From Tractor Supply Co.
Press release
Imagine Pet Recue has won the $10,000 grand prize in Tractor Supply Co.’s national Rescue Your Rescue contest, an online competition to recognize groups working to find forever homes for adoptable animals.
Imagine Pet Rescue of Savannah, Ga. is a nonprofit organization founded by Cindy McManus dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating and finding homes for animals that are fighting for life throughout the United States.
More than 1,100 animal rescues and shelters were nominated, 10 finalists were selected, and more than 70,000 votes were cast in the contest.
Tractor Supply hosted the contest as part of Pet Appreciation Week festivities. Tractor Supply will present $25,000 worth of checks to prizewinners on Saturday, Sept. 19 during Pet Appreciation Week events at local Tractor Supply stores.
Held Sept. 16-20, Pet Appreciation Week, or PAW, is Tractor Supply’s annual event that celebrates pets and introduces families to the joy of owning animals. The event features pet adoptions, demonstrations on pet nutrition, discounts on pet food and supplies, free giveaways, and valuable in-store prize drawings. All Pet Appreciation Week events are open to the public — and leashed, friendly animals.
The full list of winners:
1. Imagine Pet Rescue, Savannah, Ga.: $10,000
2. Meals on Wheels for Helena-West Helena Dogs, Helena, Ark.: $5,000
3. Asheville Humane Society, Asheville, N.C.: $3,500
4. The Barnyard Sanctuary, Columbia, N.J.: $2,000
5. Lasa Sanctuary, Ashtabula, Ohio: $1,500
6. Painted Paws for Veterans, Canon City, Colo.: $1,000
7. Hoopeston, IL. Animal Control’s Rescue Efforts & Animal Awareness, Hoopeston, Ill.: $800
8. Pet Haven, Inc. of MN, Minneapolis, Minn.: $650
9. Whispering Woods Farm Maryland, White Marsh, Md.: $350
10. Healing Species, Orangeburg, S.C.: $200
Tractor Supply, which carries pet supplies and partners with community organizations for pet adoptions, reviewed more than 1,100 shelter submissions and photographs, and selected the 10 finalists, which represented a diverse group of non-profits caring for a variety of animals.
For more information on Pet Appreciation Week, visit TractorSupply.com or Facebook.com/TractorSupplyCo.
About Tractor Supply Company:
Tractor Supply Company (TSCO) is the largest operator of rural lifestyle retail stores in the United States, with 1,400 stores in 49 states. The company was founded in 1938 as a mail-order catalog business selling tractor parts to farmers, and continues to support its customers’ rural lifestyle, offering workwear and clothing, livestock and pet supplies, tractor/trailer parts and accessories, lawn and garden supplies, sprinkler/irrigation parts, power tools, fencing, welding and pump supplies, riding mowers, and more. Learn more at www.TractorSupply.com.
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