Invisible Fence Announces Winners of From Shelter to Forever Home Donation Contest
Invisible Fence Brand announced that the winner and runner up of its fourth annual nationwide From Shelter to Forever Home Donation Contest are The Animal Pad in San Diego, CA and Berkeley Animal Center in Moncks Corner, SC, respectively.
The contest kicked off on July first, in honor of National Lost Pet Prevention Month. As a pioneer pet containment industry, Invisible Fence asked the community to unite around this cause. Invisible Fence Brand’s goal was to raise awareness of how you can reduce the number of missing pets and help increase the shelter’s return-to-owner rates. Throughout the months of July and August, the public was invited to nominate their local animal shelters for a chance to win a grand prize of $10,000, donated on behalf of Invisible Fence. The shelter or rescue with the most nominations won the monetary donation. This year included a second-place raffle prize, allowing more shelters to help lost pets in their communities. The contest drew more than 30,000 nominations representing shelters from 50 different states.
“We’re thrilled to have been able to host our fourth-annual From Shelter to Forever Home Donation Contest again this year,” said Ed Hoyt, Vice President and General Manager of Invisible Fence Brand. “We were able to connect and engage with more than 2,000 shelters nationwide. Their hard work to support local pets is recognized and much appreciated.
As the runner-up, Berkeley Animal Center will receive the $3,000 donation. Their mission is to ensure all animals in their care are treated with dignity and respect while finding safe and loving lifelong homes. In 2020 alone, more than 5,600 animals—from dogs and cats to rabbits, horses, goats, chickens and more—were brought to the Animal Center to receive necessary shelter and care.
As the grand prize winner, The Animal Pad receives the $10,000 prize. The Animal Pad is a non-profit, all-breed dog rescue that focuses on saving dogs from high-kill shelters and the streets of Southern California and Mexico. Their goal is to build, operate and maintain a no-kill animal sanctuary that provides animals necessary vet care, foster homes, rehabilitation and adoptions into loving homes.
In addition to hosting this contest to raise awareness for lost pets, Invisible Fence is also a resource for pet owners to learn about tips, products and solutions that help prevent their pets from escaping. Since 1973, Invisible Fence has protected more than 3,000,000 cats and dogs with their outdoor containment solutions, including Traditional Containment Systems, Boundary Plus® Technology and GPS Satellite Technology.
“Our 50 years of expertise and exclusive technology is only part of what makes Invisible Fence the safest and most secure wireless dog fence on the market,” said Hoyt. “It is our animal behaviorists approved Perfect Start™ Plus Training Protocol that ensures a safe, stress-free adjustment for your pets to learn their boundaries and be confident in the yard.”
Visit the Invisible Fence blog for tips to help keep your pets from getting lost. For additional information about Invisible Fence, call (800) 578-3647 or visit Invisible Fence.