communities and pet families closer, stronger, and healthier. Since our founding in 1999 as the Petco Foundation, we’ve empowered animal welfare organizations by investing $375 million in adoption and other lifesaving efforts. We’ve helped find loving homes for more than 6.75 million pets in partnership with Petco and organizations nationwide. Our love for pets drives us to lead with innovation, creating tools animal lovers need to reunite lost pets, and lead with passion, inspiring and mobilizing communities and our more than 4,000 animal welfare partners to drive lifesaving change alongside us. Join us. Visit petcolove.org or follow on Facebook, Instagram, X, and LinkedIn to be part of the lifesaving work we lead every day.