Animal Aid Grantwriting: Aiding Unwanted Pets Through Grantwriting

Every day in this country, 30,000 to 40,000 pets are euthanized. Of those, at least eighty percent are adoptable. This capstone allows students to explore the social/cultural dynamics of pet overpopulation, the ethical dilemmas presented by it and the rise of the no kill revolution in the United States. Participants will work with a no kill nonprofit animal shelter to assist them in acquiring grant monies to address the needs of the shelter and expand the shelter's operations. Students will participate in the various levels of grant writing: locating appropriate grantees, ascertaining the shelter's needs, and learning effective grant writing techniques. The end project will be a portfolio of grant proposals addressing current needs of the shelter.