Petco Love Invests in SQSPCA Programs

COOPERSTOWN—The Susquehanna Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has received a $5,000.00 grant investment from national nonprofit Petco Love in support of its lifesaving work on behalf of animals in Otsego County.

Petco Love is a national nonprofit leading change for pets by harnessing the power of love to make communities and pet families closer, stronger, and healthier. Since its founding in 1999, Petco Love has invested $375 million in adoption and other lifesaving efforts. And Petco Love helps find loving homes for pets in partnership with Petco and more than 4,000 organizations—like the SQSPCA—across North America, with 6.75 million pets adopted and counting.

“Our investment in the SQSPCA is part of more than $15 million in investments recently announced by Petco Love to power local organizations across the country, as part of our commitment to create a future in which no pet is unnecessarily euthanized,” said Susanne Kogut, president of Petco Love. “Our local investments are only part of our strategy to empower animal lovers to drive lifesaving change right alongside us. We launched Petco Love Lost, a national lost and found database that uses patented image-recognition technology to simplify the search for lost pets.”

SQSPCA objectives for this lifesaving investment involve two distinct programs: 1) shelter-to shelter services for other animal welfare organizations throughout the region, and; 2) public wellness clinics to assess pet health, provide nail clipping and ear cleaning services, dispense educational materials and advice on general pet care, and to provide follow-up recommendations as warranted.