Crestview Animal Services receives help to increase lifesaving
Up to $35,000 in grant funding will be dedicated to increasing live outcomes and developing programs aimed at keeping pets and their families together.
Crestview Animal Services cared for 550 dogs and cats in Crestview in 2024. The shelter hopes the resources provided through the Best Friends Shelter Collaboration will help keep pets in homes by providing supplies for pets facing surrender.
On April 23, representatives from the Jacksonville Humane Society visited Crestview Animal Services to deliver essential pet supplies. These supplies will be used to support families in need, helping them care for their pets and reducing the number of animals surrendered to the shelter.
“Pets are family, we applaud the efforts made at Crestview Animal Services to keep people and pets together,” Jacksonville Humane Society CEO Lawrence Nicolas said in a news release. “Being able to assist families in need will have a tremendous impact on both pets and the people who care for them in Crestview.”
This grant provides funding for partner agencies to receive funding to transfer animals from Crestview Animal Services. The grant also provides funding for spay/neuter of shelter animals.
“Receiving this grant from the Jacksonville Humane Society is a meaningful milestone for our Animal Services Division,” Crestview Animal Services Operations Manager Lindsay Garrett said. “It has been a very transformative year for Crestview Animal Services, and this grant is a major step forward in our mission to rescue, protect, and find loving homes for every animal in our care. We’re so grateful to Jacksonville Humane for believing in the work this team is doing.”
Crestview Animal Services continues to provide shelter and care for animals in need of loving homes. Can you open your heart and home to a new four-legged family member? The shelter is located at 715 N. Ferdon Blvd. and is open from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.
“Our community can support Crestview Animal Services by adopting, fostering, volunteering, donating, or simply spreading the word about what we do,” Crestview Animal Control Officer Katie Healey said. “Every action, big or small, helps create more space, more opportunities, and more second chances for animals in need.
“More than anything, we ask that our community stand with us in building a better future for people and their pets. This has been my mission since day one in animal welfare: to leave a mark by bridging the gap between need and access. With your help, we can make that a reality.”
About Best Friends Animal Society
Founded in 1984, Best Friends Animal Society is a leading national animal welfare organization committed to ending the killing of dogs and cats in America’s shelters. The organization’s goal is to achieve a “no-kill” country through lifesaving programs and collaboration with animal welfare organizations nationwide. More information about Best Friends Animal Society is available at www.bestfriends.org.
About the Jacksonville Humane Society
Founded in 1885, the Jacksonville Humane Society provides care, comfort, and compassion to animals in need while engaging the community to work toward ending the euthanasia of abandoned and orphaned shelter animals. More information about the Jacksonville Humane Society is available at www.jaxhumane.org.