The Grand Prize winner is Legacy Boxer Rescue, which serves the Dallas/Forth Worth area of Texas. They’ll receive $20,000 worth of prizes donated by our wonderful sponsors! The photo of some Legacy volunteers was taken in Dallas, when they all turned out for the last stop on the BIG Bus Tour to say hello! Congratulations to a great organization!
Winner of the Second Prize was Villalobos Rescue Center, a rescue, rehabilitation and placement facility for abused and abandoned pit bulls located in Canyon Country, Calif. They’ll receive $5,000 worth of donated prizes (with an extra wag of the tail from my own rescued pit bull mix, Gracie!).
The group with the third-highest number of votes, and winner of the Third Prize, is Great Lakes Bengal Rescue, a non-profit Bengal cat rescue within the Great Lakes region serving Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. They maintain a network of over 25 foster homes, and will be receiving $4,000 worth of donated prizes. Great work, friends!
Winning the Fourth Prize is Blind Cat Rescue and Sanctuary, a North Carolina-based organization that provides a safety net for blind cats who are homeless. They will receive $3,000 worth of donated prizes, which we know will be put to great use!
Our Fifth Place winner is Detroit Dog Rescue, which saves abused, abandoned, injured and starving dogs off the streets of Detroit. They are in the process of fundraising to build a no-kill shelter in the city, and already let us know that whatever they win will be given to to members of the Detroit community as part of a “Free Dog Food Day” giveaway of their own. That’s something I’m proud to be part of!
Now for some more exciting news: Every single one of the rest of our 50 finalists will receive at least $1000 in donated prizes! I’ll post later this week about just how that was made possible, and thank the donors who came through for us.
I want to take this opportunity to thank our prize donors, everyone who nominated rescue groups and shelters in the contest — more than 13,000 of you! — as well as thank all the dedicated rescuers and shelter volunteers and workers who do so much for the cats and dogs every day!
I am proud and honored to be able to support you in any way possible, my friends!
Here are the rest of the finalists who will each receive at least $1000 in prizes, under the jump:
Animal Friends of the ValleysARME (Animal Rescue, Media & Education) Central Brevard Humane Society Charm City Animal RescueChicago Pet RescueClinton County Humane SocietyDane County Humane SocietyExeter Animal ShelterFallbrook Animal Sanctuary FOWA Friends of Wayne AnimalsFound ChicagoFurry Friends Refuge Genesis Animal RescueGoliath and Bebe’s World Heartland Animal Shelter Heartland Lab Rescue HELP Help Humane Helping Paws Pet Rescue Homeward Trails Animal Rescue Hound Haven Humane Society of Dallas County Humane Society of West Alabama Humane Society of Yuma Itty Bitty Kitty Lab Rescue of the LRCP Lifeline For Pound Buddies Rescue Long Island Bulldog Rescue Marley’s Mutts Dog Rescue Midwest Rabbit Rescue and Rehome New Rattitude OK Yorkie Rescue Partners4pets Paws and Prayers Pet Rescue Perfect Pets Rescue Pets Unlimited Precious Secrets Sheltie Rescue Ruff Love Rescue Sacramento County Department of Animal Care and Regulation Save1Pet Save-A-Pet Southern California Pomeranian RescueTake Me Home Rescue Valley of the Sun Giant Schnauzer RescueWoodruff County Animal Rescue Friends
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