Recent Grantees

Doris Day Animal League (HSUS) World Spay Day, is celebrating its 23rd year on February 28!

The Pet Fund DDAF funds aid The Pet Fund providing aid to seniors and others with pet care needs and help increase a $100,000 matching grant.

Iowa Parrot Rescue Iowa Parrot Rescue is a well-regarded parrot rescue and education source for parrot rescue around the country.

Equamore Foundation Equamore Foundation plans to apply DDAF’s grant to their Foot Fetish program as so many horses are released to rescues with serious foot problems.

Doris Day Equine Center The Doris Day Equine Center holds trainings for the trainers to select horse rescues across the country.

Meals on Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula As with DDAF’s previous grants to this group, our support will contribute to gasoline cards for drivers for the pet food meals delivered to Meals on Wheels clientele.

Misfit Acres A very small Southern Minnesota horse sanctuary for 10 horses, this group operates on a limited budget, and our grant will assist with hay purchases for the winter.

Homeward Bound in the Heartland In addition to rescuing, fostering, and rehoming companion animals, DDAF will help fund their pet food pantry and Safe at Home program for low-income and senior families with needs for pet food, veterinary care, and transportation to and from pet clinics.

Humane Society of Putnam County DDAF’s grant will help lower spay & neuter costs for residents of 14 Middle Tennessee citizens meeting low-income provisions.

Operation Freedom Paws Designed primarily for armed forces vets, OFP provides trained service dogs at no cost to the recipients.

ACTion Programs for Animals Leading the effort for a No Kill Las Cruces, the area shelter credits APA for a significant contribution to reducing euthanasia.

Leech Lake Legacy Volunteer network assisting the animals at Leech Lake Reservation.

C&W Rustic Hollow Shelter The 65-acre property has six facilities for cats allowing quarantine of FIV and FeLV groups, as well as elderly cats and “safety net” cats.

Second Chance Sheridan Cat Rescue – SCSCR Sheridan, WY special needs and senior rescue and sanctuary networking throughout Wyoming, Montana and South Dakota to rescue cats.

Cause 4 Paws A hard-working, all-volunteer Virginia rescue adopting out 100-125 cats per year from TNR, owner surrenders, and animal shelters.

BARC – Basic Animal Rights Committee DDAF’s grant to BARC will support their fledgling spay/neuter costs involved in a TNR program for about 400 feral cats in Parsons, KS.

Partners for Pets (Troy IL) P4P focuses on pulling euthanasia candidates from low-adoption city shelters in Metro St. Louis.

Animal Outreach of Shelby County (IN) AOSC, a small, all-volunteer group in Central Indiana, is collaborating with the city and a low-cost s/n clinic in a Feral Freedom project to reduce euthanasia of feral cats in the county.

Critter Crusaders of Cedar Rapids An all-volunteer group focused on arranging for and assisting with veterinary care for homeless and shelter animals.

Humane Alternative This all-volunteer group rescues, fosters, and places strictly special needs/handicapped companion animals in Southern Florida.

Poodle and Pooch Rescue of Florida PPR is focused on special needs rescues and works hard to get them in good health and to find their forever homes.

P.E.T.S. Low Cost Spay and Neuter Clinic A Wichita Falls TX volunteer group working to keep pets in their homes and prevent euthanasia though low cost spay/neuter, and education efforts.

Healing Species Rescuing, rehabilitating, and putting rescued dogs to work in programs that teach compassion, prevent violence, and change lives of at-risk children and prison populations.

House of Dreams Cat Shelter A small cat sanctuary in Portland OR, HOD cares for hard to adopt cats and about half the cats in their care are FeLV+, but living long and happy lives.

CatVando Noted for registering 350 feral colonies with Cook County animal control, our grant to CatVando will cover the cost of spay/neuter cats in four colonies the group is monitoring.

Kitty Cat Connection KCC rescues and places about 350 cats and kittens every year in Kansas City MO and nearby counties.

Canine Assisted Therapy Training canine therapy assistance teams to work with children in 10 southern Florida counties.

Channel Islands Marine Welfare Institute Feeding sea lion pups in crisis as a result of an Unusual Mortality Event.

Working Dogs for Conservation DDAF’s third grant to WDC will support food, equipment, and veterinary care to rescue and train five high-energy at-risk dogs from shelters.

Tangi Animal Friends Providing spay / neuter assistance in one of Louisiana’s lowest-income communities

Alley Cat Rescue Working with feral cats, providing adoption services to about 250 cats per year.

