Large Animal Shelter Receives Arizona Community Foundation Grant

Large Animal Shelters and Emergency Readiness (LASER) has received a grant for $5,000 from the Pat and Gerhard Kroenaur Animal Friends Fund through the Arizona Community Foundation of Yavapai County.

LASER President Spike Hicks says the award will support the non-profit organization by funding additional pens for the Chino Valley shelter site to care for poultry, goats, llamas and alpacas along with supplies for the smaller barn animals during emergency evacuations. “We thank the generous people at ACF who made this possible,” he said.

LASER, founded in 2019, is supported by volunteers working in partnership with Yavapai County Emergency Management. Its mission is to provide safe shelter for barn animals during evacuations in Yavapai County and to provide information for emergency preparedness. To donate or volunteer, visit www.laser-shelter.org or contact LASER at info@laser-shelter. org. QCBN