Helping Communities.
Supporting Heroes.
Saving Lives.

AKC Reunite grants support life-saving working K9 programs and pet disaster relief efforts at the local level nationwide.

Helping Communities.
Supporting Heroes.
Saving Lives.

AKC Reunite grants support life-saving working K9 programs and pet disaster relief efforts at the local level nationwide.

Giving Back

AKC Reunite is a charitable organization that supports
and celebrates the human-animal bond through our various giving programs.

Helping Communities

AKC Reunite microchips, collar tags and 24/7 Reuniters Helpline reunite a lost pet every 12 minutes. Our proceeds go to local causes helping our nation’s pets.

Supporting Heroes

AKC Reunite grants support our local, everyday heroes that shelter and reunite displaced pets and help protect our pet-loving communities.

Saving Lives

AKC Reunite is the way home for lost pets. This mission along with our giving programs have the purposeful intention of helping to keep pets and our communities safer.

Helping Communities

AKC Reunite microchips, collar tags and 24/7 Reuniters Helpline reunite a lost pet every 12 minutes. Our proceeds go to local causes helping our nation’s pets.

Supporting Heroes

AKC Reunite grants support our local, everyday heroes that shelter and reunite displaced pets and help protect our pet-loving communities.

Saving Lives

AKC Reunite is the way home for lost pets. This mission along with our giving programs have the purposeful intention of helping to keep pets and our communities safer.

Making A Difference. Nationwide.

Making A Difference. Nationwide.

• K9 Grants Awarded

889 Grants | $6.9 Million in Grants

Additional $2.5 Million for Search & Rescue Teams

• Pet Disaster Relief Trailers

120 Trailers Donated | $2.8 Million in Trailers

Additional $2.6 Million in Disaster Relief Grants

• K9 Grants Awarded

889 Grants | $6.9 Million in Grants

Additional $2.5 Million for Search & Rescue Teams

• Pet Disaster Relief Trailers

120 Trailers Donated | $2.8 Million in Trailers

Additional $2.6 Million in Disaster Relief Grants

K9 + Search & Rescue Impact

889

K9 Grants Awarded

6.9M+

In K9 Grants

2.5M+

K9 Search & Rescue Grants

Pet Disaster Relief Impact

120

Trailers Donated

2.8M+

In Trailer Donations

2.6M+

Disaster Relief Grants

Our Programs

K9 Cop Grant

There is an increasing demand for good K9 Officers. K9 Cop Grants from AKC Reunite and AKC® Clubs help police departments fund and acquire new K9 officers or replace K9s lost in the line of duty.

Efforts include public transportation safety checks, explosives detection at concerts and sporting events, apprehension and detainment of criminal suspects, detecting illicit narcotics, tracking and locating missing persons or suspects.

K9 Officers are dedicated to community safety and protection. Their visible, proactive presence serves as an effective, non-lethal, tool for law enforcement, often encouraging a suspect to peacefully surrender.

Budgets are limited due to department budget cuts and municipality codes that prohibit solicitation of funds. K9 Cop Grants help fill this void.

K9 Cop Grant

There is an increasing demand for good K9 Officers. K9 Cop Grants from AKC Reunite and AKC® Clubs help police departments fund and acquire new K9 officers or replace K9s lost in the line of duty.

Efforts include public transportation safety checks, explosives detection at concerts and sporting events, apprehension and detainment of criminal suspects, detecting illicit narcotics, tracking and locating missing persons or suspects.

K9 Officers are dedicated to community safety and protection. Their visible, proactive presence serves as an effective, non-lethal, tool for law enforcement, often encouraging a suspect to peacefully surrender.

Budgets are limited due to department budget cuts and municipality codes that prohibit solicitation of funds. K9 Cop Grants help fill this void.

Pet Disaster Relief

With AKC Pet Disaster Relief, pet owners will no longer be separated from their pets nor need to leave them behind when an evacuation is ordered.

AKC Reunite Pet Disaster Relief’s genesis was in response to the devastation after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 where many people stayed in harm’s way because emergency response plans did not accommodate pets. AKC Pet Disaster Relief’s life-saving trailers will enable local Emergency Management organizations across the country to plan, prepare and respond to disasters that impact people and their pets.