Lifebridge for Animals Providing rescue, emergency veterinary care, and animal welfare education for three small counties near Bowling Green, Ky.

Mercer Veterinary Hospital Providing hands-on training for future veterinarians, while serving the pets of the homeless in the Sacramento community

Wolfwood Refuge Wolfwood Refuge provides sanctuary to wolves and wolf hybrids that are unable to be released in the wild due to their contact with humans and previous neglect and abuse.

NESAA - New England Society for Abandoned Animals Volunteers dedicated to the implementation of "no-kill," humane programs to end the suffering and abuse of homeless and abandoned pets.

P.U.P.S. PUPS shares the news of education, awareness, and responsibility in animal welfare every opportunity that comes their way.

Lucy's House for the Prevention of Homeless Pets A Pet Food Bank dedicated to keeping pets in their homes with their families.

Cheboygan County Humane Society The Society is dedicated to promoting the humane treatment of animals and finding homes for adoptable homeless animals.

Sammies Friends Sammies Friends provides medical care for disadvantaged animals at the Nevada County Animal Shelter (Grass Valley, Calif.) so they can be adopted.

Animal Haus Sometimes a pet is the only family that a person may have, and Animal Haus works to support that bond.

Second Chance for Cats Second Chance For Cats is a nonprofit organization set up to spay or neuter homeless felines, and then adopt, relocate, or release them.

Horses of Tir Na Nog A safe haven for horses that have few remaining options, ensuring them a better quality of life.

The Pet Fund Working toward a future where decisions about companion animal medical care need never be made on the basis of cost.

Free Roaming Feline Program An all-volunteer organization whose goal is to help stray and feral felines, affectionately referred to as "Roamers."

Almost Home Dog Rescue of Ohio Providing homeless Collies and other family-friendly dogs a safe haven where they will receive medical care, nutrition and love until an approved home is found.

Red Lake Rosie's Rescue Educating Red Lake, Minn., residents by teaching basic animal care, including feeding, watering, shelter, medical care and spaying/neutering.

Greyhound Adoption Center Saving greyhounds for more than 30 years.

US War Dogs Established in 2000 as a non-profit organization made up of former and current U.S. Military Working Dog Handlers.

River City Community Animal Hospital A mobile and Non Profit spay and neuter facility that travels throughout northeast Florida and Southeastern Georgia.

Humane Ohio Ending dog and cat overpopulation in the Greater Toledo area by offering high-quality, affordable spay/neuter services and promoting responsible pet care.

Animal Advocates of Moore County Committed to all aspects of animal welfare including spay/neuter, animal cruelty, and animal rescue, accompanied by community education and diligence toward humane legislation.

Dogs on Deployment A central network for military members to find volunteers willing to board their pets while they are deployed or have other service commitments, making them unable to temporarily care for their pets.

A.R.F. DDAF provided dental care for 25 senior dogs in this Muncie, Ind., no-kill shelter.

Fayette Humane Society The oldest non-profit humane organization in Fayette County, Ga., the FHS is staffed entirely by volunteers who believe that all companion pets should be treated with reverence and care.

Animal Welfare Society When adopters expressed concerns about ongoing medical costs, a great idea was born: the Doris Day Senior Cat Care Credit!

Senior Dog Haven & Hospice These dedicated volunteers rescue and rehome seniors - and provide hospice care for those waiting to cross the Rainbow Bridge.

Guilderhaven Focusing on low-cost spay/neuter services for low-income families in upstate New York

Pacific Marine Mammal Center At ground-zero of the current California Sea Lion emergency, PMMC is saving hundreds of animals from starvation.

Senior Dogs 4 Seniors Creating "win-win" situations by placing senior dogs with seniors who are still in their homes

Tabbytown A volunteer-run cat and kitten rescue in a shopping mall! What a great idea!

Eyes In The Sky A project of the Santa Barbara Audubon Society, this rescue and education center rehabilitates injured raptors while teaching children about these magnificent birds of prey.

Monterey SPCA When three abandoned horses were found starving, tick-infested and diseased, the SPCA for Monterey County and DDAF stepped in with life-saving assistance.

Community Partnership for Pets Offering North Carolina families affordable spay and neuter services to reduce the homeless pet population

Peppertree Rescue, Inc. A very special rescue group that saves dogs of good temperment from euthanasia, pounds and shelters, and untenable living situations