Animal lovers can feed shelter pets with a Valentine's Day Gift

Feb. 4, 2011 - PRLog -- Animal lovers can feed a shelter pet by purchasing their Valentine’s Day gifts at The Animal Rescue Site store. Gifts like the “Paw Print on My Heart” Crystal Charm Bracelet or “I Love My Rescued Cat” Layered Tee help proclaim their affection for rescued pets as well as creating a donation at no extra cost.

In 2010, purchases from The Animal Rescue Site helped fund 13.9 million bowls of food for animals living in shelters and sanctuaries. Every purchase at The Animal Rescue Site benefits animal charities, including Petfinder.com Foundation, International Fund for Animal Welfare, the Fund for Animals, North Shore Animal League America, and other worthy care facilities. All funds are distributed through the independent 501c3 GreaterGood.org.

The website also offers several free ways to help rescued pets, including the year-long $300,000 The Animal Rescue Site Shelter+ Challenge with Petfinder.com. Visitors to the website can vote for their favorite shelter or rescue group to receive grants ranging from $1,000 to $5,000. Since 2008, The Animal Rescue Site has given more than $600,000 to Petfinder.com Network members through the Challenges.

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Each click on the purple “Click Here to Give - it’s FREE” button at The Animal Rescue Site (http://www.TheAnimalRescueSite.com) provides food and care for a rescued animal living in a shelter or sanctuary. Funding for food and care is paid for by site sponsors and distributed to animals in need at pet shelters supported by the Petfinder Foundation, International Fund for Animal Welfare, the Fund for Animals’ animal sanctuaries, North Shore Animal League America, and other worthy animal care facilities supported by GreaterGood.org. Additional funding for projects comes from the sale of items and the Gifts That Give More™ program at The Animal Rescue Site store.

The independent 501(c)3 GreaterGood.org supports rescue and animal care projects around the world, including multiple grants for U.S. shelters that vaccinated 114,485 dogs and 80,944 cats in 2010; international rescue efforts in Haiti and Chile following 2010 earthquakes led by IFAW; and more than $200,000 awarded in the last six months to shelters and wildlife rescue groups impacted by the Gulf Coast oil spill; among other projects. For more information, see http://www.greatergood.org.