Friends of Pinal Pets 501c3
Friends of Pinal County Animal Shelter and Rescues has changed their name to, Friends of Pinal Pets, Inc.
It's a shorter name, with an expanded focus!
The new name reflects an added mission, preventing pets from even entering a shelter. Pinal County Animal Care and Control (PCACC), located near Casa Grande, is running at or above 150% of capacity. There are simply more dogs and cats needing homes than ever!
Processes that will prevent dogs and cats from even entering a shelter is an immediate and a long-term goal to address the overcrowding. Placing more animals in a facility not designed for the current demand PCACC is seeing, creates issues with staffing, volunteer efforts and daily management of a safe housing place for animals.
An overcrowded shelter environment can be detrimental to the behavioral health of some pets, making adoptions challenging.
Friends of Pinal Pets will focus on creating and funding processes, such as assistance with spay/neuter programs, that will ultimately reduce the number of dogs and cats needing temporary shelter. The non-profit organization will also pursue additional methods, focused on preventing animals from coming into the shelter.
The volunteer-run Friends of Pinal Pets will continue with their original goals as well. A primary goal is financial support for shelter dogs and cats that have medical needs beyond the financial resources of the county shelter, as well as funding medical equipment and services at the PCACC facility. The groups second goal is to provide resource support to local animal rescue groups working with PCACC.
Legacy Gifting
Want to leave a legacy that will continue to make a profound difference well into the future? Making a gift to Friends of Pinal County Animal Shelter & Rescues through your will or revocable living trust is a simple and flexible way to do just that. Your gift will save lives of homeless pets, improve their quality of life, and ultimately help get them adopted.
There are several ways you can make a gift through your will or trust:
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Specific gift: You describe exactly what kind of gift you want to leave to a specific individual or organization and the designated source. If you want to leave a specific dollar amount from a specific source or a particular item, this is the type of bequest you would use. Here are two examples:
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Marie states in her will: "I leave my coin collection to my grandson, Greg. I leave my Corvette to my daughter, Jill. I leave my securities to Friends of Pinal Animal Shelter & Rescues"
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Jarod states in his will: "I leave $50,000 to my niece, Jillian. I leave $20,000 to Friends of Pinal County Animal Shelter & Rescues."
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Residuary gift: This type of bequest is honored after all other bequests have been made, and all debts, expenses and taxes have been paid. Here's an example:
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Elise states in her will: "I give all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate to Friends of Pinal County Animal Shelter & Rescues."
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Contingent gift: This type of bequest is fulfilled if certain conditions are met. For instance, if your primary beneficiary does not survive you, you can indicate your next choice through a contingent bequest. Here's an example:
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Thomas states in his will: "I give all the rest, residue and remainder of my real and personal estate to my wife, Sheila, if she survives me; if not, then 50 percent in equal shares to my children who survive me and 50 percent to Friends of Pinal County Animal Shelter & Rescues".
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