Animal House Project Awarded $5,000 Grant From Banfield Charitable Trust

Pottstown, PA , August 31, 2015 (Newswire.com) - Animal House Project, a 501 (c) 3 Charitable Organization, has been awarded a $5,000 grant from Banfield Charitable Trust (BCT) to support its Pet Food Assistance Donation Program.

Animal House Project d/b/a Chester County Pet Food Pantry will use the award to purchase food during times that donations are minimal which happens in the summer and winter months.  The pet food is distributed direct to a demographics consisting of seniors and military vets living on fixed incomes; unemployed; military veterans who are returning home with medical disabilities; cancer patients and single parent “Pet Owner” households. 

"The funding from Banfield Charitable Trust will certainly help us double the impact we are having in the communities that we serve," says MaryBeth Yannessa, Board President of Animal House Project. "Thanks to funding from BCT, as well as other foundations and supporters, Animal House Project has been able to feed over 3900 companion pets per month and we continue to receive applications at an alarming rate."

Marybeth Yannessa, Board President

 “The funding from Banfield Charitable Trust will certainly help us double the impact we are having in the communities that we serve,” says MaryBeth Yannessa, Board President of Animal House Project. “Thanks to funding from BCT, as well as other foundations and supporters, Animal House Project has been able to feed over 3900 companion pets per month and we continue to receive applications at an alarming rate.”

Each year, millions of companion animals are surrendered to shelters by their owners. Of these surrenders, approximately 1 million were due to the owners’ financial inability to provide for their pets basic needs to include veterinary care and pet food.

The goal of the Animal House Project’s Pet Food Assistance Program is to reduce pet suffering, abandonments and surrenders to shelters due to pet owners’ financial inability to provide care for their pets; keeping pets and people together.

For more information about Animal House Project d/b/a Chester County Pet Food Pantry and all its programs, or to learn how to support these programs, please visit our website.

About Animal House Project
Animal House Project is a 501(c)(3) Charitable Organization dedicated to saving the lives of companion animals by keeping those facing economic and health challenges and their pets together through food and veterinary care assistance programs.  In 2014 alone, the organization provided 83,000 lbs of dry and 27,000 cans of wet food to families that needed help to keep their companion pets at home where they belong.
 

Founded in 2004, Animal House Project d/b/a Chester County Pet Food Pantry was inspired by the founder’s love for her own animals as well as her awareness of the economic climate which forces many pet owners to surrender or abandon their pets.

Our Mission Statement:

Animal House Project (d/b/a Chester County Pet Food Pantry) is a 501(c) 3 charitable organization on a mission to help companion pets stay at home and out of animal shelters by providing donated pet food and pet care services to pet families in financial need. We service families facing financial crisis in eastern Berks, Chester, and western Montgomery counties.

At times, we are the last option for families to keep their companion pets at home.   

About Banfield Charitable Trust
Banfield Charitable Trust is the largest nonprofit solely devoted to preventing the separation of pets from their people. Our mission is to fund and administer programs to keep pets and their people together and to facilitate solutions to ensure that no pet owner will ever have to surrender their pet.

Banfield Charitable Trust programs provide financial assistance for emergency and preventive veterinary care and pet care programs such as pet food grants, temporary foster care, and behavioral training assistance to struggling pet owners.