National Nonprofit Petco Love Invests in Columbia Animal Services to Save and Improve the Lives of Pets in the Midlands Area

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Columbia Animal Services is set to receive a $50,000 grant investment from national nonprofit Petco Love in support of their lifesaving work for pets in the Midlands Area.

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 nearly $421 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 across North America, with more than 7 million pets adopted and counting.

“Our investment in Columbia Animal Services is part of more than $12M 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 free national lost and found database that uses photo-matching technology to simplify the search for lost pets.”

“Petco Love’s investment is truly impactful for our shelter and the community we serve,” said Victoria Clary, Superintendent of Columbia Animal Services. “Their partnership allows us to focus more intentionally on increasing life-saving efforts through enhancing pet enrichment programs and a more robust adoption experience. With this partnership, we’re not just finding homes, we’re creating healthier and happier journeys for our pets and the families who love them.”

For more information about Columbia Animal Services, visit animalservices.columbiasc.gov. Learn more about Petco Love here: petcolove.org.

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