VSC donates pet necessities to Nina’s Pet Food Pantry

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VSC’s client service administrator, Lisa Sadak, VSC’s referral director, Kim Perroy, and VSC’s client services coordinators, Lisa Johnson and Deirdre Kerr. | Contributed photo

Updated: February 20, 2012 8:15AM

Veterinary Specialty Center in Buffalo Grove, IL and their clients donated more than 1,200 pounds of pet food and necessities, as well as more than $2,500, to Nina’s Pet Food Pantry. The donations were collected at VSC between Nov. 1 and Dec. 31.

“When people are going through tough financial times, pets are often left behind or neglected,” VSC’s Client Service Administrator Lisa Sadak said. “By supporting Nina’s Pet Food Pantry, VSC wanted to show that there is hope. Nina’s Pet Food Pantry is a great way to keep pets with their families and in good homes.”

Nina’s Pet Food Pantry operates out of two established food pantries at St. Francis de Sales Parish in Lake Zurich and from Palatine Township in Palatine. The program provides free dog and cat food, as well as other pet necessities, to people struggling to care for their animal families. The Nina’s Pet Food Pantry program was created in 2009 by Young at Heart Pet Rescue when Nina’s family, a Portuguese Water Dog and former client of VSC, donated a generous grant in her memory.

“We are very thankful for the donation that we received from VSC and their clients. Through donations such as these, we are able to alleviate some of the financial burden on families facing hard times which, in turn, helps to keep pets out of local shelters,” Young at Heart’s Executive Director Dawn Kemper said. “We are always accepting donations of unopened bags — 20 pounds or less — and cans of dog and cat food and other necessities.”

For more information on how you can help Nina’s Pet Food Pantry, contact Dawn Kemper at (847) 529-2025 or email info@yahpetrescue.com. You can also visit Nina’s Pet Food Pantry on the Young at Heart Pet Rescue website at http://yahpetrescue.com/programs/ninas-food-pantry/ for additional information.

Located in Buffalo Grove Veterinary Specialty Center provides 24-hour, state-of-the-art care for specialty, emergency and critical care situations. Since 1976, our specialty doctors have consistently provided collaborative care and comfort to our clients and their family veterinarians. With more than 30 doctors specializing in a wide-breadth of veterinary medicine, VSC is a proven leader in the veterinary community. For more information on VSC and the services it provides, please contact us at (847) 459-7535 or visit vetspecialty.com.

Young at Heart Pet Rescue is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit, volunteer-based organization dedicated to the rescue and re-homing of mature and senior dogs and cats. They rescue, rehabilitate and place them into loving homes all over the Midwest. Through a small army of foster homes, volunteers and with the community’s support, they are saving the lives of homeless senior pets, one grey muzzle at a time.