Petco Love Canine Cancer Fund Grant

Petco Love Canine Cancer Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: National Disaster Search Dog Foundation
Last Updated: September 25, 2025

Summary

The Petco Love Canine Cancer Fund Grant supports active and retired working canines diagnosed with cancer. Established in 2012 through a partnership with Petco Love, Blue Buffalo, and the Search Dog Foundation, this grant alleviates financial burdens for handlers, ensuring their canine partners receive necessary treatments. Funding is allocated on a case-by-case basis, allowing many working dog teams facing cancer to benefit each year. This initiative emphasizes the importance of preserving the quality of life for these heroic animals.

Overview

Petco Love Canine Cancer Fund Grant The Petco Love Canine Cancer Fund was established in 2012 to provide funding for active and retired working canines in urban search and rescue, wilderness, human remains detection, avalanche, military, and police disciplines that have been diagnosed with forms of cancer. Petco Love, Blue Buffalo, and the Search Dog Foundation partnered to create this grant to ensure that no handler will ever have to make the choice between financial stability and prolonging his or her canine partner’s quality of life due to a cancer diagnosis. Funding is awarded on a case-by-case basis to ensure that the Petco Love Canine Cancer Fund can help support as many working dog teams facing a cancer diagnosis as possible each year.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Working canines (active and retired) in certified search disciplines – US&R (urban search and rescue), wilderness, human remains, avalanche, military, and police department canines are also able to participate.Canines with a specified cancer diagnosis.Certification and affiliation must be confirmed with sponsoring agency.Can be used forThe Petco Love Canine Cancer Fund may be used to cover expenses of a cancer diagnosis, treatment, palliative, and end-of-life care for working canines that qualify for funding.