Pawmetto Lifeline receives $98,690 from PetSmart Charities to fuel spay and neuter efforts in Columbia

Pawmetto Lifeline announced it received $98,690 from PetSmart Charities, the largest funder of animal welfare in North America, to help fuel its spay and neuter efforts in the Midlands of South Carolina. With the help of this donation, the organization will complete 1,581 Spay/Neuter surgeries.

The funds will be put to use with four separate month-long spay/neuter campaigns: “Beat the Heat” (female cats), “Summer of Snip (male dog or cat), “Precious not Parents” (puppies & kittens), and “Primp Your Pit” (bully breeds). “Beat the Heat” will kick off February 1st with a $20 spay surgery special for female cats.

“We are thrilled to receive this generous gift from PetSmart Charities,” says Denise Wilkinson, CEO of Pawmetto Lifeline.  “This gift will benefit puppies, kittens, cats, dogs, & bully breeds. Spaying and neutering is the only way we can control the homeless pet population and stop thousands of animals from dying every year in the Midlands.”

PetSmart Charities aims to proactively prevent pet homelessness through increased spay and neuter efforts.  With the help of animal welfare partners, such as Pawmetto Lifeline, PetSmart Charities has funded over 1.7 million spay and neuter surgeries in the U.S. since 2009.

About Pawmetto Lifeline

Pawmetto Lifeline is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit animal rescue organization with a plan to end pet overpopulation in the Midlands through education, legislation, spay/neuter programs, and responsible pet adoptions.Pawmetto Lifeline’s long-term goal is to transform the Midlands into a no-kill community, meaning no healthy adoptable pet is euthanized simply because it is homeless. For more information, please visit www.pawmettolifeline.org.

About PetSmart Charities®

PetSmart Charities, Inc. is a nonprofit animal welfare organization with a mission to find lifelong, loving homes for all pets by supporting programs and thought leadership that bring people and pets together. In addition to finding homes for almost 500,000 shelter pets each year through its in-store adoption program in all PetSmart stores across the U.S. and Puerto Rico, PetSmart Charities provides funding to non-profits aligned with its mission through four key areas of grant support: Preventing Pet Homelessness; Helping Shelter Pets Thrive; Supporting the Bond Between People and Pets; and Emergency Relief and Disaster Support. Each year, millions of generous PetSmart shoppers help pets in need by donating to PetSmart Charities using the pin pads at checkout registers inside PetSmart stores.  In turn, PetSmart Charities efficiently uses 90 cents of every dollar donated and has become the leading funder of animal welfare in North America, donating about $300 million to date. PetSmart Charities, a 501(c)(3) organization, has received the Four Star Rating from Charity Navigator, an independent organization that reports on the effectiveness, accountability and transparency of nonprofits, for the past 14 years in a row – placing it among the top one percent of charities rated by this organization. To learn more visit www.petsmartcharities.org. 

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