Another way to reduce the number of homeless animals . . .
keep the companion animal in the home.

When times are hard for people, animals also suffer. When families lose their homes, their animals can also become homeless, ending up in crowded shelters, depressed and confused at their abandonment. Local food pantries are seeing greater need, greater numbers. And animals are among the needy. The Rozzie May Animal Alliance "Keeping Families Together Pet Food Drive" started collecting and distributing pet food in late August 2008 working with local human food pantries, the goal being to keep companion animals in their homes and out of shelters.

2010 starts with a bang! Keeping Families Together pet food drive collected 645 pounds of cat and dog food and 232 cans at Aubuchon Hardware's Customer Appreciation day February 6th! All food was distributed to food pantries the next week.

 

One woman summed it up when she said, as she piled her food donation into the van, "You never know when you might need help. I hope that this kind of help is there for me if I need it.

 

Keeping Families Together pet food drive has collected 8,943 pounds of dry dog and cat food and 1,913 cans... plus assorted treats and toys (10/08 - 1/10)  All food has been distributed to the following food pantries: Bartlett/Jackson, Gibson Center for Senior Services and Vaughan Community Services, N. Conway, Conway Congregational Church, Madison Church, St. Andrews, Tamworth and the Freedom food pantry.