Companion Animals Need Your Help. Seriously.
My jobs involve many things (I work for two organizations). All of it having to do with animals and the planet. But one of my tasks is a less than glamorous one. I go through and respond to all the grant inquiries that come in. That means I read through each story of an organization in need or an animal in trouble. And more times than not I have to reject them because they do not fall within the funding parameters of the foundation.
But here is something I’ve learned from the over 1500 grant inquiries I’ve received over the last 3 years: Local rescues need your help. They are completely overwhelmed by the millions of animals that are abandoned by their guardians each year. And with the economic crisis, they need your help even more.
Helping doesn’t just mean providing funds. Although any shelter will be eternally grateful if you are able to open up your wallet. Donating dog/cat food, blankets, or whatever else they put on their wish list is incredibly helpful. At your Halloween party (or any kind of party), ask your guests to bring donations. Add a dollar jar to the donation pile and ask people to give lose change or a dollar.
Or, if you have more time, volunteer in person. Walk a dog once a week or socialize with the cats. Foster an animal if a shelter has run out of room. And of course, if you can, adopt an animal and give a gal/guy a home.
Companion animals need our help. The good people running the shelters can only do so much. They need our support.
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