Wenatchee Valley Humane Society Receives Grant to Advance Playing for Life Program
WENATCHEE, WA- Wenatchee Valley Humane Society (WVHS) has received a $1,000.00 Dogs Playing for Life Mentorship Program grant from the Petfinder Foundation. The Petfinder Foundation Dogs Playing for Life Mentorship Program Grant has provided the opportunity for WVHS Animal Behavior Manager, Karen Headlee to attend an advanced Dogs Playing for Life Mentorship. This grant program is part of the commitment to enhancing shelter dogs’ quality of life by allowing them to engage in natural social behaviors. Wenatchee Valley Humane Society posts its adoptable pets at www.petfinder.com/shelters/WA139.html.
The Petfinder.com Foundation assists the 12,000+ animal shelters and rescue groups that post their adoptable pets on Petfinder.com. A nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, the Petfinder Foundation helps adoption organizations find homes for the pets in their care through its Sponsor A Pet, Disaster Fund, Quality of Life and other programs. Since its founding in 2003, the Petfinder Foundation has given more than $20 million in cash and product grants to shelters and rescue groups in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
About WVHS
Founded in 1967, the Wenatchee Valley Humane Society is a private, non-profit organization with a mission to serve Chelan and Douglas Counties through education, protection and pet adoptions. WVHS cares for displaced pets, rescues injured and lost animals, investigates animal cruelties, and finds homes for orphaned animals. WVHS engages in a Pets for Life philosophy by providing low cost spay/neuter programs, periodic vaccination clinics, and hosting pet food assistance banks to income-qualified residents throughout its community. By caring for pets and the people who love them, WVHS is creating a humane society in the Wenatchee Valley. If you would like to volunteer, donate, or more information on how you can help, visit wenatcheehumane.org, email wvhs@wenatcheehumane.org or call (509) 662-9577.
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