Southern Comfort Animal Rescue Receives $5,000 Grant
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Southern Comfort Animal Rescue, located in Tarrytown, recently received some extra help to care for animals in the area, as Virbac presented the group with a $5,000 grant.
This grant comes after the Virbac Every Pet Project donation program officially received $500,000 in cumulative donations from individuals and organizations throughout the nation. Since its launch, Every Pet Project has awarded two organizations each month $2,500 in donations, expanding its reach to 198 charities across 45 states and receiving more than 150,000 nominations. These funds help support shelters, rescues and nonprofits working to improve the care and protection needed for pets to live a happy, healthy life. Anyone – veterinary professionals, pet owners, volunteers and community members – can nominate an organization.
“This milestone belongs to the organizations out there doing the hard work – the shelters, the rescues, the nonprofits, the clinics and the volunteers showing up every day to give animals a second chance,” Virbac U.S. CEO and President Giovanni Abruzzini emphasized. “Every Pet Project exists to support that work, and $500,000 proves how small investments can make a big difference.”
In celebration of this milestone, Virbac honored May’s donation recipients – Southern Comfort Animal Rescue of Tarrytown and BAGS Basset Rescue continued from page
of Minerva, OH – with a grant of $5,000 each.
Southern Comfort Animal Rescue is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, and rehoming abused, abandoned, and unwanted companion animals. The organization was founded in Savannah in 2001, as the Rescue began caring for pets left behind when soldiers from Fort Stewart’s 3rd Infantry Division were deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.
In 2006, the group relocated to Glenwood, where they continued to care for animals at a rescue shelter before purchasing their current property, located at 600 Vance Road, in Tarrytown.
Every animal which Southern Comfort Animal Rescue takes in receives: A two-week quarantine for health and safety Treatment for urgent
medical conditions Core vaccinations and heartworm preventatives Spay/neuter surgery (for dogs over 6 months) Careful placement into screened, loving forever homes The shelter is considered a no-kill establishment, and only euthanizes animals in cases of untreatable suffering or truly dangerous aggression. Once a month, the “Freedom Ride” transport bus travels from Tarrytown to New Jersey, where they host multiple adoption events to find forever homes for adoptable dogs.
In addition to adoptions, the shelter also works to raise awareness about stray animals and the importance of spaying, neutering, and heartworm prevention.
For more information on Southern Comfort Animal Rescue, visit their website at www.socorescue. com.
