Myrtle Beach Animal Shelters Need Help!

I just saw an article in the Sun News that said the company who usually donates the dog and cat food to our 3 animal shelters has put their donations on hold for as long as 6 weeks, and it will put a crunch on the shelters' ability to help our homeless animals.

According to the Sun News:

Mars' Masterfoods USA has temporarily stopped providing animal shelters and centers with pet food while the works put in place a new system to more efficiently track its donations, company officials said.

At least 80 to 90 percent of the pet food used at area humane societies comes from the company, according to officials at the local agencies.

"Before, each individual plant gave donations," said Debra Fair, public relations manager at Mars Petcare US. "It was harder to grasp and collect data. We want to centralize the product and monetary donations. It will allow the process to go faster and we will know instantly where donations were given."

During the suspension period, officials from the Grand Strand, North Myrtle Beach and Horry County humane societies say they will rely on what they have on hand, and some already have applied to other pet food providers for donations.

Please open your pockets and make donations or bring some food to your local shelter. These pets have it hard enough without possibly having to make do with inferior food or less treats than they already have. Donations to the Humane Society are tax deductible, and they will help your Karma along, too. I have always found that whatever you give, you will get back three-fold.

Please help if you can. Here is the contact info for all three shelters. Choose one and make a difference in an animal's life. And while you're at it, you might want to consider giving one of these beautiful animals a home.

Horry County Humane Society 843-915-5172

http://www.horrycountyhumanesociety.com/

Grand Strand (Myrtle Beach) Humane Society 843-448-9151 http://www.grandstrandhumanesociety.com/

North Myrtle Beach Humane Society 843-249-4948

http://www.humanesocietynmb.org/