Animal Shelter Announces Partnership with Wooftrax

Our local animal shelter has found a nearly effortless and free way for supporters to help raise money for homeless animals here on San Juan Island. The Animal Protection Society of Friday Harbor has partnered with Wooftrax, an organization that donates money to animal shelters and rescue groups nationwide, utilizing a smartphone application.

The Wooftrax app, when installed on a Smartphone or Android device, allows users to support their local animal rescue organization simply by walking a dog (or dogs).  “It’s very simple”, says APS-FH Shelter Manager, Jan Murphy. “Those who’d like to help raise funds for The Animal Protection Society of Friday Harbor can visit www.wooftrax.com on their smartphone and download the Wooftrax app.”

Once the app has been downloaded one can then select The Animal Protection Society of Friday Harbor as the recipient of their fund raising efforts. Users simply take the phone with them whenever they walk a dog. A “Start Walking” button is pushed at the beginning of the walk and the app keeps track of the distance walked. When your walk is stopped it will be credited to the APS-FH account.

The app features an “Impact” tab that shows the total number of people walking for a given shelter or rescue and allows one to magnify their impact by referring friends or making a gift. The more people actively walking with the app, the greater the benefit to your selected animal organization! “Best of all, every walk counts – short or long.”, says Murphy.

In the last year Wooftrax raised over $120,000 for shelter and rescue partners.

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