June T-shirts
Here is the front and back of a commemorative SAC Fund T-shirt made possible by our generous donor Adsngraphics in Massachusetts.
All June donations of $100 or more will receive a free T-shirt – size Large.
(Other sizes will be available on request as long as we have them.)
Thanks for helping us show what your donations have accomplished!  
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The SAC Fund drawing for Jessie Knadler’s book Rurally Screwed will take place shortly and we’ll announce the winner from our May donors. Stay tuned! |
The purpose of the Soldiers’ Animal Companions Fund is to promote the welfare and rescue of animals in war-torn Middle Eastern countries where our soldiers are stationed. These animals have often provided immeasurable comfort to those serving in harsh and extremely difficult situations.
Unfortunately, in Afghanistan dogs are considered unclean by the Taliban. They may be used as target practice, blown up, run over, or starved. Their only value is to be used in dog fighting, a miserable so-called sport for which dogs’ ears and tails are cut off to enable them to be more competitive fighters.
The dogs who find their way into our soldiers’ compounds and into their hearts, are often left behind to suffer terribly when the soldiers must move on.
Through the SAC Fund we strive to help those animals who’ve meant so much to our troops. Actually their value for the morale and health of our soldiers cannot be underestimated.
The following excerpt from The National Alliance on Mental Illness helps illustrate this point: According to the Army Surgeon General’s special assistant for mental health, Col. Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, M.D., the Army is using dogs “much more” to help soldiers recovering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). “Animals are not just cute,” Ritchie said. “They provide support.” The observation came at a 2010 NAMI Convention symposium on “Veterans and Military Mental Health,” focusing on the needs of returning soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as other veterans |
Soldiers’ Animal Companions Fundis a Donor Advised Fund, administered by Charities Aid Foundation America (CAFAmerica), a US 501c(3) public charity that specializes in the responsible oversight of global giving, American donors may claim the maximum tax benefits allowed by law for their contributions.
The money raised through this fund will go directly to the following:
Nowzad Dogs, the British charity responsible for the rescue of our soldiers' adopted pets from Afghanistan.
An important message to our donors:
As many of you know, the Nowzad shelter is in danger of closing. Nowzad now needs our help to fund the new shelter. If you would like to contribute to the shelter appeal, we are happy to accept your donations and pass them on to Nowzad. Please see Current Shelter Appeal. |