Fulton County Animal Services Receives Purina Cat Chow Grant

Purina Cat Chow has selected Fulton County Animal Services as one of 50 cat-focused shelters nationwide that it’s recognizing during its Purina Cat Chow “50 Years. 50 Shelters” program to celebrate the brand’s 50th anniversary.

The Purina Cat Chow “50 Years. 50 Shelters.” program is supporting 50 cat-focused shelters nationwide – one in every state – in three ways: a consumer voting component to drive up to $1,000 per shelter (up to $50,000 for all of the shelters combine); four shelter facility makeovers valued at $100,000; and $1,000 cat care packages for each of the 50 participating shelters that will feature Purina® Cat Chow® brand cat food, Purina® Tidy Cats® brand cat litter and general cat care items.

From now until Friday, June 14, 2013, Fulton County Animal Services is asking the Atlanta community to help it secure an additional $1,000 cash donation for the shelter by voting at www.catchow.com/50shelters (limit one vote per person per day). For every vote cast on www.catchow.com/50shelters for Fulton County Animal Services, Purina Cat Chow will donate $1, up to $1,000, to be provided via a cash donation.

“We believe that someone should always be there for cat owners, cat supporters and the cats that impact all of our lives,” said Vincent Biroscak, Purina Cat Chow brand director. “Many cat owners will attest that they didn’t choose their cat – their cat chose them – and a countless number of those cats found their forever homes after a shelter stay. In celebration of our 50 years of supporting cats and cat owners, Purina Cat Chow is saying thank you to the shelters that are there for cats when they need it most.”

The Purina Cat Chow “50 Years. 50 Shelters.” program will provide up to $200,000 in product and monetary donations to acknowledge these shelters’ dedication to the cats they serve and help facilitate the start of more cat-owner relationships. Fulton County Animal Services is the only shelter from Georgia participating in the program.

“This program will help us support the more than 1,214 cats we intake every year,” said Fulton County Animal Services Director Lara Hudson. “It’s an honor to be one of 50 shelters nationwide selected for this program. We hope that our community rallies behind us and casts their vote for Fulton County Animal Services to help us raise the additional $1,000.”

Fulton County Animal Services plans to use the cash donation to improve its cat facilities by putting an 10' x 5' glass window in the front reception area which would allow people entering the shelter to look into our soon-to-be, free-roaming cat rooms.

Managed by LifeLine Animal Project, Fulton County Animal Service’s mission is to provide a humane environment for Fulton County’s homeless pets while placing them into loving, permanent homes, and to end pet overpopulation by promoting spay/neuter, advocating for life-saving public policy, increasing public awareness of homeless pets and educating the community about responsible pet ownership.

To learn more, visit www.fultonanimalservices.com.