Louis, Adopted 2022

Our Programs

Ending Pet Homelessness

Why We Do This Work

Each year in North America, more than six million pets enter shelters, and nearly one million of them are euthanized. Shelters and rescues work tirelessly every day to address the pet overpopulation problem and they need help. With your support, BISSELL Pet Foundation provides much-needed financial assistance to change the outlook for thousands of dogs and cats, until every pet has a home.

How We Make a Difference

BISSELL Pet Foundation creates programs and initiatives to address our nation’s pet overpopulation crisis. With your support, BPF can change the outlook for homeless cats and dogs until every pet has a home.

Our Programs

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Empty the Shelters®

By sponsoring adoption events and bringing attention to the importance of adoption, we get pets out of shelters and into loving homes.

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Spay & Neuter

Sterilization gets to the root of pet overpopulation. By providing access to spay/neuter services, clinics, vaccinations, and other proactive programs to both shelter and community-owned pets, we stop dogs and cats from multiplying.

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Crisis & Disaster

Our Animal Incident Management® (AIM) team responds to crises ranging from natural disasters to disease outbreaks and puppy mill cases, even in the most difficult situations.

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Fix the Future®

To address the barriers to affordable and accessible spay/neuter, BPF deploys our growing network of veterinarians to communities where the need is greatest.

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Transport

By transporting adoptable pets from overcrowded shelters—mainly in the South—to rescue partners with adopters seeking pets, the pets find homes, and lives are saved.

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Microchipping

By providing thousands of microchips directly to our partners, we ensure lost pets can be reunited with their owners.

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Vaccinations

We provide vaccines to protect shelter and community pets from needlessly contracting life-threatening illnesses, such as distemper, parvo and rabies.

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Healing Heartworm

We support shelters and rescues with funding for treatment and prevention of heartworm.

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Grateful Pet

Homeless pets who need a little extra help preparing for adoption receive funding up to $2,500 for medical or behavioral care.

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RescueLove®

RescueLove provides emergency funding to help pets recover from life-threatening injuries or illnesses. 100% of every gift will help a pet in crisis by providing veterinary care, transport and other essential services.

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Feed the Shelters®

Whether it’s due to budget constraints or an emergency, we are here to help when shelters struggle to keep the pets in their care fed each day.

Together, we’re making a difference.

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