The Animal Foundation: KONG Toys Grant Report

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

This grant allowed The Animal Foundation to continue to provide enrichment opportunities to the dogs in our care. Enrichment is a vital, lifesaving operation that every rescue and shelter should perform on a daily basis, and by having these KONG toys readily available, The Animal Foundation was able to pursue our lifesaving mission.

How many pets did this grant help?

500

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

Manny (first photo) began showing signs of kennel neurosis almost immediately after entering the shelter. He was stress-barking, developing kennel reactivity, and would pace in his kennel.

We quickly discovered that many of these behaviors declined or were outright eliminated when enrichment in the form of frozen KONG toys was provided. Because of this enrichment, his kennel presentation improved drastically, and Manny was ultimately adopted by a loving family. He was so attached to his KONG that he left the shelter with it still in his mouth.