WHAT WE DO
Help a Buddy Fund, informally known as Help a Buddy or The Fund, aims to increase the number of animals that are protected from abuse or neglect through supportive partnerships, activism, securing physical resources, and alleviating the financial burden for animal welfare groups.
We are a registered charity (Charitable No. 776490732RR0001).
Our funding grants provide qualified animal welfare groups with important funding for long-term rehabilitation. Our Bella Bucks program is specifically designated for emergency surgeries for rescue animals.
We are a registered charity (Charitable No. 776490732RR0001).
Our funding grants provide qualified animal welfare groups with important funding for long-term rehabilitation. Our Bella Bucks program is specifically designated for emergency surgeries for rescue animals.
WHY WE DO IT
Currently, there are less than 5 major grants available to animal welfare groups in Alberta. There are over 130 registered animal welfare groups in Alberta alone (Canada Revenue Agency, 2021), many of which will apply to access these limited funds.
Help a Buddy Fund will bridge a gap for many of these animal welfare groups, with support dedicated to alleviate the emotional and financial burden animal welfare groups incur while overseeing guardianship of animals kept in long-term care for a year or more.
Help a Buddy Fund will bridge a gap for many of these animal welfare groups, with support dedicated to alleviate the emotional and financial burden animal welfare groups incur while overseeing guardianship of animals kept in long-term care for a year or more.
MEET BUDDYIt all started with one dog: Buddy, aka, Butters and/or Francis.
Buddy was kept in foster care for four years through a local animal rescue. She was 14 years old at the time she was taken into care. Buddy suffered from various medical conditions that prevented her from being adopted. While never permanently adopted, Buddy left paw prints on the hearts of the two foster homes she spent her final years. It is in her honour that Help a Buddy was created. Buddy will be remembered as the dog who loved the following:
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