Petco Love Invests in Dakin Humane Society with $10,000 Grant

SPRINGFIELD — Dakin Humane Society of Springfield received a $10,000 grant investment from national nonprofit Petco Love in support of its lifesaving work for pets in Western Mass.

Since its founding in 1999, Petco Love has invested nearly $410 million in adoption and other lifesaving efforts. The organization helps find loving homes for pets in partnership with Petco and more than 4,000 organizations — like Dakin — across North America, with nearly 7 million pets adopted and counting.

“Our investment in Dakin Humane Society is part of more than $12 million in investments recently announced by Petco Love to power local organizations across the country as part of our commitment to create a future in which no pet is unnecessarily euthanized,” said Susanne Kogut, president of Petco Love. “Our local investments are only part of our strategy to empower animal lovers to drive lifesaving change right alongside us. We launched Petco Love Lost, a free national lost-and-found database that uses photo-matching technology to simplify the search for lost pets.”

Meg Talbert, executive director of Dakin Humane Society, added that “we are deeply grateful for the generous support of Petco Love. This lifesaving investment will enable us to provide critical care — such as food and medical support — to the pets in our adoption center, including pets who have come to us from local homes, as well as transfers from other parts of the country that are experiencing overcrowding. Petco Love’s partnership is instrumental in helping us remain a trusted resource for pet families in need.”