Volunteers for Prince William Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals accepted pet food donations at the society's Pet Adoption on Wheels, or PAW Express van Saturday at Cheshire Station in Dale City.
The van made the rounds throughout Manassas and Prince William County collecting food for the pet food pantry at Manassas City Animal Adoption Center at 10039 Dean Drive in Manassas.
The Prince William Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals recently purchased the van with a $154,565 Petco Foundation grant.
The PWSPCA founded the food pantry in 2009. Since then, hundreds of family pets have benefitted from the free food their owners get from the adoption center.
The pantry serves as a short-term solution to help families feed their pets when "times are tough," stated a PWSPCA press release.
The pantry, which receives no subsidies from state, city or county agencies and relies entirely on the public to stock its shelves, can use almost any wet or dry pet food for dogs and cats. The pantry will also accept bird, rabbit and other small animal food. Cans, pouches and smaller bags of food are preferred so more families can benefit from the donations. However, large bags of food will be accepted, the release stated.
"We see a dramatic decline in donations to the pantry in the late winter months," Prince William SPCA president Melissa Korzuch stated in the news release. "This pet food drive will help keep the shelves stocked."
Eventually volunteers will load shelter animals into the van and go out into the community at least once a month to try and get them adopted.
For more information email pwspca@pwspca.org.
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