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November 26, 2021 – SD Gunner Fund recently announced a $ 2,500 investment from newly appointed Petco Love to support their life-changing work with service animals in Southeast Georgia. Petco Love’s investment will change lives by funding the training and placement of much-needed service animals for veterans struggling with PTSD and TBI.
“We are honored to have received this life-changing grant from Petco Love and excited about the impact we can now have in the lives of more Veterans with our specially trained service dogs,” said Britnee Kinard, Executive Director of SD Gunner Fund. “This investment will help us continue to help service animals and the people of Southeast Georgia live their best lives.” “
Since 2012, Petco Love has invested over $ 16 million to support the life-changing work of Helping Heroes – animals who are trained to be heroes who help us – with a particular focus on supporting organizations that train refuge animals to be services, therapies and workers. animals. They could be service dogs that support our country’s veterans, search and rescue dogs that help disaster relief efforts, or therapy animals that provide comfort in hospitals or nursing homes for the elderly.
“Petco Love is proud to support the SD Gunner Fund, as one of nearly 100 organizations receiving a Helping Heroes grant this year,” said Petco Love President Susanne Kogut. “Petco Love is focused on supporting organizations that find pets in animal shelters and transform them into pet heroes who improve the lives of others, highlighting the true potential of shelter pets.” and the impact they bring to their communities. “
SD Gunner Fund is a non-profit organization that provides assistance to veterans, first responders and exceptional children through the training and adoption of service animals in Georgia’s coastal region and the -of the. Since 2014, SD Gunner Fund has trained and matched 85 assistance dogs with deserving families.
