Thank you Lisa Meyer for the photo and the information about the recipient organization.
100 Women Who Care donated their recent funds collected to Saved By Grace animal rescue. The monies will be used for current and future vet expenses. If an animal is healthy it costs about $200 to get the state required vetting to put up for adoption. Many of these animals have health issues requiring incurring more expenses.
So far, three dogs have tested heart worm positive and the average cost to cure this is $800 per dog. The group would love to have a building set up to store food and cages and also love to have a heated building to house animals when there are not enough fosters.
So far, the group has had a fundraiser at the VFW, the Eagles, the 50/50 drawing at the Queen of Hearts, and participated in a booth at the Fall Festival and the Corvette Fest and plan to be at the Holly Jolly selling dog treats and hot cider. They have also had bake sales as well.
There are plans to have a Jeep Run in the future and to have adoption events at Tractor Supply. Currently they are on Petfinder and will be creating a website.
They have spoken at Rotary and plan to expand their events to Holly Brook and the Newton Care Center. “We would love to create a therapeutic animal group to air into Hollybrook and the Newton Care Center as well as the schools.”
There is an application process to be a foster as well as for adoption which includes vets, references including employers as well as home inspections. Potential owners must have animals in the household spayed or neutered, up to date on vaccinations, heartworm tested, and in heartworm and flea prevention. They utilize vet references, personal references, employer references, google satellite, Judici, and a home inspection if needed. They also look to see if it’s a good fit or not. They want the animal to find its forever home and not have problems.
It’s $195
It’s not first come first serve, its all that criteria and best for. They can turn people down for the safety of children in the home and/or the animal. By the time they get them vetted, they cut even so it doesn’t really account for the sick ones, which is why fundraising is so important.
