Best Friends Animal Society awards $20,000 to save 300 community cats.
Las Vegas (April 6, 2026) — Heaven Can Wait Animal Society 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 supports lifesaving through The Purrvention Project by preventing litters of kittens from being born on the streets of Las Vegas. This project has a goal to spay, neuter, and vaccinate 300 community cats from specific zip codes that have seen community cat populations climbing and available services diminishing.
“This Rachael Ray Save Them All grant means that we can save more cats’ lives,” said Rachel Bergen, Executive Director at Heaven Can Wait Animal Society. “These lives deserve saving, and we deeply appreciate the support from Best Friends and the Rachael Ray Foundation. This will help us, and our community, reduce overpopulation and unnecessary euthanasia.”
Heaven Can Wait Animal Society is one of 53 animal welfare organizations 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.
“Heaven Can Wait Animal Society 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 their critical lifesaving work in Southern Nevada!”
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 Heaven Can Wait Animal Society’s lifesaving programs by visiting their website, and by following Heaven Can Wait Animal Society on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Make a lifesaving impact by donating, volunteering, and spaying or neutering your pet!
To learn more about Best Friends, visit bestfriends.org.
About Heaven Can Wait Animal Society
Founded in 2000, Heaven Can Wait Animal Society is a nonprofit dedicated to preventing unnecessary euthanasia and improving quality of life for cats and dogs through spay/neuter services, quality veterinary care, community outreach, and advocacy. The organization is committed to providing accessible veterinary care throughout Southern Nevada. In collaboration with numerous rescue organizations, shelter partners, and trap/neuter/return groups they have helped over 215,000 animals since opening their doors and have kept an estimated 600,000 cats and dogs off the streets and out of shelters. The 501c3 organization relies on community support to fulfill their mission. Learn more at HeavenCanWaitLV.org.
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.
