A new nonprofit, 400 Paws Inc., is set on granting thousands of dollars to area animal shelters and rescues.
The group — whose goal is to get animals healthy and into permanent homes — is collecting annual memberships to benefit grants for area 501(c) 3 animal shelters and rescues. At the end of the year, members will vote to decide which nonprofit organizations will receive these grants.
President and founder, Kim Cheney, started the charity this year. It’s based in Escambia County but reaches out to Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton counties, too.
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A Needy Paws fund will aid suffering animals that need surgeries, special apparatuses or otherwise expensive comprehensive care.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: New charity raising money for needy animals