Purina ONE® beyOnd® brand dog and cat food and GOOD believes everyone can make a positive difference when it comes to enriching the lives of shelter pets and helping them find forever homes. In the Shine a Light on a Shelter challenge, Purina ONE® beyOnd® and GOOD are inviting the public to vote for the most innovative animal shelter working to change the perception of shelter pets. The shelter with the most votes receives a $10,000 grant.
The following top 40 shelters have been nominated by the public and are finalists to receive the grant:
- Animal House Shelter, Huntley, Ill.: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/weneedtowin
- Animal Welfare League, Oak Lawn, Ill.: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/sshan004
- Atlanta Humane Society, Atlanta, Ga.: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/atlantahumane
- BARC Shelter, Brooklyn, N.Y.: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/BARCshelter
- Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, Kanab, Utah: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/BestFriends
- Boulder Humane Society, Boulder, Colo.: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/bhs
- Bristol Animal Shelter, Manchester, N.H.: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/BristolAnimalShelter
- Camden County Animal Shelter, Cinnaminson, N.J.: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/UniqueVolunteers
- Canyon County Animal Shelter, Nampa, Idaho: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/CCAS
- Central Vermont Humane Society Animal Shelter, Barre, Vt.: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/Jackie
- Companion Animal Alliance of Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, La.: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/zezebelcoleman
- Dallas Animal Services, Dallas, Texas: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/DallasAnimalServices
- Dogs for the Deaf, Central Point, Ore.: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/DogsfortheDeaf
- Fairbanks North Star Borough Animal Shelter, Fairbanks, Ark.: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/fnsbshelter
- Friends of Alameda Animal Shelter, Alameda, Ca.: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/FAASAlamedaShelter
- Friends of Attleboro Animal Shelter, Winter Springs, Fla.: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/FAAS
- Guthrie Animal Shelter, Guthrie Okla.: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/GuthrieAnimals
- HALO Animal Rescue, Phoenix, Ariz.: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/HALOSAVESLIVES
- Happy Tails Pet Sanctuary, Elk Grove, Calif.: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/SacHappyTails
- Help Save Pets, Plainfield, Ill.: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/helpsavepetsillinois
- Humane Society of East Texas, Tyler, Texas: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/wyldkat79936
- Humane Society of Greater Miami, Plantation, Fla.: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/bestadoptions
- Jacksonville Humane Society, Jacksonville, Fla.: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/jaxhumane
- Joplin Animal Shelter, Joplin, Mo.: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/juliegraham
- Kirby Animal Shelter, Kirby, Texas: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/kirbyac
- Little Shelter Animal Rescue and Adoption Center, Islip, N.Y.: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/littleshelter
- Montgomery County Humane Society, Gaithersburg, Md.: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/MCHUMANE
- Northeast Animal Shelter, Malden, Mass.: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/PuertoRico
- Oregon Humane Society, Troutdale, Ore.: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/ohs
- Palm Springs Animal Shelter, Palm Springs, Calif.: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/Runningstream
- Peninsula SPCA, Newport News, Va.: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/HelpAnimals
- Quincy Animal Shelter, Quincy, Mass.: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/qas
- San Francisco SPCA, Palo Alto, Calif.: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/SFASPCA
- Second Chance Animal Shelter, Brookfield, Mass.: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/education
- The Animal Orphanage, Eastampton, N.J.: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/Ozziesstory
- The Center for Animal Health & Welfare, Allentown, Pa.: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/CAHW
- The Humane Society of Delaware County, Delaware, Ohio: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/HSDC4920
- The Louisiana SPCA, New Orleans, La.: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/LASPCA
- The Robin I Kroogman New Haven Animal Shelter, Woodbridge, Conn.: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/NewHavenShelter
- Virginia Beach SPCA, Virginia Beach, Va.: http://purina.maker.good.is/projects/Lifesaving
The public can cast their vote online at purina.maker.good.is. Voting begins today and ends August 20, 2012 at 12 p.m. PST. The top 40 shelters can also be found at http://purina.maker.good.is/.
About the Shine a Light on a Shelter Challenge
Purina ONE® beyOnd® brand dog and cat food and GOOD asked the public to submit a story describing how one local animal shelter is making the world a better place and why that shelter should receive the grant to expand their good work.
Nominations were accepted June 28, 2012, through July 30, 2012. The public votes from August 6, 2012, through August 20, 2012, with the winner revealed after August 21, 2012. The winning shelter will receive a $10,000 grant from Purina ONE® beyOnd® brand dog and cat food to expand its work. The submitter will win one (1) year’s worth of Purina ONE® beyOnd® pet food and one (1) year subscription to GOOD magazine.
Jennifer Chiou, general manager of GOOD Maker commented, “Animal shelters play a very important role in our world. Not only do they provide essential services to animals in need, they also improve the overall health and well-being of our communities. Purina ONE® beyOnd® recognizes this and is shining a light on innovative shelters that are doing more than just providing care – they are changing peoples’ perception of shelter pets from pity to praise as they find these loving animals forever families. GOOD is proud to partner with Purina ONE® beyOnd® in recognizing these worthy organizations.”
