MetLife Pet Insurance introduced its collaboration with the Association of Animal Welfare Advancement to assist pet mother and father “confidently care” for his or her pets all through their furry member of the family’s life. Through the collaboration, MetLife Pet Insurance and AAWA will work collectively to develop and produce content material highlighting points pet mother and father could face surrounding access to veterinary care whereas additionally recognizing revolutionary animal welfare organizations with the Golden Beagle Award.
This collaboration will give attention to producing podcasts, weblog posts, newsletters and different content material designed to assist animal welfare organizations deal with challenges within the access to care area. This contains highlighting improvements and potential laws in addition to sharing information from particular shelters, native organizations, and nationwide actions.
In addition to content material improvement, MetLife Pet is sponsoring the Golden Beagle Award, which shall be offered for the primary time on the November 2024 AAWA convention. This award will acknowledge an animal welfare organization for its revolutionary strategy to addressing the challenges of serving to bigger breed dogs discover loving properties. The recipient will obtain $20,000 to place towards their work.
“Animal welfare organizations play an essential role in providing care and comfort to every abandoned, neglected, and abused animal and AAWA has been a positive force in supporting these institutions. We are proud to be working with such a respected group to address the financial and physical challenges pet parents may experience when trying to obtain medical care. We believe pets are part of the family and are committed to ensuring that they can live full and healthy lives. An essential part of MetLife Pet Insurance’s mission is helping pets find and stay in a home that is right for them. The organizations we will recognize with the Golden Beagle are doing important work in finding homeless pets their forever homes and we are excited to showcase and support the good they are doing in their communities.” – Brian Jorgensen, Head of Pet Insurance at MetLife.
“Access to care is a critical issue facing animal welfare organizations and pet parents alike. We are pleased to be working with MetLife Pet Insurance, a market leader, to identify potential obstacles to providing care for pets and spotlighting both potential solutions and actions being taken to address this issue.” – Jim Tedford, President and CEO of AAWA.
