The Animal Rescue League of Berks County (ARL) introduced the acquisition of a brand new cell adoption and clinic unit that can assist the shelter to be extra accessible to the group.
The automobile, which has area to move as much as 18 pets, an examination desk, and a fridge to retailer vaccines and different medicines, was bought partly because of a $75,000 lifesaving funding from Petco Love.
“ARL’s partnership with Petco Love continues to be lifechanging for our pet population and the community we serve,” mentioned Ashley Mikulsky, ARL’s CEO. “While having a beautiful property is such an asset for our daily operations and general curb appeal, our location is a challenge for those residents in our county who lack access to transportation. What makes our shelter unique is also a barrier for residents who wish to access our basic veterinary services as well as meet pets for adoption. We plan to utilize the van to simultaneously bring our low-cost and subsidized veterinary care to underserved communities throughout the county and be present at community and ARL-organized events to facilitate adoptions of pets in the field.”
The ARL is current at greater than 50 group occasions every year and for the primary time, we can deliver as much as 18 pets for adoption at a time whereas additionally remaining open for business at our Cumru Township facility.
“Our investment in the Animal Rescue League of Berks County is part of more than $15M 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,” mentioned 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.”
Petco Love is a nationwide nonprofit main change for pets by harnessing the facility of affection to make communities and pet households nearer, stronger, and more healthy. Since its founding in 1999, Petco Love has invested $375 million in adoption and different lifesaving efforts. And Petco Love helps discover loving properties for pets in partnership with Petco and greater than 4,000 organizations — like ours — throughout North America, with 6.75 million pets adopted and counting.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony of the brand new unit was held on Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 12 PM in entrance the Reading Exeter Petco in Exeter Commons. After the ceremony, the ARL hosted a Sponsored Cat Adoption occasion because of the assist of Hubric Resources. During the occasion, eight cats discovered a loving household. A schedule of future cell adoptions and clinic occasions will quickly be posted at www.berksarl.org.
