Starting in 2010, VCA Charities and Hill’s Pet Nutrition partnered up in a pet food assistance program. In May 2015 the partnership reached 1 million meals provided to pets in need!
Five years ago the VCA Pet Food Pantry program was started and it is now operating in more than 20 locations across Canada and the United states. Art Antin, Chief Operating Officer for VCA Animal Hospitals said, “We started the Pet Food Pantry program to provide healthy, nutritious pet food to families who could not otherwise afford it in the local communities we serve. By providing these one million free meals, we have helped many families in need hold on to the loving and comforting bond their pets provide.”
Hill’s Pet Nutrition, which manufactures Science Diet, Prescription Diet, and Ideal Balance donates pet food to more than 50% of the United States based VCA Pet Food Pantries. Kostas Kontopanos, President of Hill’s Pet Nutrition, North America, said, “Our mission at Hill’s is to help enrich and lengthen the special relationships between people and their pets. We want to help transform lives, and this partnership with VCA Charities allows us to do that by keeping a pet with its family during a time of need when its unconditional love is most needed.”
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