Fix West Texas is being awarded with a $12,000 grant as the grand prize recipient of Freshpet’s annual Fresh Start program for the Southwest, a press release detailed.
The press release continues to detail that Fix West Texas plans to use the $12,000 to provide spay, neuter and vaccination to cats who are surrendered to them and need to be adopted. This makes them easier to adopt out in the community, controls the pet population, and helps keep the cats healthy in the coming years.
Fix West Texas has reportedly rescued, neutered, vaccinated and rehomed 491 cats this year at an average cost of $50 per cat. That means the $12,000 will allow them to save 240 more homeless cats in their community.
Fix West Texas was one hundreds of shelters nominated for a Fresh Start grant, the press release stated. Winners were chosen by online votes.
The Fresh Start program was created in 2018 to provide support for overlooked cats and dogs who are often deemed unadoptable. Freshpet’s Fresh Start program has awarded more than $100,000 in contributions in the past three years.
This year, Fresh Start is awarding $12,000 grants to shelters across five regions in the U.S., and will recognize two runner-up organizations in each region with $3,000 each. One shelter from each region will also be awarded with a $3,000 Wunderdog grant.
