Rachael Ray Foundation Stories

Indie the kitten in a Halloween-themed cat tube toy

Every day is this kitten’s best day

A grant to support special veterinary care helps Planned PEThood in Georgia save a tiny kitten’s life.
Now every day is Indie's best day
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Affordable vet care helps Louisiana pets

Rachael Ray Save Them All Grant supports The Inner Pup’s low-cost veterinary services to help pets stay in their homes with their families.
Helping people and their pets
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Grant helps save senior dog’s eyesight

A Lab mix named Cheesecake had a disease that threatened her eyesight, but a Rachael Ray Save Them All Grant helped her to see again.
Extra funds help save lives
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Changing life for pets and people in west Texas

With funds from the Rachael Ray No-Kill Excellence Grant, Fix West Texas offers lifechanging assistance to the community’s pets and their people.
Read how they embrace their community
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Grant helps save more dogs in Chicago shelters

One Tail at a Time puts Rachael Ray Save Them All Grant to good use to support dogs from Chicago animal shelter.
They're thinking outside of the box
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Vancouver area felines hit the jackpot

Cats of all kinds benefit from Rachael Ray Save Them All Grant to Humane Society of Southwest Washington
See how TNVR helps
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North Dakota shelter steps up to help others

Souris Valley Animal Shelter puts Best Friends grant funds to good use, which includes supporting other shelters.
See how grant helps North Dakota shelter
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County shelter pays it forward to others

County of Santa Clara Animal Services receives Rachael Ray No-Excellence Grant.
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Planned PEThood of Georgia innovates to help rural shelters

Rachael Ray Save Them All grant served as a catalyst so Planned PEThood of Georgia could offer more services to rural shelters to help save more lives.
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Supporting our partners in animal welfare during the COVID-19 pandemic

Since the coronavirus pandemic began, Best Friends has kicked into high gear to support our 3,000 Network Partners.
Best Friends Magazine
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Grants helping Houston pet families during the COVID-19 pandemic will continue

The Friends For Life wellness clinic and food bank helping pets during the COVID-19 pandemic has been so successful that the shelter plans to keep it going.
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Grants for sustainable no-kill animal sheltering

Rachael Ray No-Kill Excellence Grants support shelters helping each other.
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The Rachael Ray Foundation™ keeps pets safe with a $2M grant for COVID-19 whole-family relief

A big thank-you to our lifesaving partner The Rachael Ray Foundation™ for their $2 million fund to help keep pets safe with their families during this time of crisis.
Julie Castle Blog
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Almost two years after Hurricane Harvey, one amazing organization is still helping pets in Houston

Rachel Ray Save Them All Grant awarded to Austin Pets Alive helps organization save special needs pets, like FeLV-positive kittens and parvo puppies.
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Pet grants to Save Them All

Rachael Ray Save Them All pet grants make a difference for homeless dogs and cats by funding adoption, TNR, transport and other programs.
Best Friends Magazine