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Kentucky has a pet food 'blessing box' to fight animal hunger

Kentucky has a pet food 'blessing box' to fight animal hunger
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Kentucky has a pet food 'blessing box' to fight animal hunger
Outside of a Kentucky antique store, free pet food is offered for animal owners in need. It's the work of Travis Combs, who built the Pet Food Blessing Box outside of Tiki's Treasure. Combs said it's a creative solution to a serious problem. Video above via CNN/WYMT"Kentucky is rated one of the worst in the nation for animal abuse, starvation, abandonment, that sort of thing," Combs told WYMT. "So a bunch of our friends kind of got together and we saw a need and a way that we could help out. We built this box here."Any time of day, the box is always open -- accepting donations and giving to those in need. "You just drop off any food you can for dogs, cats, any kind of pet. Any kind of pet product, really: pee pads, snacks, anything like that," Combs said. Combs said anyone if free to take what they need. He said he's interested in building more Pet Food Blessing Boxes, and is taking requests from places that want them. For the full story, click here.

Outside of a Kentucky antique store, free pet food is offered for animal owners in need.

It's the work of Travis Combs, who built the Pet Food Blessing Box outside of Tiki's Treasure. Combs said it's a creative solution to a serious problem.

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Video above via CNN/WYMT

"Kentucky is rated one of the worst in the nation for animal abuse, starvation, abandonment, that sort of thing," Combs told WYMT. "So a bunch of our friends kind of got together and we saw a need and a way that we could help out. We built this box here."

Any time of day, the box is always open -- accepting donations and giving to those in need.

"You just drop off any food you can for dogs, cats, any kind of pet. Any kind of pet product, really: pee pads, snacks, anything like that," Combs said.

Combs said anyone if free to take what they need. He said he's interested in building more Pet Food Blessing Boxes, and is taking requests from places that want them. For the full story, click here.