Sixty-Seven Rescue Groups Receive $75,000 in Round 3 of 2012 Shelter+ Challenge

Seattle, WA, September 28, 2012 --(PR.com)-- In the third round of voting of The Animal Rescue Site’s $300,000 Shelter+ Challenge with Petfinder.com in 2012, The Cat House on the Kings won the $5,000 Grand Prize. Fans of the California cat rescue group voted them into an early lead in this round hosted on the GreaterGood Network website that lets people give to their favorite shelters and rescue groups for free.

Sixty-six winning shelters and rescue groups received grants ranging from $1,000 to $3,000 for regional awards, Projects For Paws proposals submitted by shelter organizers, and other categories in this voting round.

With these awards, $225,000 in grants has been distributed to Challenge winners in 2012. A final $75,000 remains to be decided by visitors to The Animal Rescue Site. Voting for the fourth and final round of the 2012 $300,000 Shelter+ Challenge begins October 8.

Visitors to The Animal Rescue Site can help their hometown rescue by voting each day during a Challenge round. It is free to participate and only takes a minute. No registration or other information is required to vote.

A complete list of all winners in the current and past Challenges can be found at www.TheAnimalRescueSite.com (click on the tab that says Shelter+ Challenge) as well as details of the upcoming final round of the 2012 $300,000 Shelter+ Challenge.

The Shelter+ Challenge began in 2008 and, to date, has awarded more than $1 million in grants to shelters and rescue groups in the Petfinder.com Network.

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Funding from The Animal Rescue Site and other GreaterGood Network websites is distributed by the independent 501(c)3 GreaterGood.org.

The Animal Rescue Site's “Click Here To Give” purple homepage button provides a simple, fast free way to help animal charities. Visitors can click daily to display a series of ads: 100% of the donations from sponsoring advertisers are donated to Petfinder.com Foundation, Rescue Bank, International Fund for Animal Welfare, Fund for Animals, North Shore Animal League America, and other worthy groups selected by GreaterGood.org. Additional funding is provided through shopping at The Animal Rescue Site store (http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/store) or donations received through the Gifts That Give More [tm] program.