GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. – The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has announced Clay County Animal Care and Control as Division Two's winner of the 2014 Rachael Ray $100K Challenge.
The animal control center, located in Green Cove Springs found homes for 1,049 pets during the three-month competition; an increase of 562 lives saved over the same period last year. As a result, the shelter was awarded a total of $40,000 in grant funding from the ASPCA and television personality Rachael Ray.
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"Clay County Animal Care and Control saved more than 1,000 lives in just three months time – something they should be incredibly proud of," said Bert Troughton, Vice President of Community Outreach for the ASPCA. "From their Extreme Shelter Makeover to their creative new foster programs, the staff and volunteers stopped at nothing to get the community engaged to help save more lives."
Clay County Animal Care and Control went up against 49 other animal shelter contestants to save more animals between June and August 2014 than last year during the same period.
This year's competing shelters saved a total of 68,805 cats and dogs during the contest, which is an increase of 16,789 over the same period in 2013. Over the five years since the start of the annual $100K Challenge, contestants saved a total of 282,679 lives.
The ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge is a groundbreaking contest that challenges animal shelters across the country to come up with innovative ways to engage their communities and get more homeless cats and dogs into loving homes.
For information about the 2014 ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge, please visit www.aspca.org/100K.