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, … Continued
Exciting news: we have officially announced the recipients of our 2023 Florida Animal Friends grant award recipients! The selected recipients work directly in support of our mission to help save the lives of countless unwanted cats and dogs by supporting organizations that offer free or low-cost spay and neuter services across the state of Florida. … Continued
By: Tina Reddington Fried, Sr. Director of LA Feline Programs, ASPCA In Florida, animal control agencies, animal shelters, and rescue organizations often face challenges with a high level of cat intake year-round, partially due to consistently warm weather throughout much of the state. But the problem becomes worse in the spring and summer months, coinciding … Continued
Robert Weedon, DVM, MPH explains a newly enacted law that addresses a veterinary shortage. On June 9, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law Florida House Bill 719, historic legislation that will broaden access to spay/neuter during an ongoing veterinary workforce shortage and help address the serious deficit of sterilization surgeries that occurred … Continued
2022 was our most impactful year yet in our 18-year history: we were able to award grants totaling over $700,000 to 36 organizations that aid in our mission of reducing pet overpopulation! Many people don’t realize that, as a granting organization, we do not perform any spay and neuter surgeries. Instead, we use every donation … Continued