We provide grant funding to save and improve the lives of at-risk senior dogs across the country. These are just a few of the thousands of senior dogs who got their second chance thanks to the dedication of our grantees and the generosity of supporters like you!

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Lolli
Lolli’s road home hasn’t been easy. She first came to the Palm Springs Animal Shelter (PSAS) in 2018 as a stray. She was adopted two months later, but this summer PSAS received an urgent call for help from a regional animal…
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Lovely
Little Lovely was found wandering on a busy street, in urgent need of medical attention. She was brought to the local animal shelter, and though her previous family was located, they chose to surrender her because they could…
Griffey
Griffey
Shared from the BARCS Facebook page:"12-year-old Griffey and his mom were both diagnosed with cancer. While trying to care for her own ongoing needs, poor Griffey was struggling with a high-grade mast cell tumor in his rear…
Black and brown hound mix Savannah
Savannah
SPCA Florida
Sweet Savannah has been in and out of shelters her entire life. Most recently, she came to SPCA Florida from a nearby, overcrowded municipal shelter. Being an older dog and with limited space available, she was at-risk of…
Chocolate lab mix Gianna
Gianna
Peak Lab Rescue
Sweet 11-year-old Gianna arrived at Peak Lab Rescue (North Carolina) this past spring with a skin infection, scarring on her head and ears, and an old injury to her left pelvis that resulted in a slight limp. This silly lady is…
Leo the poodle mix
Leo
Connecticut Humane Society
Meet Leo! He is one in a million, but he is also one of nearly two dozen pups – nearly all of them seniors – that arrived at the Connecticut Humane Society as part of an animal cruelty investigation.This 13-year-old miniature…
Marcus & Rocco
Rocco
C.A.R.E.4Paws
C.A.R.E.4Paws in California has helped Marcus and his eight-year-old dog Rocco several times over the years with vaccines and other basic services. Marcus is currently homeless and does the best he can for Rocco, but needs help…
Black cocker spaniel
Kingsley
Humane Society of Greater Rochester (Lollypop Farm)
Kingsley, a 13-year-old cocker spaniel, was surrendered to the Humane Society of Greater Rochester (aka Lollypop Farm) from a family who owned him for two years. The other pets in the household did not care for Kingsley, and this…
Little Guy
Little Guy
Seattle Humane
Thanks to Seattle Humane’s Pet Project, which provides services to pets belonging to low-income individuals living with HIV/AIDS or cancer and is funded in part by a Grey Muzzle grant, Little Guy was able to get the dental care…