ANIMALS ARE FIRST FUND
EIN 20-1314400 · Animal Protection & Welfare (D20)
What they do
IN THE CALENDAR YEAR 2025, THE ANIMALS ARE FIRST FUND (ARFF) PARTICIPATED IN SUBARU LOVES PETS CAMPAIGN, CLEAR THE SHELTER, and CALIFORNIA ADOPT A PET DAY WHERE ARFF COVERED THE ADOPTION FEE MAKING IT FREE ADOPTIONS for ADOPTERS. ARFF GENEROUSLY HELPED SETUP MISTERS IN THE ZEN GARDEN PLAY YARD. ARFF FUNDED INCENTIVES for OUTREACH EFFORTS PROVIDING PET WASTE BAGS and DISPENSER to PET OWNERS IN THE COMMUNITY. ARFF SUPPORTED THE COUNTY SHELTERS WITH FUNDING EMERGENCY SUPPLIES DURING THE FUNDING EMERGENCY SUPPLIES DURING THE COLD WINTER and WHEN THE HEATERS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AS WELL AS WITH FUNDING to PURCHASE KURANDA DOG BEDS for THE PETS IN THEIR CARE. ARFF FUNDED EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS THROUGH THE COUNTYS TELLING TAILS PROGRAM, A VETERINARY GATHERING to HELP THE COUNTY EXPAND THEIR VETERINARY PARTNERS, and THE REPLACEMENT of PLEXIGLASS ON THE COUNTYS ADOPTION TRAILER.
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About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2004
- Location
- PO BOX 447, SN BERNRDNO, CA 92402-0447
- County
- San Bernardino
- In care of
- % DANIEL AVERA