National nonprofit Petco Love invests in Tacoma animal shelter to save and improve lives of pets in Pierce County – The Suburban Times

The Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County receives a $90,000 grant from statewide nonprofit Petco Love to support their lifesaving work for animals in Pierce County.

Petco Love is a national nonprofit organization that works to create change in animal welfare by using the power of love to make communities and pet families closer, stronger, and healthier. Since its founding in 1999, Petco Love has invested nearly $400 million in adoptions and other life-saving efforts. And Petco Love, in partnership with Petco and more than 4,000 organizations like ours across North America, helps find loving homes for pets. 6.8 million pets have been adopted and the number is growing.

“Our investment in the Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County is part of a recently announced investment of over $15 million by Petco Love to support local organizations across the country. This is part of our commitment to a future where no pet is needlessly euthanized,” said Susanne Kogut, President of Petco Love. “Our local investments are just one part of our strategy to empower pet lovers to join us in driving life-saving change. We launched Petco Love Lost, a national lost and found database that uses patented image recognition technology to simplify the search for lost pets.”

“We are incredibly grateful to Petco Love for their support,” said Ashley Taulbee, Chief Philanthropy Officer for the Humane Society of Tacoma & Pierce County. “Their generosity exemplifies their deep commitment to our mission and to the thousands of pets and people in Pierce County we serve each year.”

The Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County is a nonprofit animal shelter with the highest annual animal intake in the state. Each year, the shelter places over 6,000 pets into loving homes, returns over 1,100 animals to their families, and cares for thousands more pets throughout Pierce County. The shelter also provides important support programs and resources, including a pet food and supplies pantry, spay/neuter and health care vouchers, and a monthly vaccination and health clinic for community members.

For more information about the Humane Society of Tacoma & Pierce County, visit www.thehumanesociety.org. For more information about Petco Love, visit www.petcolove.org.

About the Humane Society of Tacoma & Pierce County:
Founded by a handful of compassionate community members, the Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County has grown into one of the largest animal welfare organizations in the state. Each year, we find loving homes for over 6,000 pets, return over 1,100 animals to their overjoyed owners, and care for thousands more in our community. In addition, we offer several comprehensive programs and resources, including spay/neuter and wellness vouchers, a monthly vaccination and wellness clinic, a pet food and supplies pantry, behavioral counseling, and private rehoming services.

About Petco Love:
Petco Love is a life-changing nonprofit that brings communities and pet families closer, stronger and healthier. Since our founding in 1999 as the Petco Foundation, we have supported animal welfare organizations by investing nearly $400 million in adoptions and other lifesaving efforts. In partnership with Petco and organizations across the country, we have helped find loving homes for more than 6.8 million pets. Our love of pets drives us to innovate and develop the tools pet lovers need to find lost pets. And we lead with passion by inspiring and mobilizing communities and our more than 4,000 animal welfare partners to join us in driving lifesaving change. Is love calling you? Join us. Visit PetcoLove.org or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, X, Threads and LinkedIn to be part of the lifesaving work we do every day.