CONTACT: Alexis Raymond, United Animal Nations, (916) 429-2457
SACRAMENTO, CA (March 28, 2008) - United Animal Nations (UAN) is offeringfinancial assistance grants of up to $500 to help victims of the recent floodsin Missouri care for their pets.
UAN's LifeLine Crisis Relief Grants can help flood victims with expenses for thefollowing:
* Veterinary care to treat injury or illness caused by flooding* Temporary boarding* Transporting the animal to a temporary living situation
"When people are displaced from their homes by a flood, they often do nothave the resources to pay for vet care for injured pets, or to board their petstemporarily until they make repairs or find a new place to live," said UANPresident and CEO Nicole Forsyth. "Through our LifeLine Crisis Relief Grantprogram, we can relieve families of the stress of caring for their pets so theycan focus on rebuilding their lives."
UAN will offer qualified individual applicants up to $500 as long as funds areavailable. UAN's LifeLine Crisis Relief Grant Program is supported solely byprivate donations. Individuals can help keep services flowing to flood victimsand their pets in need with donations to the Disaster Relief Fund by visitingwww.uan.org.
To get eligibility information and apply for a LifeLine Crisis Relief Grant,visit www.uan.org or call (916) 429-2457.
Through its volunteer-driven Emergency Animal Rescue Service (EARS), UANhas provided emergency animal sheltering and disaster relief services duringsome of the nation's most severe disasters. In addition to Hurricane Katrina,UAN also responded to Hurricanes Bret, Dennis and Floyd in 1999; theMidwest floods in 1993, Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and dozens more.
Founded in 1987, United Animal Nations (UAN) is North America's leadingprovider of emergency animal sheltering and disaster relief services and a keyadvocate for the critical needs of animals. |
