Policy Grant Recipient: Peace of Mind Dog Rescue

We are excited to announce Peace of Mind Dog Rescue (POMDR) as our new Policy Grant recipient! Their mission is to find loving foster and forever homes for senior dogs. They help dogs and people from Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito counties in California. They strive to bring positive change to the way society thinks about and treats senior dogs. They do this through rescue, foster, adoption, hospice, and education. They have a lifetime commitment to all the dogs who come into their care.

We love that POMDR adopted a vegetarian menu policy and published the policy on its website. Their policy states, “We believe that all animals should be treated humanely and with compassion throughout their lives. One way POMDR chooses to support the concept of compassion to all living beings is to serve only vegetarian food at all POMDR events, from small meetings of staff and volunteers, to large gatherings such as our annual Lucky Dog Gala. We recommend the same but do not control food options when outside organizations are the primary host or sponsor of an event.”

We are happy to award them the Policy Grant! We really appreciate their dedication to helping senior dogs. Thank you for extending your compassion to all animals!

Grant Opportunities to Help Your Organization Adopt a Policy!

Animal Place’s Food for Thought Program offers grant opportunities to help companion animal shelters adopt a vegan or vegetarian menu policy!

Photos from previous Food for Thought Vegan Event Grant recipients

WHAT IS FOOD FOR THOUGHT?

Food for Thought is a program of Animal Place, one of the oldest and largest sanctuaries for farmed animals in the United States. We help nonprofit organizations extend their compassion to all animals by adopting a vegan or vegetarian menu policy. This is a written, board-approved policy. It states your organization will only serve vegan or vegetarian foods at your events.

Contact Food for Thought and we’ll write a policy for your organization!

WHY ADOPT A POLICY?

Animal welfare organizations have a mission to protect animals. It’s inconsistent to raise funds for animals by serving animals.

Many people identify farmed animals as companions. Farmed animals include rabbits, chickens, pot-bellied pigs, goats, and other species. If any of these animals came into your shelter, you would provide them with the same level of care as a dog or cat. As a rescue organization, where do you draw the line between those you love and those on the plate at your events?

Adopting a vegan or vegetarian menu policy aligns your menu with your mission of saving animal lives. Learn about more reasons to adopt a policy.

GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

VEGAN EVENT GRANT

Does your organization want to try a fully vegan event? With the Vegan Event Grant, we’ll reimburse the food expenses up to $1,000 for your organization’s first fully vegan event. This grant is perfect for organizations that are considering adopting a policy but have some concerns. It’s a great opportunity to try out a fully vegan event and see how your supporters respond.

Apply for the Vegan Event Grant.

You may combine the Vegan Event Grant with the screening of the award-winning film The Last Pig for the ultimate event!

VEGAN TICKET SUBSIDY GRANT

With the Vegan Ticket Subsidy Grant, you'll host an event where attendees can purchase their meal option ahead of time. Charge your attendees half-price for the vegan meal option and we’ll cover the other half up to $1,000! Hosting a gala is a perfect example of how you can use this grant.

Apply for the Vegan Ticket Subsidy Grant.

POLICY GRANT

The Policy Grant is a one-time gift for organizations that adopt a new board-approved vegan or vegetarian menu policy. We offer $1,000 for a vegan menu policy or $250 for a vegetarian menu policy.

Apply for the Policy Grant.

Policy Grant Recipient: Animal Protective Association of Missouri

We are excited to announce the Animal Protective Association of Missouri as our latest Policy Grant recipient! Serving the people and animals of St. Louis is their top priority. The APA is dedicated to bringing people and pets together, advancing humane education, and creating programs beneficial to the human/animal bond. Services provided by the APA include a low-cost veterinary clinic, pet food distribution, and education programs.

This amazing organization has extended its compassionate work by adopting a vegetarian menu policy. The APA stated, “Adopting an animal-friendly food policy was a value-based decision that aligned with our mission and organizational brand. While the APA’s day-to-day efforts focus on companion animals, we are an organization dedicated to caring and advocating for the humane and compassionate treatment of all animals. For this reason, we wanted to also promote welfare-conscious consumption of food at all organization events and meetings.”

Thank you so much to the Animal Protective Association of Missouri for your compassion and your hard work! We couldn’t be happier to award this grant for their dedication to all animals!

Policy Grant Recipient: Leavenworth County Humane Society

Congratulations to our newest Policy Grant recipient, Leavenworth County Humane Society, Inc.! Based in Kansas, they are the only organization working to build and operate a no-kill shelter that is available to all residents in Leavenworth County. They also offer humane education, veterinary and training assistance, and they work to improve animal care protection laws. Their vision is to be the place where all animals are treated with compassion and have the opportunity to find a loving forever home.

Leavenworth County Humane Society, Inc. recognizes they are a leader in the rescue community who sets humane standards when it comes to the treatment of animals. According to the organization, they adopted a vegan menu policy because they “oppose any practice that causes a sentient being to suffer unnecessarily.” We love seeing shelters make this connection and choose to serve food that is respectful to all.

Thank you for your dedication to helping animals!

Policy Grant Recipient: Ohlone Humane Society

We’re excited to announce a new Policy Grant recipient, Ohlone Humane Society! This Californian-based animal welfare nonprofit advocates for all animals. They serve the Fremont, Newark, and Union City areas and rescue companion animals to native species. In addition to foster and adoption, Ohlone Humane Society provides several community programs including humane education, spay and neuter assistance, an urban wildlife rehabilitation center, and more!

We also love their mission statement: “Ohlone Humane Society strives to inspire respect and compassion for all animals, advocate for their interests and welfare, and instill in our community that all living beings have the right to be treated humanely.” Having a vegan menu policy, they are a perfect example of an organization whose menu aligns with their mission.

Congratulations on adopting a policy and thank you for all your hard work!

Policy Grant Recipient: Skagit Animals In Need

Congratulations to our newest policy grant recipient, Skagit Animals In Need! Based in Washington state, they support law enforcement and animal control in rehabilitation, foster care, and adoption for large animals such as horses. Skagit Animals In Need will cover the cost of food, medical care, training, and rehabilitation and then once the animal is healthy, they will work to find them a forever home.

Skagit Animals In Need is nonprofit ran completely by volunteers who are dedicated to helping animals. They even offer an Animal Assistance Program where they provide financial support to those who need help caring for their animals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their compassion extends to all animals by not serving them at their events.

Thank you for adopting a veg-friendly menu policy!