Lynchburg Humane Society Awarded Rachael Ray Grant to Help Save Pets

The Lynchburg Humane Society is pleased to have received a $50,000 Rachael Ray Save Them All grant from Best Friends Animal Society for its Transfer to Happiness program to help save the lives of at-risk pets in Virginia. Virginia is close to becoming the largest state to achieve “No-Kill” status and these efforts will help with just that.

“This grant allows us to include Transfer to Happiness in our life-saving work,” said Claire LeFew, Development and Communications Manager at LHS. “Our goal is to transfer in 320 at-risk dogs and cats from shelters across Virginia to our Center for Pets here in Lynchburg. We appreciate the support of Best Friends Animal Society in making Transfer to Happiness possible.”

The Lynchburg Humane Society is an active partner in the Best Friends Network which offers help and support to shelters, rescue groups, and other animal welfare organizations working to save lives in their communities.

“When you choose to adopt your next pet, you are becoming part of the solution right here in our community,” said LeFew.

The Rachael Ray Save Them All Grants is a grant program, administered by Best Friends and funded by The Rachael Ray Foundation™ that provides grants to shelters for euthanasia reduction initiatives. The Rachael Ray Foundation helps animals in need and is funded by a portion of proceeds from each sale of Rachael's pet food, Nutrish®.

The Lynchburg Humane Society is a nonprofit animal welfare organization that owns and operates the Edythe Elizabeth Stauffer Center for Pets in Lynchburg and the Spay and Neuter Clinic in Evington. The Lynchburg Humane Society is a no-kill facility that helps over 13,000 dogs and cats and over 13,000 people annually. Its mission is to lead the way in providing a compassionate, safe community for animals and people through progressive life-saving programs, services, resources, and education.

About Best Friends Animal Society--Best Friends Animal Society is the leading animal welfare organization working to save the lives of cats and dogs in America’s shelters by 2025. Founded in 1984, Best Friends runs lifesaving programs all across the country, as well as the nation’s largest no-kill animal sanctuary. Best Friends works collaboratively with a network of more than 5,000 animal welfare and shelter partners, and community members nationwide. For more information, visit bestfriends.org.