Muddy Paws Rescue Receives PEDIGREE Foundation Grant
Every year, Muddy Paws Rescue saves the lives of 1,000 pups through foster-based rescue and adoption. They recently received a $50,000 grant from PEDIGREE Foundation to support the purchase of a new mobile adoption van.
For the past five years, Muddy Paws Rescue has relied on an adoption van that was built two decades ago to house cats. This van has become a burden, due to ongoing costly repairs and constant maintenance, despite being essential to their operations.
“As an organization without a brick-and-mortar facility, our weekend adoption events are really the only way that people can meet our pups,” explained Rachael Ziering, Founding Executive Director at Muddy Paws Rescue. “We are grateful to PEDIGREE Foundation for their generous support in helping us get a new mobile adoption vehicle. This new van is critical to our lifesaving efforts, and we look forward to saving tens of thousands of lives over the next 20 years!”
This new van will:
Increase the number of adoptable dogs that we are able to bring to events.
Be designed to custom-fit specific event operations.
Offer a much safer and more reliable way of transporting dogs to and from events.
Significantly reduce current spending on diesel oil and ongoing repairs.
Eliminate the time that staff and volunteers spend troubleshooting sudden, unplanned mechanical emergencies.
Muddy Paws Rescue is a nonprofit organization that partners with open intake shelters across the U.S. to place dogs into loving homes. Since their inception in 2016, they have saved more than 8,000 lives. With a dedicated team of fosters, volunteers and animal welfare advocates, Muddy Paws Rescue strives to be New York City’s leader in responsible, foster-based practices.
For more information about Muddy Paws rescue visit muddypawsrescue.org.
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About Muddy Paws Rescue
Muddy Paws Rescue is a completely foster-based dog rescue operating in New York City, with a mission of building and supporting a thriving pack of dog-loving humans dedicated to ending unnecessary euthanasia of companion pups. Founded in 2016, Muddy Paws has helped more than 8,000 puppies and dogs find loving homes. Partnering with open-intake shelter partners in New York and across the country - Muddy Paws works with a foster network of more than 2,000 homes, and practices a conversation-based, open adoption model to save more than 1,000 lives each year. Muddy Paws operates out of their Hell’s Kitchen-based Headquarters - a space that centers and strengthens their #MuddyPawsPack community and lifesaving efforts. For more information, visit muddypawsrescue.org or follow them on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok and X.
About PEDIGREE Foundation
We believe every dog deserves a loving, forever home. PEDIGREE Foundation is an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization working to help end pet homelessness. Nearly 3.1 million dogs end up in shelters and rescues every year, and nearly half never find a home. The foundation was established in 2008 by Mars Petcare, maker of PEDIGREE® food for dogs, to help increase dog adoption rates. We’ve awarded more than 6,100 grants and $11.6 million to U.S. shelters and rescues that help dogs in need. At PEDIGREE Foundation, we’re working toward a day when all dogs are safe, secure, cared for, fed well and loved. See how you can help at PedigreeFoundation.org.
