Rhode Island Foundation grants will help pets and their owners

Rhode Island Foundation grants will help pets and their owners

PROVIDENCE – Trish Torres, who has been rescuing dogs and cats all of her adult life, often takes the animals for treatment at the Potter League for Animals’ low-cost spay and neuter clinic in Warwick.

“It allows me to say ‘yes’ more often, to help more animals,” she said.

Torres, a Rhode Island business owner who has been rescuing animals for 35 years, said, “I can remember back in the day, we didn’t have resources like this.”

The Potter League for Animals is receiving the largest award, $100,000, in the Rhode Island Foundation’s recent round of grants to animal welfare programs. The foundation on Friday announced that it has awarded $550,000 to two dozen nonprofit agencies supporting a range of uses, including low-cost veterinary care for pets in low-income households, educational programs and seal rescues. 

Rhode Island Foundation grants will help pets and their owners

The Potter League grant will support veterinary care at its animal care and adoption center in Middletown and help buy medical supplies for its clinic in East Providence, as well as subsidize the cost of surgeries at its spay and neuter clinic in Warwick.

“Demand is very high for us,” said Brad Shear, chief executive officer of the Potter League. “The cost of veterinary care has gone up dramatically. We’re one of the few low-cost options in the state.”

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