ARL asking for donations of pet meals – Newton Day by day Information

The Animal Rescue League of Iowa (ARL) continues to see a document variety of people and households requesting pet meals help every month. The Pet Meals Pantry offers high quality meals to pet homeowners who’re struggling financially and helps pets keep out of the shelter and in houses with individuals who love them. For extra data on our Pet Meals Pantry or different Pet Assist Companies packages, go to us at ARL-Iowa.org/PetSupport. Along with twice-a-month Pet Meals Pantries at ARL Animal Companies, the ARL companions with DMARC and the Meals Financial institution of Iowa so as to add pet meals and provides alongside human meals at their distribution websites. Stroll-in pantries at ARL Animal Companies are additionally open six days per week for pets in want.

“As inflation and the price of pet meals and provides proceed to rise, extra folks than ever are struggling to feed their pets. Nobody — human or pet — ought to must expertise the ache of starvation. By offering pet meals to those that are struggling, we aren’t solely serving to cut back starvation in pets, we’re doing the identical for his or her human caregivers,” Tom Colvin, CEO of the ARL, mentioned.

So far the ARL has distributed 130,321 kilos of pet meals in 2022, a greater than 200 p.c improve over 2021 numbers (39,776 kilos). The ARL lately acquired a donation of two,200 kilos of canine and cat meals from Kemin Nutrisurance. The pet meals can be distributed on the ARL’s upcoming Pet Meals Pantries.

“As a pet meals components producer, Kemin Nutrisurance is dedicated to defending the well being and security of companion animals. We need to guarantee all pets obtain the right diet they should thrive and stay lengthy lives and offering the Animal Rescue League (ARL) with the wanted pet meals to take action was an ideal alternative to advance our mission,” Kimberly Nelson, President, Kemin Nutrisurance, mentioned. “As a pet guardian, I share the ARL’s compassion for serving to animals in want, and as a part of an organization dedicated to giving again to the neighborhood, I’m very proud to help the essential work of the ARL to supply shelter and look after animals in want.”

You’ll be able to help the ARL Pet Assist Companies together with the Pet Meals Pantry by donating to the Paw it Ahead fund at ARL-Iowa.org/PawItForward.