Photo courtesy Purina Humans and pets impacted by wildfires on Hawaii’s Maui and the Big Island have received $55,000 in relief funding from two animal health groups. Pet food company Nestlé Purina PetCare has donated $25,000 to Greater Good Charities to support the global nonprofit group’s crisis response efforts, as well as provide both immediate and long-term recovery to people and animals in Hawaii. The donation will aid Greater Good Charities in providing cash grants for rescue and medical care, pet food, and supplies to Hawaiian-based animals rescues and emergency shelters. “Greater Good Charities is currently mobilizing to help the people and pets in the communities impacted by the tragic Maui wildfires by providing immediate support and solutions to aid in the island’s long-term recovery,” says the group’s CEO, Liz Baker. “We are grateful to our partners like Purina who have not hesitated to step in to amplify our efforts in Maui.” For more, click here. Additionally, the American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF), the charitable arm of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), has contributed $30,000 to support emergency efforts to treat burned and injured animals. While the devastation on Maui is still being assessed, as of today, 99 people have been confirmed to have died and more than 2,200 structures have been destroyed, AVMF reports. “The damage on Maui is immense, and we encourage our members and others to join us in giving what they can to help the victims and ease the suffering,” says the foundation's chair, Lori Teller, DVM, DABVP (Canine/Feline), CVJ. “In addition to our donations to relief organizations, we’ll also be supporting individual disaster relief and reimbursement grants to help veterinarians and animals affected by the wildfires.” For more, click here.
