Are you that someone?
To animals we are gods... let's hope our God watches over us better than we have watched over these little ones.
I’d donate feral cats to the shelters....
Cash. Nothing beats it. I give to my local shelter in person to make sure it goes right in to their coffers.
Quit looking down your trousers and ping the lists!
Steak, soup bones and ham hocks?
Are you that someone?
To animals we are gods... let's hope our God watches over us better than we have watched over these little ones.
We donated a bunch of old chew toys and bones last week to the West LA Animal Shelter..I cant watch those commercials with those homeless dogs and cats, breaks my heart
5 of our 6 little guys are from rescues and shelters. one was from a christian breeder, but we count him too because he’d have been in a barn in a small cage, his whole life. his ears were ‘’too big” to be a show animal.
“If you get new towels or bedding for Christmas consider donating your old items to your local shelter.”
Many shelters do not accept bedding. Dogs in shelters are often in stress and can chew and swallow items in the runs, choking themselves to death. Most rescues will accept bedding and towels.
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Looks like its time to clean out my linen closet.
Here is a list from a local shelter....they also have a list of treats, food, etc. that is similar to the list in the post. Some of these are items that you might not think of right off:
Liquid Laundry Soap
Dish Soap
Bleach
Clorox Spray Cleaner
Garbage Bags
Paper Towels
Toilet Paper
Bottle brushes
Copy Machine Paper
Postage Stamps
Remember too: The shelters also purchase items “as needed”...so gift cards to pet supply stores or discount retailers come in handy for a variety of items. Most of these stores have $10-$20 gift cards at the check-out...just purchase and pop it in the mail with a note to use it for whatever they need that day!
VERY easy...and I know that they appreciate it greatly!
Another thing that I just remembered: One of our local shelters has come up with a way for kids to “donate.”
Children cannot work directly with the animals (liability, obviously). SO, the shelter has several recipes for “treats” posted on their website...baked oatmeal/peanut butter goodies, etc. They even provide a free “bone” cookie cutter for all interested families/groups who would like to help out by purchasing the ingredients and baking the little cookies.
If your kids are interested in volunteering, be sure to check with local shelters to see if such an opportunity might be available!
A good time to remember our furry friends.
Sadly, I stopped being a volunteer at my local ASPCA when they began stopping people from adopting dogs. I wanted a beautiful pooch and they did everything to stop me - refusing to let me walk the dog or even take the dog out of his kennel. And I had adopted two dogs from the same shelter. Needless to say, there had been no complaints in my treatment of these animals. Finally, I turned to another volunteer organization and brought home my little Yorkie mix. She’s now in her special seat before a Christmas fire while my local has dogs penned up with no one to take them home!
The one thing my local shelter told me that they DON’T need is food. Walmart and other stores donate broken bags to them. They said they have so much they end up throwing it out.
My wish on this cold but sunny ‘Hump Day’ is that ‘kill shelters’ become a thing of the past in 2014.