Healthy Paws Foundation Makes Strides Over 2017

SEATTLE, Jan. 9 , 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Healthy Paws Pet Insurance Foundation is proud to announce their donations to rescue and nonprofit organizations totaled nearly $150,000 in 2017. Grant recipients included Washington nonprofit Pawsitive Alliance, two rescues heavily involved in Hurricane Harvey relief efforts, and six pet food pantries. Additionally, the Foundation announced "The Healthy Paws Rescue Race," an initiative to support multiple nonprofit organizations who help pets, and give them more exposure by inviting the general public to the voting process. Grants were used for everything from supplying pet food to providing medical treatments for homeless pets.

The Foundation started by giving Pawsitive Alliance a donation of $25,000 which has helped the organization to expand while they continue to help nontraditional pet adoptions. Pawsitive Alliance, a Washington-based nonprofit, has found forever homes for hundreds of pets this year and is looking forward to 2018 to aid even more senior and hard-to-home pets.

In addition to working closely with Pawsitive Alliance, food pantries also benefitted from the Foundation's grant programs with $17,500 total donations to the Colorado Pet Pantry, Bi-State Food Pantry, Animal House Project, Pet Food Pantry of Oklahoma City, Lincoln Animal Ambassador and Bakersfield Pet Food Pantry. This allowed the organizations to feed more pets should their humans be in need, which keeps these pets with their families, rather than let them go to local animal shelters or abandoned.

As the year progressed, the nation was stricken with the news of Hurricane Harvey in August; the hurricane destroyed communities throughout the Gulf. Then, we watched with sadness as both Irma and Maria devastated the Caribbean and Puerto Rico. The Foundation donated $10,000 each to Wings of Rescue and Austin Pets Alive to move animals out of storm paths as well as rescue animals who were lost, abandoned or in dire straits. Their work is far from over; they continue to advocate for animals who still need homes due to these natural disasters.

For the final quarter of 2017, the Healthy Paws Foundation was pleased to announce the newest annual grant program: The Healthy Paws Rescue Race! Healthy Paws gave a total of $50,000 in grants to six selected animal welfare organizations. The organizations "raced" to the finish line by collecting votes from the public; the organization with the most votes ? The Milo Foundation ? received $20,000 and each participating organization received at least $5,000. Those honored include:

• $20,000 Grant Recipient: The Milo Foundation
  "Milo rescues an average of six animals a day, and many come with unforeseen ailments and injuries," says Founder and Executive Director, Lynne Tingle. "The Healthy Paws Rescue Race funds will be very helpful in getting at least a handful of dogs and cats the veterinary care they need to be relieved of ongoing pain, and on the road to recovery from various health and mobility issues." Additionally, the Milo Foundation will use the grant money to replace their old boiler to keep those animals warm and healthy during the colder months.
• $10,000 Grant Recipient: Labs4Rescue
  Labs4Rescue is a Connecticut-based non-profit dedicated to giving a new life for rescued or displaced Labrador Retrievers. They will use the grant money to cover the veterinary costs of spay/neuter, vaccinations, and heartworm testing and treatment.
• The $5,000 Grant Recipients include Abandoned Animal Rescue, Assistance Dogs Northwest, Carolina Animal Rescue & Adoption and Copper Country Humane Society.

The funding for all these organizations was made possible through the Healthy Paws' Every Quote Gives Hope program, where every free quote for pet insurance results in a donation toward medical care for homeless pets. "On behalf of our pet-passionate customers, we are thrilled to support these organizations that help keep animals healthy and find their forever families," says Healthy Paws Pet Insurance and Foundation co-founder Rob Jackson. By joining forces with like-minded groups, Healthy Paws is overjoyed to impact the lives of pets more than ever before.

About Healthy Paws Pet Insurance®
Healthy Paws is one of the leading pet insurance program providers in the U.S. for dogs and cats and ranked #1 by customers on leading review websites. Policies are underwritten and issued by ACE American Insurance Company, Indemnity Insurance Company of North America, ACE Property & Casualty Insurance Company, Atlantic Employers Insurance Company, members of the Chubb Group.

The Healthy Paws Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, provides cash grants to pet adoption organizations specifically for life-saving vaccines, spay/neuter surgeries and advanced medical treatments of homeless pets in their care. Learn more about their mission to save more homeless pets and how you can help. For more information about Healthy Paws Pet Insurance, visit https://www.healthypawspetinsurance.com/.

SOURCE The Healthy Paws Foundation