Cat food to be donated to homebound, low-income owners

By Alicia Barrón, Fox 11 News

Some cat food that has been donated to a local no-kill cat shelter will be given to needy pet owners instead.

The Hermitage Cat Shelter, Tucson’s only no-kill cat adoption center, plans to donate food their cats do not eat to several food pantries who will in turn give it to elderly or low-income cat owners as part of the Food for People’s Pets program.

A news release indicates the cat shelter receives community donations on an ongoing basis. Nevertheless, the cats at the shelter only eat specific brands so the shelter has no use for the remaining brands.

According to the news release, Food for People’s Pets will provide the unwanted cat (and some dog) meals free of charge for low-income pet owners.

Congressman Raul Grijalva is scheduled to help kick-off this program as the master of ceremonies at a conference on July 2 at 10 a.m.

A spokesperson for Hermitage Cat Shelter revealed there is a real need for this program because each food pantry serves hundreds of needy people.

Food pantry recipients include the Salvation Army, Tucson Area Christian Fellowship, Interfaith Community Services and the El Rio Neighborhood Center.

You can donate pet food at the following Bashas’ supermarket drop-off centers: Oracle and Golder Ranch in Oro Valley, Sunrise and Kolb, Thornydale and Cortaro, Broadway and Houghton, Camp Lowell and Swan, River and La Cholla and Dove Mountain and Marana.

source: www.fox11az.com