Meet Snuggy! Snuggy is currently living in a foster home in Colorado Springs, CO. SafePlace Pets has a rather unique mission, serving not only pets, but people too. They take in pets whose parents can no longer keep them due to a terminal illness. What a relief it would be if you found yourself coping with your own impending death and along comes an organization who can take at least one worry off your mind.
Continue reading Shelter Sunday: SafePlace Pets / Colorado Springs, CO
I posted a list last Tuesday of the top pet charities in the country. Some were large national organizations, while others were more local. So, today’s question is: do you support this type of charity?
Continue reading Saturday Survey: Do You Donate to Pet Welfare Charities?
Uh, cat? What cat?
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
I saw this advertised in a magazine a week or so ago and ordered it on a whim. Cooper LOVED it! Continue reading Product Review: Spot’s Seek-A-Treat
I posted yesterday about the great work being done by the PetFinder.com Foundation, and it struck me that people might like to have some options that are more local or that are focused on an area other homelessness when they decide where they may donate.
It’s often tough to decide which charity to support because you want to make sure your money is being used for the purpose you intended. I consulted Charity Navigator to choose the following twelve charities. All of these organizations earned four stars from Charity Navigator, the highest score available.
Charities are judged based on their organizational efficiency and their organizational capacity. The site also provides a list of the accountability policies the charity has, such as whistleblower protection and audited financial data available via their website. Finally, there is a place for news reports regarding the organization and a spot for those familiar with the charity to offer reviews.
Woukdn’t you like to help make all shelter dogs this happy?
If you read this blog on Sundays, you know I always feature a homeless pet from PetFinder’s Shelter Center, in hopes of finding a home by providing publicity for at least one animal a week. From my point of view, PetFinder provides a very valuable service simply by providing a central repository where people can go to search for adoptable pets no matter where they live. What I didn’t know is that PetFinder also has a non-profit foundation that provides grants and other support to local shelters and rescue organizations to help them become more sustainable.
Continue reading Petfinder.com Foundation Benefits Local Shelter and Rescue Organizations
Saw this on HLN last weekend. What a good dog! Watch all the way to the end to hear the store owner’s good advice about shelter dogs.
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
Meet Charlene, otherwise known as Charlie. She is currently being fostered by Mixed Mutts Mixed Breed Rescue in Auburn, CA. Although they don’t have their own independent website, they provide the following information about Charlie via a PetFinder’s post: Continue reading Shelter Sunday: Mixed Mutts Mixed Breed Rescue / Auburn, CA
Just came home from my son’s baseball tournament, and I was appalled at the number of people who brought their dogs. It’s 88 degrees outside with a heat index of 99. We were trying to keep the kids under umbrellas when they were off the field, and pumping them with water at every chance.
I have a question for those of you who brought your precious pooches: Does your dog enjoy baseball THAT much that he or she had to come to the tourney? There is no flipping way I would subject my dogs to that kind of heat for no real reason. Unbelievable!
(OK. I’ll get off my soapbox now.)
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
I posted earlier this week about the new K-9 Cops on Animal Planet, and how much I like it. My son, on the other hand, can’t live without seeing It’s Me or the Dog. That got me to wondering what shows you might like.