Gloria, her children, and their dog, Frosty, were facing eviction when their apartment management demanded their dog’s vaccines be up-to-date. This urgent need for emergency pet vaccine assistance was a stark reminder of the precarious situation many families find...
Mercy C.A.R.E.S. Grant Recipient, The Arizona Pet Project, Offers Health Equity Initiatives Supporting Pet Families The Arizona Pet Project was named one of the Mercy C.A.R.E.S. grant recipients and we received a $207,000 grant! Each year, Mercy C.A.R.E.S. awards...
When a concerned dog mom reached out to our team for help, we learned that she and her dog had escaped a domestic violence situation. Living on a fixed income and with a disability, her resources are budgeted to the extreme. Planning and budgeting everything down to...
Meet The Arizona Pet Project’s Southern Arizona Social Worker Hi! My name is Karmina, and I am The Arizona Pet Project’s Southern Arizona social worker. Working in human services since 2014, time and time again, I have witnessed firsthand the deficit of...
Like many veterans and their pets, Kevin and Shadow have become an inseparable duo. Kevin and Shadow have been together for 11 years since he took her in while living in New Mexico before they moved to Arizona. Kevin shared that every day, she “pushes him to improve...