National Nonprofit Petco Love Invests in PetConnect Rescue to Save and Improve the Lives of Pets in DC Metropolitan Area 

 

Potomac, MD (May 14, 2024) – PetConnect Rescue has received a $5,000 grant investment from national nonprofit Petco Love in support of their lifesaving work for animals in the DC Metropolitan Area.

Petco Love is a national nonprofit leading change for pets by harnessing the power of love to make communities and pet families closer, stronger, and healthier. Since its founding in 1999, Petco Love has invested nearly $400 million in adoption and other lifesaving efforts. And Petco Love helps find loving homes for pets in partnership with Petco and more than 4,000 organizations — like ours — across North America, with 6.8 million pets adopted and counting. 

“Our investment in PetConnect Rescue 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,” said 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.”

“We are profoundly grateful to Petco Love for this generous investment and for sharing our commitment to saving lives and providing a brighter future for pets and the people who love them. With Petco Love’s partnership, we can provide more dogs and cats with the support they need to move from homelessness to home,” said Barbara Hutcherson, Executive Director of PetConnect Rescue.

PetConnect Rescue, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving dogs and cats in need. Since 2005, PetConnect Rescue has been committed to providing loving homes for pets facing euthanasia and to creating a positive and supportive rescue experience for adopters. PetConnect Rescue rescues, places into foster homes, and adopts out more than 1,000 pets each year, in addition to providing support for spaying and neutering thousands of dogs and cats in under-resourced communities. For more information about PetConnect Rescue, visit petconnectrescue.org. Learn more about Petco Love here: petcolove.org. 

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About PetConnect Rescue
PetConnect Rescue, Inc. is a nonprofit organization (501c3) dedicated to saving dogs and cats in need. Since 2005, PetConnect Rescue has been committed to providing loving homes for animals facing euthanasia and to creating a positive and supportive rescue experience for adopters. Visit petconnectrescue.org or follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

About Petco Love
Petco Love is a life-changing nonprofit organization that makes communities and pet families closer, stronger, and healthier. Since our founding in 1999 as the Petco Foundation, we’ve empowered animal welfare organizations by investing nearly $400 million in adoption and other lifesaving efforts. We’ve helped find loving homes for more than 6.8 million pets in partnership with Petco and organizations nationwide. Our love for pets drives us to lead with innovation, creating tools animal lovers need to reunite lost pets, and lead with passion, inspiring and mobilizing communities and our more than 4,000 animal welfare partners to drive lifesaving change alongside us. Is love calling you? Join us. Visit PetcoLove.org or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, X, Threads, and LinkedIn to be part of the lifesaving work we lead every day.