Pleasant Hearts Pet Food Pantry

12/17/2024

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12/17/2024

THIS is why we have spay/neuter as a requirement AND help to find as many as we can!

Grand Rapids Pit Bull Alliance firmly believes in spay and neuter and it is a requirement for pet assistance from our organization.

Let's take a moment and talk about the benefits of having your pets spay and neuter for them and for you!

Spay & Neuter, The Compassionate Choice

Spaying and neutering are powerful ways to make a positive impact on both your pet's health and the community. By choosing this simple procedure, you can help address the critical issue of pet overpopulation in our overflowing animal shelters while providing significant health benefits to your furry companion.

🐾 Health Benefits for Your Pet

For Female Pets
Spaying offers critical health protections:
- Prevents life-threatening breast cancer
- Eliminates the risk of painful and potentially fatal uterine infections (pyometra)
- Stops uncomfortable and disruptive heat cycles

For Male Pets
Neutering provides important health advantages:
- Prevents testicular cancer

🐾 Longevity and Quality of Life

Research shows that spayed and neutered pets live an average of 2-3 years longer than unaltered pets. This additional time means more years of companionship and joy with your beloved animal.

🐾 Practical Benefits

Behavior and Comfort
- Female cats in heat cycle every three weeks, experiencing 4-5 days of behavioral changes
- Reduced yowling and frequent urination
- Decreased stress for both pet and owner

Financial Considerations
The cost of spaying or neutering is minimal compared to potential expenses:
- Avoid expensive emergency veterinary care during unexpected births
- Prevent costly treatments for preventable health conditions
- Reduce long-term medical expenses related to reproductive health issues

Community Impact
By spaying or neutering, you directly contribute to:
- Reducing the number of homeless animals
- Decreasing shelter populations
- Preventing unwanted litters
- Supporting community animal welfare

A Responsible Choice
Spaying and neutering is a simple, humane way to ensure your pet's health and well-being while making a meaningful difference in the community.

Consider spay and neuter procedures as an essential part of responsible pet ownership.

Support local spay/neuter programs and initiatives.

*Photo of a female dog undergoing a life saving surgery for Pyometra. This is a costly surgery ($2000.00 and up) painful and deadly.

12/13/2024

🐱Friday, December 13th, is Taylor Swift’s birthday so Swifties & ‘childless cat ladies’ are encouraged to donate $13 (or $22 if you’re feeling 22) to their favorite animal organizations….like us. 😉

Venmo:
Cashapp: $petpantrygr
PayPal:
Website: www.pleasantheartspetfoodpantry.org

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12/12/2024

🖤This goes out to the amazing local businesses listed here who graciously host our donation barrels & our volunteers who empty them as you fill them up!

🖤During this holiday season, remember to at any of these places & others like them!

12/12/2024

Deeohgee Axel needs a hero.

This young boy has been with us now for many months & has clearly had a hard start to life. In foster, he loves the company of his teenage kids & sleeps in bed with them. He has assimilated to life with two other dogs & prefers his female companion who is playful, but tolerant of his silly. Axel has been working through anxiety & fear based aggression (to strangers), to where he takes a daily anxiety medicine. He has been evaluated & is on a training plan through A Pleasant Dog.

His foster family is unable to keep him due to a serious life threatening illness of Axel’s grandpa that requires his foster mom’s utmost care & attention.

Since in rescue, we’ve done a lot of work to help Axel. Sadly, we haven’t got a single application to adopt him. We know that may be due to not many photos, but that’s because phones in his face scare Axel.

This boy is loyal, cuddly, playful & delicate. Axel needs a special person to step up & be his person, as his foster family has important matters to attend to.

We are looking for:
🏡Quiet home with not a lot of people going in/out
🏡Secure yard
🏡Someone who understands dogs need medication like some people do. Prozac is very affordable!
🏡Only dog home or easy going female dog
🏡Someone who is willing to work with the rescue for additional training to help Axel settle into his new environment

If you have got this far please please share for Axel & his foster family 🙏

12/12/2024

❄With colder temperatures and accumulating snow in the forecast, we wanted to share a list of warming shelters available to anyone who needs them.

Please be advised that the status of warming centers may change in response to the evolving weather conditions. Closures may occur at these locations due to power outages or in observance of holidays. It is recommended to call ahead before visiting these locations or contacting 2-1-1 for the latest information.

