Our grants are focused on addressing the human issues that keep dogs and people apart, as well as ways to bring dogs and people together to make the world better for all individuals. Before we make any grants, we look at how a community treats all its human and animal members, not only dogs.
This grant supports the development of sustainable services or policy changes that keep people and pets together. Such services and policies incorporate co-occurring animal and human support, with the aim of reducing barriers to pet-retention.
Each community has unique needs and grant applications will be considered on an individual basis.
To submit a letter of inquiry, please email Melanie at mappleton@animalfarmfoundation.org
We will not consider applications for:
My Pit Bull Is Family focuses on ending breed restrictive policies in housing and helping dog owners find accessible housing. The organization manages the nation’s largest database of dog inclusive rentals along with a robust community partner database, which tracks services for families and pets in need.
They also run the North Minneapolis Pet Resource Center, where a team of volunteer advocates assist pet owners with supplies and resources.
The goal of this grant is to end the unintended consequences that result from arbitrarily breed labeling dogs in animal shelters.
Animal shelters eligible for consideration are those that have recently made the decision to remove breed labels from their kennel cards, software databases, and in social media posts.
In addition to a $1000 monetary grant, we provide virtual training to help shelter staff break the breed label habit. Also available at no cost will be high quality shelter signage to explain to adopters why dogs are not labeled by breed.
To submit a letter of inquiry, please email Melanie at mappleton@animalfarmfoundation.org
Despite the scientific evidence showing the inaccuracy of visual breed identification in dogs of unknown origin (most dogs in shelters), shelters are still applying arbitrary and useless breed labels to the dogs in their care. Many third parties then rely on these arbitrary breed labels assigned at the shelter, from the adopter’s veterinarian, to the dog groomer, to the landlord, to the insurance broker drawing up homeowner’s or renter’s insurance policies.
With your donation, we can continue to support local organizations that are addressing the systemic discrimination that often keeps people and dogs apart in their communities.
100 percent of your donation will go directly to our mission.
Animal Farm Foundation (AFF) celebrates the bond between people and pets. Over the past two decades, we have worked with animal shelters, local governments, and other organizations throughout the country to make sure that all people and pets have a safe place in every community.
