Pet Friendly Services is continuing to save lives and prevent suffering. Using highly targeted, impactful programs, we’re addressing the root cause of pet overpopulation.
Animal shelters across our state are at or above capacity. Through the Pit Mix Fix and “The FIX is IN!” programs, we’re focusing on animals that are most likely to end up in shelters: large dogs and cats. Not only does fixing a pet prevent them from making more pets, it also improves behavior. Fixed pets are FAR more likely to stay with their families and out of shelters.
Through our Spay/Neuter Assistance Program for limited-income families, and special partnerships like “Summer Sensations” with Alley Cat Advocates, we’re making spay/neuter affordable and accessible for pet-owning families in need.
Read on to see how and where we’ve made a difference so far this year!
Our lifesaving work only happens with your support. Driving with the Pet Friendly Plate Saves lives!
Where We Saved Lives This Quarter
The Pet Friendly Plate Grant allows shelters and rescues to fix their animals for FREE! This makes them healthy, happy, and adoption-ready.
The Community Cat Grant provides rescue groups and shelters with 25 FREE surgery certificates each year, to be used for Trap-Neuter-Return programs for outdoor cats. These certificates include a rabies vaccination and mandatory eartip.
The following organizations received their annual Pet Friendly Plate Grant and Community Cat Grant spay/neuter certificates in the second quarter of 2023:
Not in your county this quarter? We serve all 92 counties in Indiana – click here to see who we help near you!
Pet Friendly Plate Grant Recipients – Second Quarter 2023
- Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control – Allen County
- Barco Feral Friends – Bartholomew County
- The Litter Box Kitty Rescue – Bartholomew County
- Brown County Humane Society – Brown County
- DART – Carroll County
- Fat Heads Rescue – Clark County
- Canine Haven Rescue – DeKalb County
- Paws On My Heart – Delaware County
- The Dubois County Humane Society – Dubois County
- Elkhart County Feral Cat Coalition – Elkhart County
- Tracking In the Shadows – Elkhart County
- Humane Society for Hamilton County – Hamilton County
- Biscuit Factory Animal Rescue – Hancock County
- Frisky Felines Foundation – Harrison County
- Misty Eyes Animal Center – Hendricks County
- Henry County Humane Society – Henry County
- Kokomo Humane Society – Howard County
- Jamie’s Legacy – Huntington County
- Indigo’s Rescue Ranch and Sanctuary – Jackson County
- Robin’s Nest of Indy – Johnson County
- One Dog at a Time – Kosciusko County
- Sevens Heaven Wildlife Rehabilitation – Kosciusko County
- Lake County Sheriff’s Animal Control & Adoption – Lake County
- Second Chance 4 Pets Network – Lake County
- Hammond Animal Control – Lake County
- Kitties For Keeps Rescue Lake County
- Ambassadors for God’s Creatures – Madison County
- The Animal Protection League – Madison County
- Indy Great Pyrenees Rescue – Marion County
- Rosie’s Southside Animal Shelter – Marion County
- Central Indiana Lab Rescue & Adoption (CILRA) – Marion County
- Far Fetched Dog Rescue – Marion County
- LOLIN, Inc. DBA Love of Labs, Indiana – Marion County
- The Ranch Cat Rescue – Monroe County
- Guardians of the Green Mile – Porter County
- Humane Society of Scott County Indiana – Scott County
- Canine Castaways Rescue – Shelby County
- All 4 Animals Rescue – St. Joseph County
- Homeward Bound Animal Welfare – St. Joseph County
- Save A Dog Rescue – Starke County
- Natalie’s Second Chance Dog Shelter – Tippecanoe County
- Pawswap of Greater Lafayette – Tippecanoe County
- 2nd Chance Animal Rescue of Richmond – Wayne County
- Warrick County Animal Control – Wells County
- Bluffton-Wells County Animal Shelter – Wells County
The Pet Friendly Plate Grant prepares cats and dogs in shelters and rescues for forever families!
Community Cat Grant Certificates – Second Quarter 2023
- Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control – Allen County
- Barco Feral Friends – Bartholomew County
- The Litter Box Kitty Rescue – Bartholomew County
- Brown County Humane Society – Brown County
- DART – Carroll County
- Fat Heads Rescue – Clark County
- Paws On My Heart – Delaware County
- The Dubois County Humane Society – Dubois County
- Elkhart County Feral Cat Coalition – Elkhart County
- Kattery Kitties Inc. – Elkhart County
- Tracking In the Shadows – Elkhart County
- Underdog Salvation – Grant County
- Biscuit Factory Animal Rescue – Hancock County
- Jamie’s Legacy, Inc. – Huntington County
- Robin’s Nest of Indy – Johnson County
- Animal Welfare League – Kosciusko County
- Sevens Heaven Wildlife Rehabilitation – Kosciusko County
- Cast-A-Way Critters – Lake County
- Lake County Sheriff’s Animal Control & Adoption – Lake County
- Second Chance 4 Pets Network – Lake County
- Hammond Animal Control – Lake County
- Kitties For Keeps Rescue – Lake County
- Ambassadors for God’s Creatures – Madison County
- The Animal Protection League – Madison County
- Pets Alive Spay-Neuter Clinic – Monroe County
- The Ranch Cat Rescue Inc – Monroe County
- Guardians of the Green Mile, Inc. – Porter County
- Humane Society of Scott County Indiana – Scott County
- Humane Society of Sullivan County – Sullivan County
- Pawswap of Greater Lafayette – Tippecanoe County
- North Central Indiana Spay Neuter and Rescue – Tippecanoe County
- Feline Fix – Vanderburgh County
- My Ferals of Evansville, Inc. – Vanderburgh County
- 2nd Chance Animal Rescue of Richmond, Inc. – Wayne County
- Warrick County Animal Control – Wells County
The #1 way to reduce the burden on shelters is by reducing the intake of cats!
Catching up with The FIX is IN!
In 2020, Pet Friendly Services launched The FIX is IN! to expand access to care and spay/neuter. Through our partnership with Public Vet, this mobile clinic is reaching under-served areas in dire need. These clinics can fix up to 130 cats per day, which lessens the backlog on vet offices in the area, allowing vets to serve more dogs.
Pet Friendly Services provides financial assistance to families and colony caretakers who could not otherwise afford to fix their cats, helping to stop overpopulation at the source. Here’s the impact we’ve made so far this year and a brief video about the Fix is IN!
To see where The Fix is IN! will be next and to make an appointment, visit Public Vet’s website.
Pet Friendly Services is the only statewide non-profit that addresses pet overpopulation at the source and receives no government funding.
Your support makes a meaningful difference for the lives of cats and dogs in Indiana. By being a donor, becoming a sponsor, or simply sharing our information, YOU can make a difference!
