Pet Alliance

It's back! Returning for its 11th year, the 2024 My Best Friend Wine Label Contest in partnership with Quantum Leap Winery kicks off TODAY! Over the past decade, this "fun-draiser" has resulted in more than $378,000 raised for our organization. The premise is simple: the cat and dog who generate the most $1 votes over the course of the contest become the new label stars of Quantum Leap Winery's My Best Friend Rescue Red! You can learn more and enter your pet here: https://lnkd.in/ehCgetd2

Fell in love with the pup at the rock show! It looks like blink-182 got some guest band members during their tour kickoff at The Kia Center last week! It turns out that puppies aren't very good at playing guitar, but they still had a ton of fun hanging out with this awesome crew. A few of these "small things" are still available for adoption at our Sanford shelter, but we know it's only a matter of time before they get carried home!

We'd like to thank the students and teachers at Holy Family Catholic School for their hard work in collecting hundreds of items for our organization's pets!  Each grade level from PK all the way through 8th participated, resulting in some pretty amazing statistics: • Wet Dog/Cat Food: 477 cans • Dog Food: 317.9 lbs. • Cat Food: 184.05 lbs. • Cat Supplies: 238 items • Dog Supplies: 976 items • Laundry Detergent: 917 oz. • Cat Litter: 138 lbs. The students also participated in a fundraising drive, which raised an additional $625! Please join us in giving this awesome group a round of ap-paws!

Pet Alliance's annual Furball Gala returns to the Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World on Saturday, November 2, 2024! As Pet Alliance’s largest fundraiser of the year, Furball is a memorable evening of elegance and fun that directly supports our mission to rescue, rehab, and rehome thousands of homeless cats and dogs each year. Guests will have a chance to meet some of our adoptable pets at the Cuddle Lounge, enjoy live entertainment, bid on fabulous auction items, and delight in the luxury and impeccable service that the Four Seasons Resort is renowned for. Secure your tickets or learn more about sponsorship opportunities at https://lnkd.in/e4ndcm_q!

This moment between Hozier and our shelter puppies last week at the Kia Center was just “Too Sweet!” Thank you to the entire Unreal Unearth tour for giving these little guys so much love!

It's Volunteer Appreciation Week!  Did you know that in 2023, our volunteers committed more than 80,000 hours to our pets? We'd like to take a moment to thank our Kitty Cuddlers, Bark Buddies, Community Cat trappers, Event Assistants, and Fosters for being the backbone of our organization. Our ability to shelter, heal, and place more than 4,000 cats and dogs a year would be completely impossible without you!

We'd like to give a huge shoutout to AmeriFactors Financial Group, LLC. for their marvelous donation of $5,000. That's a whole lot of tennis balls! 🧡 Thank you for making a life changing impact on our pets!

#NationalPuppyDay came early for us last week! 🐶✈️ We received a special delivery of 10 puppies, who were flown by private plane from Georgia to Central Florida after a foster could not be found for them in the area where they were born. Pet Alliance staff members were stationed and ready to receive the pups right on the tarmac! Since the puppies had lived outside for their entire 4 weeks of life with no medical care, they were immediately brought to our veterinary team for a check-up. Aside from some easily treatable parasites that are found in many young cats and dogs who come from the great outdoors, these little ones were in great health. With that, the seven girls and three boys, who were all given names of bird species, were sent into foster care to learn and grow until they're ready for adoption.

Testing, testing... Is this thing on? Introducing our new radio show with WDBO, Wags and Whiskers! Tune into our first episode for an introduction to our organization with Executive Director Steve Bardy and Director of Operations Kathy Burns: https://lnkd.in/dwXrdgPX You might even hear a few sniffs and barks from two surprise guests!

We're over the moon to report that this year's Paws in the Park Presented by Metlife Pet Insurance raised $202,594! We'd like to thank everyone who fundraised and attended for giving this event a record-breaking 30th anniversary. What was your favorite part of the day?