Seekonk Animal Shelter Receives Grant

The following is an edited release from the Seekonk Animal Shelter:

The Seekonk Animal Shelter is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $3,500 grant from the Massachusetts Animal Coalition's "I'm Animal Friendly" license plate program. The grant period runs from July 1 through June 30, 2013. This grant was made possible through the sale of "I'm Animal Friendly" license plates. It is very easy to order these plates online; you do not need to go to the RMV. Just go to www.petplate.org.

The Animal Control Department will announce how these funds will be used in Seekonk, but they will be used for spaying and neutering. There are specific guidelines from the Massachusetts Animal Coalition that will be followed.

The Seekonk Animal Shelter and Town Clerk's Office have fliers with information on how to obtain these special plates. The Massachusetts Animal Coalition is a nonprofit organization that works with shelters and humane societies. In order to continue offering these grants in Massachusetts, residents can support the cause by purchasing these special plates when they register their cars. The plates feature a dog and a cat and let people know that you are a supporter of animals. 

We are all working toward the same goal of ending animal homelessness. In order to cut down on the number of homeless animals, spaying and neutering programs are needed and the Massachusetts Animal Coalition is helping with this goal. Please help keep these funds coming in by supporting the program with an easy purchase of an "animal friendly" license plate.

The Seekonk Animal Shelter thanks the Massachusetts Animal Coalition for accepting our grant application.