Tulsa nonprofit helped by emergency grant to provide free pet food to owners

Tulsa nonprofit helped by emergency grant to provide free pet food to owners

UNEMPLOYMENT: PUTTING FOODON THE TABLE.

AND ALSO INYOUR PET'S BOWL.

ONE TULSANONPROFIT HELPS WITH FREEPET FOOD.

BUT STOCK DWINDLESFAST DURING THIS PANDEMIC.

2WORKS FOR YOU'S SIERRAPIZARRO TELLS US ABOUT THEEMERGENCY GRANT THAT'SSAVING THEIR EFFORTS.00:15;48;26 - 00:15:50;54Nats: sniffing "He's verycurious." THIS CURIOUS KIDBELONGS TO MARGODEDMON.

00:15;53;33 Dedmon:"Sit." KID IS HIS NAME.

BUTTHIS GUY IS A MATURE10-YEARS-OLD.

00:14:37;53 -00:14;44;00 DEDMON: "He'sthe one that's been by myside through all mystrokes.

Everything thatI've gone through, he's beenright there." TO KEEP KIDRIGHT THERE.

THE OKLAHOMAALLIANCE FOR ANIMALS HELPSDEDMON AND MANY OTHERS WITHFREE PET FOOD.

00:02:23;26- 00:02:34;53 SHACKELFORD:"Our big goal is helpinghowever we can so theydon't have to surrendertheir pets to the shelter orget rid of their pets.

Wehave a huge overpopulationproblem and we don't wantthose pets going into theshelter." DEDMON'S INCOMERELIES ON HER FIANCEEFINDING ODD JOBS.00:12:09;33 - 00:12:11;35Dedmon: "He hasn't been ableto do that, due to thepandemic." 00:02:11;10 -00:02:18;54 SHACKELFORD:"We're hearing a lot ofpeople have lost jobs orlost shifts and they don'thave the financial means tobuy as much pet food as theyused to." IN THE LAST TWOMONTHS.

ERIN SHACKELFORDSAYS THEY'VE PASSEDOUT 8,000 POUNDS OF PETFOOD.

KID GOT HIS FILLTWICE.

00:14;02;10 -00:14:12;41 MARGO DEDMON,benefitted from oklahomaalliance for animals "I'mforever grateful for thembecause they made sure mydog got the nutrition thathe needed when he needed it.They actually delivered itto me.

That's unheard of."00:14:56;25 - 00:15:02;28Dedmon: "There's a lot ofpeople they've helped.

Ihope they can continue doingthat." WELL.

A SIX THOUSANDDOLLAR EMERGENCY GRANTENSURES THE HELP KEEPSCOMING.

BY KEEPING THIS ROOMSTOCKED AT THEOKLAHOMA ALLIANCE FORANIMALS.

STRUGGLING PETOWNERS CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITEFOR CONTACT INFORMATION TOGET TO THIS FREE CAT OR DOGFOOD.

I'M SIERRA PIZARRO.

2WORKS FOR YOU.MEALS ON WHEELS OF METROTULSA... WILL BE FEEDING