Berkeley Humane Awarded LeAnn Rimes Grant from PEDIGREE Foundation
PEDIGREE Foundation, LeAnn Rimes, and Berkeley Humane are teaming up to save more puppies. As part of a partnership between PEDIGREE Foundation and multi-platinum selling and two-time Grammy® Award winner LeAnn Rimes, Berkeley Humane has been awarding a $10,000 grant to save the lives of puppies at risk for canine parvovirus . Berkeley Humane's Kristen Loomer, Director of Operations, and Jeffrey Zerwekh,Executive Director, are presented a check by LeAnn Rimes. In California, parvovirus (parvo) has been steadily on the rise, and in the Central Valley specifically, it has escalated to become one of the highest areas of incidences for this life-threatening disease in the entire United States. This is due to a multitude of reasons. The climate, stability of the actual virus, and ease of transfer in overcrowded municipal shelters makes the region a haven for parvo. Subsequently, under-vaccinated puppies are at significant risk of death with...