Rachael Ray Save Them All Grant

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MEDIA CONTACT: Rachel Dorsey, President
friendsofholbrookanimalshelter@gmail.com

Friends of Holbrook Animal Shelter Receives Rachael Ray Save Them All Grant to Support Lifesaving in Navajo County

Best Friends Animal Society awards $20,000 to save over 160 dogs

Holbrook, AZ. 2 February 2026 — The Friends of Holbrook Animal Shelter has been awarded a Rachael Ray Save Them All grant from Best Friends Animal Society, a leading national animal welfare organization working to save cats and dogs in America’s shelters.

This competitive grant of $20,000 will support lifesaving efforts of the animal shelters in Holbrook and Snowflake-Taylor by funding the newly established Navajo County Transport Program. This program aims to expand these shelters’ rescue network across the state and encourage other rescues to transfer in puppies and dogs from these shelters with the goal of making Holbrook and Snowflake-Taylor No-Kill Communities. This grant funding will support the transfer of over 160 dogs and puppies.

“This Rachael Ray Save Them All grant means transforming and boosting our connections to rescue programs, to create more opportunities to save more animals.” said Rachel Dorsey, Friends of the Holbrook Animal Shelter spokesperson. “Every animal is worth saving, their stories cherished. We deeply appreciate the support from Best Friends and the Rachael Ray Foundation — it will help us and our community reach this lifesaving goal.”

Friends of Holbrook Animal Shelter is one of 53 shelters and rescues from across the country to be awarded Rachael Ray Save Them All and Rachael Ray No-Kill Excellence grants in 2026. The grants in total are projected to save or impact over 19,000 cats and dogs.

“Friends of Holbrook Animal Shelter was selected among 320 applicants to receive a Rachael Ray Save Them All Grant because of its innovation, dedication, commitment, and readiness to save pets’ lives,” said Whitney Bollinger, Director of Strategy & Network Operations, Best Friends Animal Society. “We are so proud to provide grant funding to support Friends of Holbrook Animal Shelter’s critical lifesaving work in Navajo County!”

The Rachael Ray Save Them All Grants is a grant program, administered by Best Friends and funded by The Rachael Ray Foundation™, that provides grants to shelters for euthanasia-reduction initiatives. The Rachael Ray Foundation helps animals in need and is funded by a portion of proceeds from each sale of Rachael’s pet food, Nutrish®.

Learn more about Friends of Holbrook Animal Shelter’s lifesaving programs by visiting our website and by following Holbrook AZ Animal Control on Facebook and Instagram. Make a lifesaving impact by volunteering, adopting one of our available pets, or fostering by sending us a message here.

Friends of the Holbrook Animal Shelter is a 501(c)3 charity that works as a sister organization to the Holbrook Animal Shelter. Our mission is to encourage responsible pet parenting in our community and increase adoption rates, with the goal of placing adoptable pets into loving homes. The shelter runs a number of programs including a TNR (trap-neuter-release) program for stray cats, a low-cost spay/neuter initiative funded by grants, and numerous microchip and
vaccine clinics throughout the year.

About Best Friends Animal Society
Best Friends Animal Society is a leading animal welfare organization dedicated to saving the lives of dogs and cats in America’s shelters and making the entire country no-kill. Founded in 1984, Best Friends runs lifesaving facilities and programs nationwide in partnership with more than 5,500 shelters and rescue organizations. From our headquarters in Kanab, Utah, we also operate the nation’s largest no-kill animal sanctuary — a destination that brings our mission to life for thousands of visitors each year. We maintain the most comprehensive animal sheltering data in the country and make it accessible to the public — empowering communities with critical insights into the needs of their local shelters and how they can help. We believe every dog and cat deserves a home. And we believe that, by working together, we can Save Them All®. For more information, visit bestfriends.org.