Grant Stories & Links

The Doris Day Animal Foundation is proud to announce that we have provided grants to some unique and innovative non-profit organizations in order to help animals and the people who love them.

The programs range from providing senior citizens with food for their pets to providing information for people caring for horses, supporting in-school humane educational and reading programs, training an assistance dog, rescuing greyhounds, and establishing scholarships for veterinary students specializing in shelter medicine.

Check out our Grant Stories…..

I was horrified and appalled to find out the Humane Society of the United States has an association with Michael Vick.

He is a criminal, who I believe should still be in prison.

I was not involved in making the decision and have nothing to do with this part of the Humane Society’s work.

I just want all of my friends to know, for sure, I have nothing whatever to do with this decision.  All we can do is hope and pray that something  good can come of it, as we must see an end to this cruel and hideous  “sport “ of dog-fighting not just  here, but around the world.

With my love always,

Doris and my Babies

In one of the most-thoughtful gestures ever, the Claire Giannini Fund, which has been a tremendous supporter of the Doris Day Animal Foundation and our work over the years, gave an extremely generous donation to the Doris Day and Terry Melcher Endowed Scholarship for Shelter Medicine.

In a letter to UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program at the School of Veterinary Medicine, Hilda Yao, who administers the Trust, wrote:

“It is our way of paying tribute to Doris for Mother’s Day, which is a time when Doris must feel even more keenly her profound loss. We thought the gift might serve as a reminder of Terry and his legacy of good works and brighten her Mother’s Day.”

Doris and the Animal Foundation established the Doris Day and Terry Melcher Endowed Scholarship in May 2007, to help pay educational costs for students studying the relatively-new field of “shelter medicine.” That program has been created in the belief that if more animals in need of adoption have good veterinary care, they will be adopted instead of euthanized.

The scholarship is in perpetuity, and funds allow for two scholarships each year beginning in 2008. The scholarship was partially funded by donations the DDAF received following the passing of Terry Melcher in 2004.

“Hilda, her mother, Dorothy, and her sister Agnes have been great friends and comfort over the years,” Doris said. “Everytime I think they can’t do anything else to help the animals, they surprise and stun me with more generosity. I can’t thank them enough.”

“We are so happy to be able to make this grant,” Hilda Yao added, “especially if it helps to attract more support for the scholarship and its most laudable focus on shelter medicine. Itis so very kind of Doris–we are the ones who are thankful for the opportunity to support such a worthy cause.”

The Doris Day Animal Foundation is grateful for all the support we receive.

Thank you.