Submitted by Kayley Nugent
St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center needs your vote to secure up to $350,000 in lifesaving funding through Petco’s Innovation Showdown. This collaborative project is bringing the nation’s top animal welfare organizations together to invest in lifesaving ideas. After hundreds of submissions, two finalist spots were chosen, and nine other shelters are now competing for that third and final spot. Once the three top ideas have been chosen, they will present their ideas at this year’s Animal Care Expo and could win up to $350,000. St. Hubert’s has been lucky enough to qualify for the Wildcard spot, but now they need your help. The best part is, all you have to do is vote.
St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center created the Sister Shelter WayStation Program in 2016 to connect areas of need with those of opportunity. Our network has grown to an astounding 60+ partners across the country who work together to save the lives of at-risk dogs by transporting to shelters with capacity and plenty of potential adopters. One of the major components of the network is the relationship within the partners and the support that comes from that relationship. This is known as the “Hands Up” approach.
Recently, St. Hubert’s entered the contest with a submission based around the idea of using the funding to increase and enhance the “Hands Up” approach. The animal welfare center is looking to further support these partners that are in need of transport, fundamental supplies, funding for spay/neuter and mentorship, all while saving thousands of lives in the process. St. Hubert’s is looking to providing assistance to their partners in areas that lack space and resources, giving them a Hand Up so they have the tools to save thousands of animals.
People can help by voting for St. Hubert’s video and sharing the link, encouraging others to vote as well: petcofoundation.org/showdown-2018/
For more information or to support the effort, please visit sthuberts.org
St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center is located at 575 Woodland Avenue, Madison, New Jersey. The admin number is 973-377-7094. The shelter number is 973-377-2295.
(above) St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center requests your vote.
