MONMOUTH COUNTY – The Monmouth County SPCA received a $7,500 grant investment from a non-profit to aid the shelter’s lifesaving work for animals in Monmouth County.
The newly named non-profit Petco Love aims to help pets nationally by empowering local shelters and organizations throughout the community with the “power of love.” They’ve invested nearly $300 million since their founding in 1999 in adoption and other lifesaving efforts. The non-profit has also helped over 6.5 million pets find loving homes in partnership with Petco and more than 4,000 organizations, like the MCSPCA, nationwide.
“Today Petco Love announces an investment in Monmouth County SPCA and hundreds of other organizations as part of our commitment to create a future in which no pet is unnecessarily euthanized,” said Susanne Kogut, President of Petco Love. “Our local investments are only one component. This month, we will also launch the first of our national tools to empower all animal lovers to drive lifesaving change right alongside us.”
“We are so grateful to receive a $7,500 grant investment from Petco Love to help aid animals in need. The Monmouth County SPCA is dedicated to saving animals in Monmouth County, as well as struggling shelters in our area and beyond. It is our belief that all animals deserve a second chance regardless of their past and we’re happy to have the resources to provide that second chance for them,” Ross Licitra, Executive Director of Monmouth County SPCA said.
The MCSPCA is a nonprofit organization the provides a wide range of community services consisting of pet adoptions, a full-service veterinary center, animal control services and animal cruelty investigations.
With 97.77 percent live release rate in 2020 as an open-admissions shelter, the MCSPA is striving for an even higher percentage for the 2021 year.
For more information about the Monmouth County SPCA visit monmouthcountyspca.org.
