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Wlaf1450‘Petco Love is essential to aid in reducing pet overpopulation’- Terri Woodward, SCCTP President
LAFOLLETTE, TN (SPECIAL TO WLAF)– Spay Campbell County Tennessee Pets is set to receive a $2,500 grant investment from national nonprofit Petco Love in support of their lifesaving work for pets in Campbell County, Tennessee.
Petco Love is a national nonprofit leading change for pets by harnessing the power of love to make communities and pet families closer, stronger, and healthier. Since its founding in 1999, Petco Love has invested nearly $433 million in adoption and other lifesaving efforts. And Petco Love helps find loving homes for pets in partnership with Petco and more than 4,000 organizations — like ours — across North America, with more than 7.1 million pets adopted and counting.
The investment in Spay Campbell County Tennessee Pets is part of more than $1.2M in grants recently announced by Petco Love for nearly 200 spay/neuter clinics and other low-cost veterinary care providers to help increase access to veterinary care for pets in their communities. The lifesaving investments are also being granted to reduce economic euthanasia, and the surrender of pets to shelters when families are not able to afford needed veterinary treatment.
“Petco Love knows pets are family and we strive to take care of them the best we can, though the reality is not everyone has equal access to veterinary care as many pet parents face difficult financial times,” said Chelsea Staley, President of Petco Love. “That’s why we are proud to support our partner animal welfare organizations in providing helpful services in their communities, so we can keep pets and their families together.”
“This investment in our community from Petco Love is essential to aid in the reduction of pet overpopulation and to support the health of our community pets,” said Terri Woodward, President, Spay Campbell County Tennessee Pets.
As part of Petco Love’s mission to make pet families healthier and increase access to veterinary care, through its Vaccinated and Loved campaign, Petco Love reached a significant milestone of distributing four million free pet vaccines for family pets in February 2026. The campaign was launched in 2021, encouraging Petco Love animal welfare partners to host free vaccine clinics. Spay Campbell County Tennessee Pets has been a partner of Petco Love’s Vaccinated and Loved initiative since it began.
Spay Campbell County Tennessee Pets is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to reducing pet overpopulation and laying the groundwork for a healthier pet population, serving Campbell County in Tennessee. Since 2016, Spay Campbell County Tennessee Pets has helped 4,803 families have access to spay and neuter services for 6,685 family pets. For more information about Spay Campbell County Tennessee Pets, visit this website. Learn more about Petco Love here.
About Spay Campbell County Tennessee Pets
Spay Campbell County Tennessee Pets is a 501c3 Organization. Our board members/officers have collaborated with other area groups since 2012, in 2016 we formed our own group, and were awarded our own 501c3 status in March 2016. We are an all-volunteer organization, with no paid positions and we have no building or facility. We are a spay/neuter support organization for pets owned in our county. About Petco Love Petco Love is a life-changing nonprofit organization that makes communities and pet families closer, stronger, and healthier. Since 1999, we’ve empowered more than 4,000 animal welfare partners to drive lifesaving change alongside us – investing nearly $433 million in adoption and other lifesaving efforts. We’ve helped find loving homes for more than 7.1 million pets in partnership with Petco and organizations nationwide. Our love for pets drives us to lead with innovation, creating Petco Love Lost to reunite lost pets. Visit Petco Love and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-04/29/2026-6AM)