Las Cruces, NM – The Animal Services Center of the Mesilla Valley (ASCMV) has received a new $77,000 grant from PetSmart Charities. Here is a statement provided by the ASCMV:
The grant has been earmarked to support the daily operations of ASCMV so they can continue helping homeless pets in Las Cruces, NM and all of Dona Ana County.
More specifically, the ASCMV shelter operations grant is designed to enhance the treatment of sick animals by drastically improving the area where they are being treated. The grant will help build a new shelter infirmary area separate from the adoptions area to provide a quiet place for animals to recover while under veterinary care by securing a concrete slab and 40 additional kennels for an outside area where the animals can get fresh air and proper care.
“We can’t express enough the thanks we have to PetSmart Charities for awarding this grant to the ASCMV. We will finally be able to demolish the old house West of the shelter and utilize the area to care for animals the best we can.” Said Clint Thacker, Executive Director of the ASCMV.
In the field of animal welfare, grant funding to support shelter operations and improvements can be challenging to come by. That’s why PetSmart Charities created this stream of funding that supports an animal welfare organization’s core sheltering operations and practices with a focus on programs that are both innovative and sustainable.
“The Animal Service Center of Mesilla Valley is working hard to provide the best resources and care for pets in need in Las Cruces and surrounding areas,” said Jenny Aho, regional relationship manager at PetSmart Charities. “We hope this shelter operations grant will enhance pets’ experience within the shelter and provide further comfort in their journey to find a forever family.”
Shelter Operations is just one of PetSmart Charities’ seven grant categories designed to support nonprofits that share a commitment to finding lifelong loving homes for all pets by supporting programs and thought leadership that bring people and pets closer together.
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About Animal Services Center of the Mesilla Valley
The ASCMV is a progressive animal service center providing the public with the ability to reclaim lost animals and relinquish strays. The ASCMV cares for, feeds, and provides needed surgical, medical and veterinary care as well as, companionship, socialization, training and love. We offer public spay and neuter surgeries, microchips, City of Las Cruces and Dona Ana County pet license, and local adoption events, where you can find us at a variety of venues. We provide opportunities for volunteers to share in the loving experience of helping the strays and abandoned animals left at the ASCMV by assisting with the socialization of special needs adoptable animals, managing donations and fundraising efforts and through the dedicated assistance of relocating the animals into foster homes, rescues and permanent, FURever homes. Check out our sponsor, outreach and ASCMV Facebook page on ways you too, can help! To learn more go to www.ASCMV.org
About PetSmart Charities®
PetSmart Charities, Inc. is committed to finding lifelong, loving homes for all pets by supporting programs and thought leadership that bring people and pets together. Through its in-store adoption program in all PetSmart® stores across the U.S. and Puerto Rico, PetSmart Charities helps to find forever homes and families for more than 500,000 shelter pets each year. PetSmart Charities also provides grant funding to nonprofits aligned with its mission under four key areas of support: Preventing Pet Homelessness; Helping Shelter Pets Thrive; Supporting the Bond Between People and Pets and Providing Emergency Relief and Disaster Support. Each year, millions of generous PetSmart shoppers help pets in need by donating to PetSmart Charities using the PIN pads at checkout registers inside PetSmart stores. In turn, PetSmart Charities efficiently uses more than 90 cents of every dollar donated to fulfill its role as the leading funder of animal welfare in North America, granting almost $340 million since its inception in 1994. Independent from PetSmart Inc., PetSmart Charities is a 501(c)(3) organization that has received the Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator, a third-party organization that reports on the effectiveness, accountability and transparency of nonprofits, for the past 15 years in a row – placing it among the top one percent of charities rated by this organization. To learn more visit www.petsmartcharities.