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Helping Shelters and Disaster Program #HillsPet

October 24, 2013 by L. E. Mastilock

October is Shelter Pet Awareness Month

photo from adoptapet.com. This gorgeous guy is adoptable!

“This post is sponsored by Hill’s. I am being compensated for helping
spread the word about Hill’s Science Diet for Cats, but Rascal and Rocco only share information we feel is relevant to our readers. Hill’s
Pet Nutrition, Inc. is not responsible for the content of this
article.”

In honor of shelter pet awareness month, I’m sharing a great organization that has been helping shelters since 2002 and the new Disaster Relief Program.

We were shelter cats!

Hill’s Food, Shelter & Love™ program has donated more than $240 million worth of Hill’s® Science Diet® brand foods to nearly 1,000 shelters nationwide! 

It has helped more than 7 million pets find new homes. 
Every day, the program helps feed more than 100,000 homeless pets across the country. 
Through the Disaster Relief Network, Hill’s will be able to increase the reach of its assistance to pets, pet owners and communities during natural disasters and emergencies.

Find more great programs helping shelters and other animal causes on my Monday Matters series.

 

What is the Disaster Relief Network?

The Disaster
Relief Network (DNR) was established through the Hill’s Food, Shelter & Love™ program just this year to enable Hill’s to quickly deploy pet food resources in case of an
emergency. 

The Network consists of nearly 100 participating shelters
across the country that Hill’s can work with to distribute emergency
food supplies to the pets who need it most.

Hill’s has a strong record of responding when emergency resources are
needed during major natural disasters.

“Hill’s has a long-standing history of helping pets in need by assisting communities during natural disasters – partnering with shelters, veterinary hospitals, pet care organizations and communities to ensure that pets and shelter animals are fed and cared for,” said Kostas Kontopanos, President of Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc. U.S. “The Hill’s Disaster Relief Network formalizes the work Hill’s has done with shelters throughout the country. Together, we can respond as quickly as possible when animals and their communities are impacted by disaster across the country. We are very proud of our strong relationships with shelters. When disasters happen, Hill’s is ready to respond with emergency food shipments within hours.”

Specifically, Hills assisted
shelters during Hurricanes Sandy, Isaac and Katrina, the Waldo Canyon
wildfire near Colorado Springs, the tornadoes in Joplin, MO, and the
tsunami in Japan. Hill’s also joined forces with the American Veterinary
Medical Foundation in 2010 to support more than 90 veterinary shelters
and clinics along the Gulf Coast struggling to respond to a record
number of pets in need, whose owners were unable to provide needed pet
food and medical care in the wake of the Gulf Coast oil spill.

This cutie is adoptable from adoptapet.com, too.

Healthy pets are more adoptable pets. 

The
goal of the Hill’s Food, Shelter & Love™ Program is simple: to
provide dogs and cats with superior nutrition that will make them
healthier, happier and more adoptable as they wait for their forever
home.

photo from adoptapet.com This handsome boy is adoptable!

Hill’s nutritional food improves overall health by reducing digestive stress, aiding skin and coat, and promoting oral health. Along with expert care from shelter staff and volunteers, Hill’s® Science Diet® can play a vital role in the ability of shelters to help pets find their forever homes.


“We believe that when you adopt, you provide a shelter pet with another chance at finding love and a forever home.” from the Hill’s Food, Shelter & Love™ Program mission 

I just love this video! It makes me miss my big dog, though I do love my little Max. A family needs a dog to be complete (and a couple cats, too). Rascal and Rocco would disagree about the dog part.

When you find your love, be sure to check out the Hills New Pet Parent Site.

You’ll find savings and tips to train your new pet. 

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Filed Under: Pets and Animals Tagged With: adoption, causes, cute, giving, Monday Matters, pets, reviews, safety

Comments

  1. Patty Woodland says

    October 28, 2013 at 5:30 pm

    It's a great program and shelter cats and dogs deserve healthy food to eat until they find a good home

  2. GizmoGeodog says

    October 24, 2013 at 12:36 pm

    I love it when companies give back…Good work Hills!

  3. Vanessa Morgan says

    October 24, 2013 at 10:05 am

    Lovely cause. Those little ones on the pictures are too cute. I'm sure they won't stay homeless for long.

    • L. E. Mastilock says

      October 24, 2013 at 9:22 pm

      I know, I wish I could take the big fluffy black cat home!

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