2019 CVM News: Grant will help pet owners defray the cost of cancer treatments
This news item is about: As part of a long-standing partnership with the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, the Petco Foundation and Blue Buffalo have renewed a grant that subsidizes the cost of cancer treatments for dogs and cats. The two-year, $150,000 grant is part of the "Petco Foundation & Blue Buffalo Cancer Treatment Support Fund," available at the Cornell University Hospital for Animals to owners who otherwise could not afford the cost of treating pets diagnosed with cancer. Since partnering with Cornell in 2010 to combat pet cancer, the Petco Foundation and Blue Buffalo have provided $500,000 to Cornell for treatment and research, assisting 136 families thus far.