FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PETCO FOUNDATION GRANTS BROTHER WOLF $30,000 TO SUPPORT TRANSPORT PROGRAM

(Asheville, NC –  October 4, 2019) Brother Wolf Animal Rescue announced it has been awarded a $30,000 grant from the Petco Foundation to support its transport program.

The Petco Foundation investment will help to transport over 1,000 animals a year to loving homes throughout the northeast.

“Our transport program is a win-win for adopters and animals across the east coast,” said Leah Craig Fieser, Executive Director of Brother Wolf Animal Rescue. “We’re so thankful for this grant from the Petco Foundation. We’re proud of the work that Brother Wolf’s transport program has already accomplished and thanks to them, we’re looking forward to its continued growth.”

For more information about Brother Wolf’s transport program, visit www.bwar.org. For more on the Petco Foundation, visit petcofoundation.org and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by using the hashtag #PetcoFamily.

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About Brother Wolf Animal Rescue

Located in Asheville, NC, Brother Wolf Animal Rescue was founded in 2007 to provide the resources and programs to build No-Kill communities. Through thriving adoption and pet retention programs, extensive volunteer and foster networks, a trap-neuter-vaccinate-return program for community cats, and a low-cost mobile spay/neuter clinic, Brother Wolf positively impacts the lives of thousands of animals each year. Learn more about Brother Wolf and their life-saving programs at www.bwar.org.

About the Petco Foundation

At the Petco Foundation, we believe that every animal deserves to live its best life. Since 1999, we’ve invested more than $260 million in lifesaving animal welfare work to make that happen. With our more than 4,000 animal welfare partners, we inspire and empower communities to make a difference by investing in adoption and medical care programs, spay and neuter services, pet cancer research, service and therapy animals, and numerous other lifesaving initiatives. Through our Think Adoption First program, we partner with Petco stores and animal welfare organizations across the country to increase pet adoptions. So far, we’ve helped more than 6 million pets find their new loving families, and we’re just getting started. Visit petcofoundation.org to learn more about how you can get involved.