:Florida Animal Friend awards $779,590 to 38 animal organizations across the state – Florida Animal Friend

Florida Animal Friend awards $779,590 to 38 animal organizations across the state

TAMPA, Fla., August 29, 2023 – Florida Animal Friend announces the organization’s 2023 grant recipients, granting $779,590 to fund spay and neuter programs in Florida. The annual grants fund up to $25,000 for municipal and nonprofit organizations in Florida that provide free or low-cost spay and neuter services for cats and dogs. Florida Animal Friend, well known for its adorable Florida dog and cat license plate, is a nonprofit organization devoted to ending pet overpopulation. This year’s grants total, funded through license plate sales, is the largest amount granted to worthy organizations in the organization’s 18-year history. 

Florida Animal Friend is delighted to award funding to the following organizations:

ANIMAL RESCUE COALITION 

ANIMAL SHELTER FOUNDATION

ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE OF CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FL 

CALOOSA HUMANE SOCIETY 

CLAY COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY 

COMMUNITY CATS OF BONITA SPRINGS 

FELINE FRIENDS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA 

FLAGLER HUMANE SOCIETY 

FLORIDA KEYS SPCA 

GULF SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE 

HALIFAX HUMANE SOCIETY 

HUMANE SOCIETY OF MANATEE COUNTY 

HUMANE SOCIETY OF MARION COUNTY 

HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE TREASURE COAST 

HUMANE SOCIETY OF VERO BEACH & INDIAN RIVER COUNTY 

IT’S MEOW OR NEVER FOR FERALS, INC. 

JACKSONVILLE ANIMAL CARE AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES 

JACKSONVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY 

KEY WEST CAT SOCIETY DBA VENICE CAT COALITION 

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES

NASSAU HUMANE SOCIETY 

OSCEOLA COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES 

PARTNERS FOR PETS 

PASCO COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES

PAY TO SPAY, INC 

PEGGY ADAMS ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE OF THE PALM BEACHES 

PET ALLIANCE OF GREATER ORLANDO 

PET PAL RESCUE, INC. 

PINELLAS COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES

POLK COUNTY BULLY PROJECT 

PURRR INC. 

RAPSCALLION TO THE RESCUE 

RESCUE PETS (CATS?) OF FLORIDA INC.

SPCA FLORIDA 

SUWANNEE VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY 

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION

VOICES FOR CHANGE ANIMAL LEAGUE

YOUCANMAKEADIFFERENCE.COM, INC.

The first quarter of each year, municipal and nonprofit agencies are encouraged to submit funding proposals for spay/neuter projects in Florida. The grant program is a highly competitive process where organizations are scored for strengths, including targeting of important animal populations, ability to increase surgery numbers above the existing baseline, cost to benefit ratio, track record of the applicant and sustainability. 

There are 6 to 8 million homeless cats and dogs in the United States and more than 1 million of these animals are euthanized each year. The best way to help decrease these numbers is to increase access to free and low-cost spay and neuter programs. The grant program is funded through the sale of a specialty license plate, available through the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles in every county in Florida. 

About Florida Animal Friend

Incorporated in 2005, Florida Animal Friend’s mission is to help save the lives of countless cats and dogs by supporting organizations that offer free or low-cost spay and neuter services across Florida. The organization strives to reduce pet overpopulation by increasing awareness of programs available to pet owners and homeless pets. Grants are awarded annually and are funded through the sale of the specialty Florida Animal Friend license plate. For more on the organization or how to purchase a plate, visit www.floridaanimalfriend.org

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