Lee County Humane Society, Auburn, has received a Dogs Playing for Life Mentorship Program Grant from the Petfinder Foundation. The Petfinder Foundation Dogs Playing for Life Mentorship Program Grant is used to cover tuition cost for one person from the Petfinder member’s organization to attend a Dogs Playing for Life Mentorship session. This grant program is part of a commitment to enhancing shelter dogs’ quality of life by allowing them to engage in natural social behaviors. Lee County Humane Society posts its adoptable pets at www.petfinder.com/shelters/AL66.html.
The Petfinder Foundation assists the 12,000+animalshelters and rescue groups that post their adoptable pets on Petfinder. A nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, the Petfinder Foundation helps adoption organizations find homes for the pets in their care through its Sponsor A Pet, Disaster Fund, Quality of Life and other programs. Since its founding in 2003, the Petfinder Foundation has given more than $20 million in cash and product grants to shelters and rescue groups in the United States, Canada and Mexico.