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Overview

To Michelson Found Animals, philanthropy is an opportunity to focus funds, resources, and business acumen towards giant, solvable problems. It’s through the programs below that we champion pets in our world.
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Strategic Initiatives

  • Spay and Neuter Initiative
  • Pet-Inclusive Housing Initiative
  • Better Neighbor Project

Philanthropic Investments

  • Michelson Prize & Grant in Reproductive Biology
  • Michelson Found Animals Strategic Grants
  • Leap Venture Studio
  • Robert & Erika Brunson Fund
  • Strategic Initiatives
    • Spay and Neuter Initiative
    • Pet-Inclusive Housing Initiative
    • Better Neighbor Project
  • Philanthropic Investments
    • Michelson Prize & Grant in Reproductive Biology
    • Michelson Found Animals Strategic Grants
    • Leap Venture Studio
    • Robert & Erika Brunson Fund
  • About Us
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  • Events
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  • Volunteer
  • Pet Professionals
  • Pet Owners
  • Adoption Success Stories

    Adoption Success Stories: George, Kehlani and Dinah

    • Pets & Family
  • Hope for Rescue Dogs and Cats

    Hope for Shelter Animals: 4 Ways You Can Change the Lives of Rescue Dogs and Cats

    • Pets & Family
  • Adoption Success Stories

    Adoption Success Stories: Ollie, Little, Spot, Orangey, Abe, James and Taylor

    • Pets & Family
  • Volunteer Summer Slump

    How To Prevent the Volunteer Summer Slump

    • Professional
  • Should You Foster or Adopt a Pet

    Fostering Versus Adoption: Should I Foster or Adopt a Pet?

    • Pets & Family
  • Everything You Need to Know About Kitten Season

    Everything You Need to Know About Kitten Season

    • Health
  • Rocky Kanaka and Herschel on Dog's Day Out

    Rocky Kanaka Partners with Found Animals to Find Herschel a Home on “Dog’s Day Out”

    • News & Events
  • A Date With Your Pet

    Personalize a Perfect Date With Your Pet

    • Pets & Family
  • Canine Teeth

    Why You Need to Clean Those Feline and Canine Teeth Right Now

    • Health
  • Love Your Pet Day

    Love Your Pet Day: Why People Love Their Pets

    • Fun
    • Pets & Family
  • Adoption Success Stories

    Adoption Success Stories: Sadie, Neo, Pan and Pepper

    • Pets & Family
  • New Year's Eve

    How to Keep Pets Safe on New Year’s Eve

    • Behavior
    • Health
    • Safety
  • Ugly Christmas Sweaters

    Ugly Christmas Sweaters for Pets Ranked According to Ugliness

    • Fun
  • Traveling with Pets

    Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Traveling with Pets During the Holiday Season

    • Pets & Family
    • Safety
  • AB 485

    California Passes New Legislation to Advance Animal Welfare

    • News & Events
  • Facts About Pit Bulls

    9 Facts About Pit Bulls that Will Make You Go “Hmm.” Then “Awww!”

    • Behavior
    • Pets & Family
  • Small girl in blue dress holding orange & white cat in grass

    Save a Shelter Pet

    • Pets & Family
  • A woman in a home setting holds a gray and white cat in her lap

    10 Things to Do for Your Newly Adopted Cat

    • Behavior
    • Health
    • Pets & Family
    • Safety
  • Two orange kittens on red & white blanket

    5 Ways You Can Help Save Kittens – Right Meow!

    • Pets & Family
  • Dog Lover’s Guidance

    A Dog Lover’s Guide to Dating on Valentine’s Day

    • Fun

Our Impact Programs

STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

  • Spay & Neuter Initiative
  • Better Neighbor Project
  • Pet Inclusive Housing Initiative

PHILANTHROPIC INVESTMENTS

  • Michelson Prize & Grants in Reproductive Biology
  • Michelson Found Animals Strategic Grants
  • Leap Venture Studio
  • Robert & Erika Brunson Fund

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  • Microchip Registry
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