​SPCA Tampa Bay Hosts 3rd Annual Day of Giving Telethon

LARGO, FL — SPCA Tampa Bay is hosting the organization's third annual Day of Giving Telethon presented by Hill's Pet Nutrition and CenterGrid.

This year's telethon and online fundraising event will be on Thursday, Nov. 10.

Every year more than 7,000 wildlife and pets are surrendered to the for-all shelter. SPCA Tampa Bay's goal is to raise $120,000 for the medical care and welfare of these animals so they can return to their natural habitat or find their forever home.

For one day only, sponsors will match the community's donations on Thursday when donors call 844-SPCA-PAW, text "PAW" to 243-725 or donate online at spcatampabay.org.

• A $5 donation will feed one shelter animal for a day.
• A $25 donation will provide an animal's food, shelter and medicine for one day.
• A $50 donation helps assists sick or injured wildlife in the community.
• A $100 donation assists a shelter animal to be spayed/neutered and microchipped.

Of the 7,000 animals in the SPCA's care, more than 500 are receiving care from foster families.

Plus, while some of the 3,000 animals adopted find their home the moment they are on the adoption floor, others may have an extended stay of weeks or months. On average it cost $25 a day to care for an animal and that includes food, shelter and medicine, as well as enrichment activities.