Humane Society of Polk County: Grant Report

How did this grant help your organization and the pets in your care?

The purchase of a new laptop computer that we can use throughout the facility to update animal medical and behavioral records and upload pictures and place them on our Petfinder web site and Facebook pages.

With the new laptop we are able to use it throughout the facility to update animal medical and behavioral records, upload pictures and place them on our Petfinder site, web site and Facebook pages, providing more visibility to the pets in our care.

How many pets did this grant help?

441

Please provide a story of one or more specific pets this grant helped.

We helped our local Animal Control last October with an animal-abuse case. We took in 29 pit bull puppies who were actually born at Animal Control to a dog confiscated from a fighting ring. These puppies were hand-fed and fostered by two of our local veterinarians and their staff so we could make sure that they were being raised correctly. One of these puppies, Duke, came back to us and was here for several months before being adopted. Duke’s new parents saw his story on our Petfinder page and traveled two hours to meet him here at the shelter. They absolutely were the perfect match for him. Duke is now in a loving home where he is the only pet and the center of attention. Duke even has his own Facebook page, The Duke of Florida, www.facebook.com/ThePitBullDukeofFlorida.