Through BISSELL Pet Foundation's transport program, countless animals at Companion Animal Alliance were given a second chance. A chance they may have not gotten without our valuable partnership. Not only do they care about the animals, they care about the organization and the dedicated people involved. They are truly making a difference for the pets and people in Louisiana and across the South. ”

Jillian Sergio, Executive Director, Companion Animal Alliance, LA

BISSELL Pet Foundation is an amazing partner who sees the importance of spay and neuter in our community. We are grateful to BPF for their investment in Harbor Humane and West Michigan. Thanks to BPF we were able to fix hundreds of community animals in the past year, which in turn helps us to be able to manage our population a bit better in the shelter. Knowing that we will NOT see all these cats and dogs having unwanted litters is a relief for all of us! ”

Jen Self-Aulgur, Executive Director, Harbor Humane Society, MI

Our team always looks forward to participating in the BISSELL Pet Foundation’s Empty the Shelter events. The events offer opportunities for our pets to find new homes and for our organization to help more pets by opening up kennel space. The event also offers the staff an opportunity to celebrate all the pet adoptions! Our shelter is always full and this is a great opportunity for the staff to see the rewards of all their hard work! ”

Jorge Ortega, Executive Director, Guilford County Animal Shelter, NC

When it comes to BISSELL Pet Foundation, every animal matters. This is apparent with their Transport program as BPF works so hard to match up receiving/sending shelters that missions align. Not only are we thankful for these lifesaving transports for our pets, because every animal matters to us as well, but we are forever grateful for the connections that we’ve made with our receiving shelters up North. Everyone wins! ”

Shelley Delahoussaye, Shelter Manager, Lafayette Animal Care Center, LA

Through the partnership with BISSELL Pet Foundation’s Empty the Shelter Program, the Greater Birmingham Humane Society experiences the profound impact of compassion in action. It’s more than just emptying animal shelters; it’s about filling homes with love and giving these special pets a chance for a better life. Together, we are able to ensure that people who are lonely, or in need of unconditional love, can find the one companion that is forever faithful, and will never leave your side.”

Allison Cornelious, Executive Director, Greater Birmingham Humane Society, AL

When the Lahaina wildfires devastated our island, we knew that thousands of animals were injured and missing. Our organization needed to act quickly when immediately tasked with animal search and rescue efforts. We were up for the challenge but lacked the critical experience and knowledge to deal with an event of this magnitude. BISSELL Pet Foundation's Animal Incident Management (AIM) team came to our rescue, led by Eric Thompson. Eric's expert leadership of our organization's emergency response was essential to our overall success. From setting up an ICS, representing us at the Emergency Operations Center, attending FEMA and County meetings on our behalf, liaising with government agencies and officials, negotiating burn zone access privileges, bringing in national experts to join our team, and overseeing all search and rescue efforts, Eric did it all with a positive attitude and a deep respect for the Hawaiian culture. I extend my gratitude on behalf of our entire community and will be forever thankful to BISSELL Pet Foundation and AIM. ”

Dr. Lisa Labrecque, Executive Director, Maui Humane Society, HI

CT Humane Society has very much appreciated our partnership with the BISSELL Pet Foundation, it is a true back and forth working relationship with open communication to make the program the best it can be. The most rewarding part of the partnership is that both CHS and BPF have our eye on the same goal and that is helping pets in need. So no matter what we each do daily or what part of the country we operate in the pets are always our priority.”

Theresa Geary, Director of Operations, Connecticut Humane Society, CT

We are a small municipality that took on 5x more dogs than our facility can house with zero notice. BISSELL Pet Foundation’s Animal Incident Management Program stepped up to help us ensure more than half of the dogs were transferred to compassionate facilities throughout the Midwest. With their help, we were able to move the dogs quickly and safely, which eased the emotional and physical burden our staff, volunteers, and the animals that had already been in our care. It takes a village and we are so grateful to have BISSELL Pet Foundation’s Animal Incident Management Program be part of ours! ”

Devon Strief, Animal Services Officer, Iowa City Animal Shelter, IA

We have been receiving assistance from BISSELL Pet Foundation for 2 years now for spay/neuter. This assistance is vital for our community. We have no vets on staff and having BISSELL Pet Foundation vets come down and perform surgeries has been instrumental in our success of having adoptions and rescue transfers due to our animals being altered. We have over 4300 unaltered previously adopted animals and the years that we have had BISSELL Pet Foundation’s assistance the number is overall less for each of those years. We value and appreciate all of the assistance from BISSELL Pet Foundation.”

Faith Wright, Director of Operations, Palm Valley Animal Shelter, TX

BISSELL Pet Foundation is making a difference on the ground through their Shelter Alliance Program, providing mentors at no cost, to shelters most in need. When you are facing struggles as a shelter leader, you don’t want to be told what to do by someone who hasn’t been in your shoes. You need compassion and non-judgmental problem solving from allies, and that is exactly what this program does- It gives us a chance to make change, and realize we don’t have to do it alone. The animal welfare industry is finally understanding that we do not need to break each other down in order to build ourselves up, and BPF’s Shelter Alliance Program is walking proof. This initiative has given us a chance to work together, find our support network, and have each other’s backs as we grow to make lifesaving changes for all of our communities. When one of us finds success, BPF helps us bring those models, those ideas and those people to others to help us all find success together. ”

Nina Stively, Director of Animal Services, Loudoun County Animal Services, VA