Today is National Pet Day!!! What are you doing to celebrate with your
pet?
National
Pet Day was founded by Colleen Paige,
celebrity pet lifestyle expert, to celebrate our pets and create public
awareness about shelter animals waiting for their forever homes.
An estimated 667 pets die every hour in shelters in the
US…and this is just dogs and cats. So instead
of going out and buying that fabulous pair of shoes, or getting your nails
filled, or buying that CD you’ve been waiting to come out…why not wait and
extra week and donate that money to your local animal shelter?
Believe me…I know…every little bit helps. Even if you can only afford to donate $5.00…that
$5.00 will buy a bottle of shampoo to bathe a dog like this:
Photo from http://tinyurl.com/2cz82md
If 5 people donate $5.00, we can buy a 40lb bag of dog
food that will feed our shelter dogs for 3 weeks. If 10 people donate $5.00, we could feed our
shelter dogs for 6 weeks. This is just at our
shelter. Imagine larger shelters like
ARL if everyone on their mailing list donated $5.00 how many animals they could
help.
So take a moment to celebrate the pets in your life, and
instead of buying that next cup of Starbucks, send the money as a donation to your local
shelter. Do it for yourself, and do it
for them.
Photo from www.sodahead.com
Be Well & Be Happy,
Pet~Pourri
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