Rescue Me receives 1,000 grant to help local animals

A local animal rescue has received a $1,000 grant award from the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).

THE DOGS AND CATS THAT HAVEBEEN HELPED BY RESCUE ME ALOCAL ORGANIZATION THAT HELPSSHELTERS WITH THEIR ANIMALS.WITH THE RECENT OUTBREAK OFTHE CORONA VIRUS ANIMALSLIKE THESE MIGHT NEED MOREHELP.

SOT THERE IS GOING TO BEA SLOW DOWN IN ADOPTIONS ANDMORE ANIMALS SHOWING UP ASTHIS COVID-19 GETS BIGGER INARIZONA AND WE JUST WANT TOMAKE SURE WE CAN BE THERE TOHELP.

NANCY YOUNG WRIGHT THEPRESIDENT OF RESCUE ME SAYSTHE REASONING BEHIND THIS ISTHE DRASTIC CHANGE IN THEECONOMY.

SOT ANYTIME THERE ISECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY ANDPEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS ORTHEY DON'T KNOW WHERE THERENEXT PAYCHECK IS COMING FROM,THEY ARE NOT NECESSARILYINTERESTED IN ADOPTING ANANIMAL UNTIL THEY KNOW WHAT ISGOING ON BETTER FOR THERE OWNLIVES.

THIS COULD ALSO RESULTIN PEOPLE SURRENDERING THEIRANIMALS.

NANCY SAYS THIS ISSOMETHING ANIMAL RESCUES SAWDURING THE 2008 RECESSIONWHICH IS WHY RESCUE ME HASPLANS TO HELP SHELTERS.

SOT WEBELIEVE IT IS IMPORTANT HELPRESCUES AND SHELTERS BECAUSETHEY'RE THE ONES OUT THEREKEEP THESE ANIMALS SAFE WHOMIGHT OTHERWISE WIND UP ON THESTREETS AND GET INTO ACCIDENTSOR STARVE.

THE FIRST STEP IS ARECENT 1,000 DOLLAR GRANT TOHELP THEM GET KENNELS TOEVENTUALLY OPEN AN ADOPTIONFACILITY.

WE WOULD ACTUALLYBOARD THEM FOR THEM IF THEYWISH WHICH WOULD FREE UP SPACEFOR THEM TO GET OUT OF THESHELTERS.

LL TAG INANCY SAYSTHEY'RE LOOKING FOR AN OPEN1,500 SQ FOOT SPACE TO HOUSETHEIR OPERATION.

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