Partnering with Animal Welfare Organizations to Save More Senior Dogs
Animal welfare organizations are facing growing challenges—rising veterinary costs, limited shelter capacity, and increasing pressure from their communities to help every pet in need.
Grey Muzzle provides grant funding that relieves the financial burden limiting access to essential care. These grants empower organizations to prevent surrenders and prepare senior dogs for adoption through targeted, senior-focused programs that deliver meaningful results.
- ✓ $7.3 million awarded since 2008
- ✓ 100+ organizations funded yearly
- ✓ 35 states + 2 countries reached
5,576 Senior Dogs Received Essential Care Services
4,533
Medical Care Services Provided
1,878
Dental Care Services Provided
2,345
Surrender Prevention Services Provided
Grant Funding Provides a Lifeline for At-Risk Senior Dogs
Austin Pets Alive! used Grey Muzzle grant funding to create a program dedicated to saving the most at-risk senior dogs in overcrowded shelters—dogs often considered to costly to care for due to age bias and medical needs. With our grant funds, they were able to save the lives of 178 senior dogs.
One of them was Jeremy, a 10-year-old Chihuahua mix that arrived with a fractured jaw after being attacked by another stray. Grant funding gave him access to emergency treatment, weeks of recovery, and the second chance he needed to find a loving home.
When you donate, you make a direct impact in increasing the amount of senior dogs lives saved through our grants.
Driving the National Conversation on Senior Dog Welfare
There is not a national dataset focused on senior dogs—so we’re building it. We’re asking the questions others aren’t: How many senior dogs need help? What keeps them from staying in their homes or being adopted?
By leading the field in senior dog data collection, we’re equipping our grantees—and the broader animal welfare community—to make smarter, more impactful decisions.
There's a clear gap in well-defined programs designed specifically for senior dogs—programs that others can follow, implement, and build upon.
Grey Muzzle is changing that by tracking grantee outcomes and sharing proven models that shelters and rescues can adapt, replicate and scale to save more senior lives, faster.
There’s a clear need for stronger pathways home for senior dogs. Grey Muzzle is meeting that need by investing in programs that remove barriers, improve outcomes, and prioritize compassion at every stage of a senior dog’s journey.
Whether it’s preventing intake by helping dogs stay in their current homes, removing adoption barriers to reduce length of stay, or funding hospice care at the end of life, we focus on outcomes that prioritize dignity, comfort, and belonging.
