ANIMALS FOR ARMED FORCES FOUNDATION to Sponsor Memorial Day Weekend Adoptions for Service Members
Rancho Santa Fe, CA (May 22, 2019) – Helen Woodward Animal Center is inviting military personnel to bring home a new furry family member over Memorial Day Weekend. From Friday, May 24th to Sunday, May 26th, the Animals for Armed Forces Foundation will cover pet adoption fees for approved military families as an honorary thank you for their service.
Helen Woodward Animal Center is a dedicated supporter of service men and women and is grateful to the Animals for Armed Forces Foundation for extending the gift of unconditional love a pet provides to military members and their families who have sacrificed and given so much for our country. By choosing to adopt, these military families are lifesavers to orphan pets and, in turn, these loving pets provide them with years of comfort, laughter, loyalty and joy.
Proof of the symbiotic relationship between pets and the military can be seen in Helen Woodward Animal Center’s PET (Pet Encounter Therapy) program. PET serves 60-70 veterans monthly (at the VA Hospital and the Hawthorne Center), utilizing therapeutic animals to help lower blood pressure, regulate breathing, improve memory and lift the spirits of wounded soldiers.
The Center’s AniMeals program also regularly assists the military thanks to a partnership with the natural pet food company Blue Buffalo. The program provides pet food to wounded military clients with service dogs through the Recovery Care Coordinator Office (RCC) and the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS), ensuring that food costs are not a factor in keeping these beloved friends by the sides of the soldiers who depend on them.
Helen Woodward’s Companion Animal Hospital’s Military Fund also supports our military by offering free services to Active Duty Enlisted Military E-1 to E-7 or Disabled Military and their immediate family members. The highly in-demand fund is consistently seeking donations to continue to provide these incredibly important services. To donate to Helen Woodward’s Companion Animal Hospital’s Military Fund, please contact VP of Development Renee Resko at (858) 756-4117 x 347 or donate on-line at www.animalcenter.org.
This coming weekend, Helen Woodward Animal Center is proud to offer sponsored adoption fees to military families through its partnership with Animals for Armed Forces Foundation. Both organizations share a belief in the wonderful healing quality of animals and the many ways they improve the lives of their human families. Each year, Animals for Armed Forces Foundation teams up with local animal shelters to provide Free Pet Adoption Days for current, former/retired and/or immediate family members of the: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard and National Guard.
“It’s so heartwarming to see military families open their homes to a new furry family member,” stated Dora Dahlke, Adoptions Services Manager. “We’re honored to assist these families in their search for a new forever pet. Not only are they heroic for all they have given to our country, they are heroes for providing love to an orphan pet in need.”
Helen Woodward Animal Center encourages military families to visit the Center between Friday, May 24th and Sunday, May 26th to find their new furry friend.
ADOPTIONS HOURS:
Friday, May 24: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturday, May 25: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, May 26: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
For more information, please contact Helen Woodward Animal Center Adoptions Department at: 858-756-4117 ext. 313, visit www.animalcenter.org or stop by 6523 Helen Woodward Way, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067.
(Our normal main entrance on El Apajo Road is closed due to construction, please use the Helen Woodward Way address.)
*Adoption Details:
(Pay only a $32 microchip fee.) Limit one animal per household. Family must meet adoption requirements. Subject to limitations on availability. The military adoption discount applies to active duty, reserve and veterans of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard and National Guard, and/or immediate family members. Please bring your photo ID and one of the following to receive the adoption discount: • Military ID •Dependent ID • Veterans ID • DD-214 and Driver’s License • NGB Form 22. Thank you for your service!