A trailer is stocked with essential supplies to house at least at least 65 pets during the critical first few days after a disaster is declared. The trailer has lighting and is wired for electricity to run off either a provided generator or 110v power supply. Contents also include crates, pet carriers, bowls, collars and leashes, microchips, a microchip scanner, fans, cleaning supplies, maintenance equipment, administrative supplies, training materials to allow emergency personnel to put together co-location or lost-and-found pet shelters.

Learn more

The AKC Reunite Pet Disaster Relief program keeps people and their pets together and out of harm’s way. The trailer and its contents lay out the framework for local Emergency Management teams to respond and provide temporary pet sheltering alongside emergency evacuation shelters.

Pet Disaster Relief

With AKC Pet Disaster Relief, pet owners will no longer be separated from their pets nor need to leave them behind when an evacuation is ordered.

AKC Reunite Pet Disaster Relief’s genesis was in response to the devastation after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 where many people stayed in harm’s way because emergency response plans did not accommodate pets. AKC Pet Disaster Relief’s life-saving trailers will enable local Emergency Management organizations across the country to plan, prepare and respond to disasters that impact people and their pets.

A trailer is stocked with essential supplies to house at least at least 65 pets during the critical first few days after a disaster is declared. The trailer has lighting and is wired for electricity to run off either a provided generator or 110v power supply. Contents also include crates, pet carriers, bowls, collars and leashes, microchips, a microchip scanner, fans, cleaning supplies, maintenance equipment, administrative supplies, training materials to allow emergency personnel to put together co-location or lost-and-found pet shelters.

Learn more

The AKC Reunite Pet Disaster Relief program keeps people and their pets together and out of harm’s way. The trailer and its contents lay out the framework for local Emergency Management teams to respond and provide temporary pet sheltering alongside emergency evacuation shelters.

More Giving

To help reunite more lost pets and those displaced from storms and other disasters, non-profit 501c3 animal sheltering organizations can apply for a microchip scanner donation. We also provide pet disaster relief grants to help in the aftermath of hazardous weather events.

Since 2002, we have offered a limited number of grants to support not-for-profit K9 search and rescue teams. The typical maximum grant amount is $2,500 and the application may be found here.

When a disaster strikes, municipalities and animal welfare organizations spring into action to help shelter and care for displaced pets. AKC Reunite is not a disaster response organization, but we do provide grants to non-profit organizations helping to care for these pets when a disaster is declared.

Storm Updates

Are you an animal welfare organization in need of a universal microchip scanner? With the AKC Reunite Scanner Donation Program, shelters, rescues, and other 501c3 animal welfare organizations can apply for a free universal microchip scanner! With a universal scanner, eligible organizations can better help reunite pets displaced from storms and other disasters.

Scanner Application

Recognizing the important role K9/Handler Search and Rescue Teams played after the tragic events of September 11, 2001, the AKC Reunite mission expanded. In early 2002, the Canine Support and Relief Fund was created to support volunteer Canine Search and Rescue (K9 SAR) organizations.

AKC Reunite has a limited number of grants to support not-for-profit K9 search and rescue teams. The typical maximum grant amount is $2,500 and the application may be found here.

Want To Help?

AKC Reunite is a 501(c)3 not for profit organization incorporated in the State of New York. You can find us on GuideStar and registered in New York as American Kennel Club Companion Animal Recovery Corp, d/b/a AKC Reunite, EIN 13-3904402.

AKC Reunite is a charitable organization that supports and celebrates the human-animal bond through our various giving programs.

Want To Help?

AKC Reunite is a 501(c)3 not for profit organization incorporated in the State of New York. You can find us on GuideStar and registered in New York as American Kennel Club Companion Animal Recovery Corp, d/b/a AKC Reunite, EIN 13-3904402.

AKC Reunite is a charitable organization that supports and celebrates the human-animal bond through our various giving programs.

Board Of Directors

Daniel J. Smyth, Esq., Chair (AKC Board member)

Ann Wallin, Vice-Chair (AKC Board member)

Theodore Phillips, Secretary & Treasurer (AKC Staff)

Dr. Carmen L. Battaglia (AKC Board member)

Sylvia Thomas (AKC Board member)

Sally Fineburg (AKC Board member)

Brandi Munden (AKC Staff)

Senior Staff

Tom Sharp, President and CEO

Dallas Harsa, Vice President, Sales & Marketing