12/12/2024

🎉We’re excited to announce that this year, we are celebrating the 6th Annual Pets Are Family Fundraiser ‘Mardi Paws’ style! 🎉

Beauty Beyond Drag Productions will be back, we will have a silent auction again (but with some fun changes), appetizers, a dessert bar, wine pull, cash bar by Creston Brewery, & more!!!

Event link below & tickets coming soon!🎟️



Click here 👉 https://www.facebook.com/share/SS9PRTT6Rez5KzkU/?mibextid=9l3rBW

12/11/2024

Sorry, not sorry! 🎁 🐾

It’s an extra gift! 🎁

12/11/2024

For , meet our newest volunteers!

🐾Mandace said, “Emerson, my 12 year old, is buddies with Will Lawrence (another youngster volunteer). He was invited to help out a few weeks ago. He had so much fun, I wanted to join! Having only helped out twice, it’s difficult to pin-point the best part of it, but I do really enjoy chatting a bit while food/litter gets re-portioned. We have a 2 year old demon tuxedo kitty named Oreo. He’s either sleeping or in attack mode, but not afraid of people, so... win?”

🐾 Caila jumped into volunteering with both feet! She worked at pantry and also helped unload the 10,000 lbs of food and litter! She likes helping to organize & said she really enjoyed unloading the aforementioned loads delivered recently. She currently has no pets because she travels for work but loves them all nonetheless!

🐾Jenni also jumped right in & after a bit of training from our seasoned volunteers, she was off and running. When asked what made her join us, Jenni said “I wanted to join a group that had the shared goal of helping people in our community. I’m also an animal lover so when I found Pleasant Hearts on Volunteer Match I knew it was meant to be! Everyone deserves to experience the unconditional love of a pet, and it feels good to help in whatever way I can.” She & her husband have a rescue schnauzer/chihuahua mix named Wylie who adds so much joy to their lives!

We love adding to our volunteer family & look forward to continuing to get to know these guys!

12/09/2024

🍽️We are super excited for our FIRST EVER “Dine to Donate” fundraiser hosted at Texas Roadhouse in Grandville!🍽️

Got plans on December 10th - TOMORROW?? Now you do!! Join us at 4381 Canal Ave SW in Grandville, MI between 3pm-10pm for a delicious meal - 10% of proceeds from your bill will be donated to Pleasant Hearts Pet Food Pantry! *All you need to do is arrive ready for a good meal, have a copy of our flyer to present to your servers, & leave feeling full! (From the food, the famous rolls, & the fact that your meal has donated to an awesome community organization!)

💥 If you are unable to come to our Dine-In Fundraiser, don’t worry - we are ALSO hosting a Gift Card Fundraiser! Today 11/29/24 through 12/16/24 You can reach out to us and order gift cards! Not only are they great for gifts, but also to have that guaranteed night out lined up for whenever you choose! We will receive 10% of overall gift card sales! 💥

🚨Contact us directly if you are interested in purchasing gift cards to support our organization! 🚨

12/09/2024

💚Another great day for distribution was had yesterday! We love our new home so much - it allows us to get to know the families we’re helping as well as work as the awesome volunteer team we are! We hope everyone has been able to enjoy the weekend & the sun we got today!💚

12/07/2024

❤️Thanks to The CRAP Store & to all who shopped there on Black Friday, they donated 10% of sales for the day which was over $500! Because of them, we were able to purchase almost 400 # of cat food today & it also helped us purchase the reduced price pet food we got earlier this week from Helping People Helping Pets: Harbor Humane Food Bank!!!

This is just one instance of how amazing it is & what can happen when our community comes together - we couldn’t feed all the animals we do without YOUR support!!!❤️

12/07/2024

🧡🐾TODAY! Saturday, December 7th!🐾🧡

☀️We are open for donation drop off from 10am-2pm and distribution from 12-2pm! ☀️

⚠️PLEASE NOTE: We have moved to 1035 Godfrey SW. The schedule will remain the same, just at a new & much improved location! 👉Swipe to see map!⚠️

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*CLIENTS: Please wear a mask if you’re feeling under the weather or unvaccinated.

*Drive safely!*
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12/07/2024

💚🐾🩷Did you know that Chewy Claus can make your pets’ pawliday wishes come true AND donates to pet charities on their behalf?? There’s even an option for your pet to wish for extra food & supplies for pets in need in lieu of a gift for them!!😍

📋Snuggle up with your fur kids & help them work on their list for Mr. Claus! 👉Link here: https://www.chewy.com/education/chewy-claus