A Fund Built in Debra's Spirit
Debra Griggs spent her life improving animal welfare in Virginia- founding rescue organizations, building coalitions, and leading the VFHS as President from 2013-2019. She was a tireless advocate in shelters, communities, and the Virginia General Assembly, working on issues from animal cruelty and shelter policy to community cats and breed discrimination.
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She saw problems others walked past, and she found a way to help.
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The Emergency Rescue Fund was established in her memory on November 11, her birthday, so her legacy of compassion, leadership, and action could continue helping animals when they need it most.
The Fund Helps With:
Large-scale hoarding or cruelty cases
Abandonment and mass-intake
situations
Urgent veterinary and medical needs
Natural disasters and emergency
response
Other extraordinary circumstances
Applications are considered throughout the year.
THE FUND IN ACTION
Just a few of the cases made possible by the Griggs Fund
Give the Next Emergency Somewhere to Turn
We don't know what the next call will be.
It may be fifty animals removed from a home.
It may be a rural shelter suddenly receiving animals from a major cruelty case.
It may be medical treatment for an entire group of sick animals.
It may be a flood, fire, abandonment, or situation we cannot predict.
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What we can do is make sure that when a VFHS member asks for help, there are resources available to answer.
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Every contribution to the Debra Griggs VFHS Emergency Rescue Fund helps replenish the fund so it can respond to the next extraordinary need.
