Doris Day Animal Foundation Provides Grant to Lily's Legacy Senior Dog Sanctuary to Aid Senior Dogs in Need

FOREST KNOLLS, Calif., Jan. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Doris Day Animal Foundation, a national non-profit organization founded by the legendary actress and animal welfare advocate, has provided a grant to Lily's Legacy Senior Dog Sanctuary of Forest Knolls, California, to use for veterinary care for the senior large breed dogs they rescue and care for.

"When we learned about Lily's Legacy and its work with senior dogs, we knew we had to help," Miss Day said from her home in Carmel, California.  "We fund other charitable 501(c) (3) non-profit organizations that perform excellent work to help the animals and the people who love them, and we're proud to be able to help Lily's Legacy Senior Dog Sanctuary also."

The grant will help Lily's Legacy Senior Dog Sanctuary pay for veterinary expenses for 2 to 4 of our rescued dogs, depending on the needs of the particular dogs. Medical needs for senior dogs can be and often are extensive and expensive says Alice Mayn, Founder and Executive Director of Lily's Legacy. Many of our dogs have been neglected and/or abused and come to us with infections or injuries that require immediate care. We endeavor to restore each dog's health so he or she can enjoy life and be adopted into a loving home.  Veterinary expenses are, by far, the largest item in our budget. We would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to Doris Day for her kindness and generosity in helping us help these needy senior dogs.

Among the other grants Doris Day Animal Foundation has provided are funding for college scholarships, programs to aid senior citizens care for their pets, programs for rescue dogs, Kevlar vests for service dogs, rescues of greyhounds, run-sheds for horses, reduced adoption fees for seniors adopting senior pets, wildlife sanctuary assistance, and reduced cost spay/neuter programs as well as a feral cat TNR program, to name but a few.

The Doris Day Animal Foundation, www.ddaf.org, has the simple and straightforward mission of helping animals and those who love them. DDAF provides funding to other 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations for animal welfare work with specific low-overhead programs, including animal rescue, lifetime care for search and rescue dogs, helping people care for their animals, assisting with care for horses, paying for spay/neuters and other animal-related needs.

Lily's Legacy Senior Dog Sanctuary, http://www.lilyslegacy.org, a 501(C)3 non-profit organization, is a haven for the love and care of abandoned, homeless or displaced senior large breed dogs. Our mission is to provide a safe and loving home for senior large breed dogs who have been displaced from their homes and/or abandoned for any reason, until adopted or to remain at the sanctuary until they pass on.

SOURCE Lily's Legacy Senior Dog Sanctuary; The Doris Day Animal Foundation