Activist groups to raise 20,000 pounds of food for hungry animals

The Northland Pet Pantry is a non-profit 501c3 organization that began in May, 2009 when three animal rescue organizations; the Northland Animal Welfare Society (NAWS), Excelsior Springs Friends of Animals and Katty Shack came together.

The three organizations saw the increasing need for pet food for families who were affected by the depths of the economic recession. According to the ASPCA the statistics showed that somewhere between 500,000 and 1 million companion animals were at serious risk of becoming homeless because owners could not afford to feed them.

The Northland Pet Pantry averages two food drives each month at several different locations, making it convenient and easy for pet owners to access the free and donated food.

http://www.northlandpetpantry.com/index.html

Kansas City, Missouri -The Northland Pet Pantry in Kansas City, Missouri is joining forces with the Pikes Peak Pet Pantry in Colorado Springs, Colorado; People Care Pet Pantry in Ravenna, Ohio; and the Central Florida Animal Pantry in Orlando, Florida for a revolutionary pet food drive that hopes to raise more than 20,000 pounds of food for pets with families affected by the recession across this country. The food drive will begin on November 21, 2009 and run through January 1, 2010.

Each of the four pantries have different drop off locations for donated food. Just a few of the more than twenty locations in the Kansas City area are:

Kansas City
Pete & Macs-5860 NW Prairie View Rd

Claycomo
Claycomo Animal Hospital 816-452-2621, 5608 Eugene Field Rd

Platte City
Jackson Animal Clinic, 14205 Hwy 92

Riverside
Animals in Need Thrift Store, 2520 NW Vivion Rd

Smithville
Smithville Animal Hospital, 169 Hwy

Excelsior Springs
Tails B Waggin

Johnson County, Kansas
Camp Bow Wow 1150 W. 15st Street Suite D

Call to Action: Public can make donations in the form of food or money to any of the three pantries; Northland Pet Pantry, Pikes Peak Pet Pantry or the Central Florida Animal Pantry in by visiting one of the following websites:

http://esfoa.org/default.aspx
http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/MO311.html
http://www.pikespeakpetpantry.org/pb/wp_3bf785f6.html
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pikes-Peak-Pet Pantry/194932375537?ref=ts#/event.php?eid=177476724592&index=1
http://www.animalpantry.org/
http://peoplecarepetpantry.com/