Fetch by The Dodo campaign supports pets in need
Campaign matches donations up to $101,000 for Project Street Vet through the end of 2022
by Katie Pfaff
Fetch by The Dodo, a pet insurance provider offering comprehensive insurance and health advice in North America, has launched the 101 Donations Campaign to support Project Street Vet, a nonprofit that provides free veterinary care, treatment and support to the pets of individuals experiencing homelessness and housing vulnerability.
Through the campaign, Fetch will match every donation up to $101,000 dollars, helping Project Street Vet provide essential care to pets in need and expand its mission to more communities in 2023.
Donations made to the campaign, which runs through the end of 2022, will help Project Street Vet offer a variety of veterinary support to pets and their parents – from routine exams to life-saving surgeries. They also take care of vaccinations and flea and tick medications. Through Fetch's donations and fundraising efforts, they've raised over $100,000 this year, enabling Project Street Vet to fund more than 450 cases and expand outside of Southern California, where they launched their initial operations.
Samantha McKinnon, chief experience officer of Fetch, said in a news release that the goal of the campaign is to enable Project Street Vet to continue its growth to other areas of the nation to provide pets of the unhoused with routine and life-saving healthcare.
Dr. Kwane Stewart, licensed and practicing veterinarian and founder of Project Street Vet, said that these donations have a tremendous impact in helping his team continue its work to provide critical pet care to the communities that need it most.
About Project Street Vet
Founded by Dr. Kwane Stewart, Project Street Vet is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit public charity that provides free veterinary care, treatment, and support to the pets of individuals experiencing homelessness and/or housing vulnerability. According to the State of Homelessness: 2021, over 580,400 people are experiencing homelessness in America, with an estimated 10% to 25% having a pet.
Kwane is a graduate from the renowned Colorado State University Veterinary Program and has been a practicing veterinarian in California for over 22 years. Many years ago, during a five-year tenure as a shelter veterinarian in a struggling, depressed area of California, Kwane began to form a true understanding for those that struggle to afford health care for their pets. Over the past ten years, he has quietly volunteered his time traveling city streets of California giving free veterinary services to the pets of individuals experiencing homelessness.
Kwane estimates that he has cared for hundreds of pets doing his street vet work prior to 2020, when Project Street Vet was formed. Today, he continues to lead the Project Street Vet mission with his inspirational message of "no judgment, just help" and hopes the growing team can continue to find and care for these families.
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