R.I. Foundation awards $481K in grants to animal-welfare programs

RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION has awarded $481,000 in grants to 26 local animal-welfare programs. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION
RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION has awarded $481,000 in grants to 26 local animal-welfare programs. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION

PROVIDENCE The Rhode Island Foundation announced Monday it has awarded $481,000 in grants to 26 local animal-welfare programs organized by nonprofits and municipalities.

The foundation said the funds will support several services offered by the programs, including low-cost veterinary care for pets within low-income households, animal adoption preparation and wildlife rehabilitation.

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Adrian Bonéy, who oversees the foundation’s Program for Animal Welfare, said in a statement Monday that the generosity from donors and the foundation’s grantee partners is expanding humane education, increasing care options for shelter animals and pets owned by low-income households, and improving the quality of animal care in Rhode Island.

The grants ranged between $2,500 and $40,000, with some organizations receiving multiple grants, the foundation said. The organizations and municipalities that received funding from the foundation are:

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  • Animal Rescue Rhode Island
  • Audubon Society of Rhode Island
  • East Greenwich Animal Protection League
  • Foster Parrots
  • Friends of Animals in Need
  • Friends of Central Falls Animals
  • Friends of the Scituate Animal Shelter
  • North Kingstown Animal Protection League
  • PAAWS RI
  • PawsWatch
  • Potter League for Animals
  • Providence Animal Rescue League
  • Rhode Island Companion Animal Alliance
  • Rhode Island Parrot Rescue
  • Rhode Island Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
  • Rhode Island Veterinary Medical Association Companion Animal Foundation
  • Roger Williams Park Zoo
  • Scruffy Paws Animal Rescue
  • Sea Research Foundation (Mystic Aquarium)
  • Stand Up for Animals
  • Ten Lives Cat Rescue
  • Town of Cumberland
  • Town of North Providence
  • Town of Westerly
  • West Place Animal Sanctuary
  • Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of Rhode Island

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