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    Grey Muzzle grants will help save thousands of at-risk old dogs nationwide

    RALEIGH, NC— Old dogs and the people who love them have something to wag about this week, as The Grey Muzzle Organization announces $419,000 in grants going to 62 animal welfare groups nationwide. This brings the national nonprofit Grey Muzzle Organization’s total grant funding to nearly $2 million since 2008.

    The new grantees, selected from among 236 applicants, will use the funds to help save and improve the lives of at-risk senior dogs in their communities. These grants will provide critically needed medical and dental treatment; foster and hospice care; adoption promotions; and programs that help keep old dogs in good homes.

    Here are a few examples of how old dogs will benefit from the new Grey Muzzle grants:



    Nike is almost nine, but thanks to daily medication for arthritis, he still enjoys leash-walks and snuggles. A Grey Muzzle grant to Austin Pets Alive! in Texas provides dogs like Nike with the veterinary care needed to diagnose and treat medical conditions, helping them feel better and improving their chances of adoption. Currently in a foster home, Nike is hoping to find a forever family soon.
     

    When Goober, a nine-year-old corgi, needed emergency surgery to remove a foreign object lodged in his throat, his mom turned to the Foundation for Animal Care and Education (FACE) in San Diego, California. Although she was unable to afford the cost of the procedure, Goober got the surgery he needed and is back to his old self again. A Grey Muzzle grant to FACE will help cover the cost of care for senior dogs like Goober who have treatable conditions, saving their lives and keeping them with their families. 

    Sometimes, being seen makes all the difference in a shelter dog’s life. After 427 days of waiting for a home, some creative marketing and new photos of ten-year-old Bee helped shine a light on her personality and led to her being adopted! A Grey Muzzle grant to HeARTs Speak in Poughkeepsie, New York, will allow the nonprofit arts and advocacy group to create and distribute a free marketing toolkit for animal welfare organizations to use to help promote the senior dogs in their care.
     

    Graham Greene was found as a stray, wandering the streets of Chicago. Luckily, he landed in the care of Second City Canine Rescue, where he received desperately needed dental and medical care. It didn’t take long for Graham to win the hearts of his foster family, who adopted him. A Grey Muzzle Grant will enable Second City Canine Rescue to provide dental exams and periodontal treatments for 50 senior dogs like Graham, making them healthier, happier and more adoptable.

    “Through these grants, many more senior dogs will get the second chance they all deserve,” Grey Muzzle Executive Director Lisa Lunghofer said. “Thanks to our donors, who share our vision of a world where no old dog dies alone and afraid, thousands of at-risk old dogs will spend their golden years in homes with families who love them.”

    Here is a complete list of 2019 Grantees:

    Animal Rescue, Inc.

    Animal Rescue League of Iowa

    Asheville Humane Society

    Auburn Valley Humane Society

    Austin Humane Society

    Austin Pets Alive!

    Beagles of New England States (B.O.N.E.S.)

    Best of Friends Humane Society

    Bideawee, Inc.

    C.A.R.E.4Paws

    Carolina Poodle Rescue

    Colorado State University-Pets Forever

    Columbia Humane Society

    Connecticut Humane Society

    Dakin Humane Society

    East Coast Corgi Rescue

    Fairy Tail Endings, Inc.

    Foundation for Animal Care and Education (FACE)

    Friends of Norfolk Animal Care Center

    Get A Bull

    Golden Retriever Acres Senior Sanctuary

    HeARTs Speak, Inc.

    Humane Society for Hamilton County

    Humane Society of Central Oregon

    Jacksonville Humane Society

    Kauai Humane Society

    Kentucky Humane Society

    Knoxville-Knox County Council on Aging (Knox PAWS)

    Little Shelter Animal Rescue and Adoption Center

    Live Love Animal Rescue

    Lollypop Farm, The Humane Society of Greater Rochester

    Los Angeles County Animal Care Foundation

    Lost Dog & Cat Rescue Foundation

    Lucky Dog Animal Rescue

    Main Line Animal Rescue

    Mid-Atlantic English Springer Spaniel Rescue

    Muttville Senior Dog Rescue

    Nevada Humane Society

    NMDOG

    NorCal Boxer Rescue

    One Tail at a Time

    Oshkosh Area Humane Society

    Pawmetto Lifeline

    Peak Lab Rescue

    Pets In Need of Greater Cincinnati, Inc.

    Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)

    Poodle and Pooch Rescue of Florida

    Prairie Paws Animal Shelter

    Rainbow Friends Animal Sanctuary

    Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc.

    Richmond Animal League

    Seattle Humane

    Second City Canine Rescue

    Shelter from the Storm Animal Rescue

    SPCA Florida

    Stop the Suffering

    Stray Hearts Animal Shelter

    The Animal Foundation

    The Animal Protective Foundation of Schenectady, Inc.

    The Heartworm Foundation

    Thulani Senior German Shepherd Rescue

    Young at Heart Pet Rescue

    The Grey Muzzle Organization improves the lives of at-risk senior dogs by providing funding and resources to animal shelters, rescue organizations, sanctuaries and other nonprofit groups nationwide. We envision a world where no old dog dies alone and afraid.

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