Goodnewsforpets.com Celebrates Shelter Pets

Matching Donations Distributed to Shelters – What’s Next?

(NAVC Conference, Orlando, Florida – January 19, 2014) – Goodnewsforpets.com has announced it has distributed the last of ten three hundred dollar matching donations to local pet shelters from Closter, New Jersey to Santé Fe, New Mexico for the winners of the Goodnewsforpets.com 2013 Holiday Pet Video Contest. Goodnewsforpets will highlight an adoptable pet from each shelter in the coming weeks.

The first shelter highlighted is Watermelon Mountain Ranch selected by winner Lava Buckley of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Goodnewsforpets is featuring Grateful on the website home page with the hopes Grateful will find a forever home. Here’s Grateful’s back story as told by Sara Garrigan, Director of Development from Watermelon Mountain Ranch , New Mexico:

Grateful

Grateful was found in May of 2012 wandering on the side of the road in the Town of Bernalillo, New Mexico. She was found with her mouth duct taped shut. After a very gentle hand from our veterinary staff they were able to remove the duct tape from her mouth. Grateful showed an immediate wariness and fear of people, in particular taller males. She has been worked with on a daily basis by the staff and the volunteers. Over the last two years, she has started to come out of her shell more and more. She truly is a very sweet sweet girl; it just takes time for her to warm up to someone. Grateful does not do well with strangers immediately and will take the patience and love of a very special person for her to find her furever home.

To adopt Grateful, call the Watermelon Mountain Ranch at 505-507-7081 or to see other adoptable pets visit facebook.com/wmranch.

“The compassionate stories and emails from pet owners from the contest about their shelter pets and what their pets mean to them are truly compelling. But our winners are clear that they are thrilled to donate to help other pets. We are pleased to help and will continue to look for ways to donate, promote and publicize this need,” said Lea-Ann Germinder, Goodnewsforpets.com Editor & Publisher.

Winning Videos and Designated Shelter Donations are Listed Below.

Above each video is the link to the designated shelter that received a donation. Please click on each video image to see the winning full-length video on YouTube.

Thank you to everyone who entered and/or viewed the contest videos and watch for more contests from Goodnewsforpets.com. Be sure to follow up on Facebook and to register to receive our emails, click here.

Designated Shelter Donation Recipient

Orphans of the Storm
Riverwoods, Illinois