The Petco Foundation and Victoria Stilwell are honoring five Unsung Heroes across the country for their extraordinary, lifesaving efforts on behalf of animals with a $10,000 grant award for their animal welfare organization. Of the five honorees, one will be awarded the national Unsung Hero award and earn an additional $50,000 from the Petco Foundation to support their lifesaving work. From now through May 15, animal lovers across the nation can watch all Unsung Hero stories and select the national awardee through popular vote at petcofoundation.org/unsunghero. "There are heroes in every community who dedicate their lives to helping animals and are true lifesaving champions," said Susanne Kogut, president of the Petco Foundation. "Honoring these extraordinary people and telling their stories is our way of saying, 'thank you.' And perhaps these stories will inspire others to be heroes too." This year's Unsung Heroes include: The Unsung Hero honorees go above and beyond saving animals.