Special News Alert from the Pawcurious News Desk: I don't know if you all saw this on Facebook- it kind of slid quietly in there on the Be the Change for Pets page- but the Hartz company is donating a pallet of treats to the first 65 shelters to respond. That is SIXTY FIVE pallets of food. Something like 45,000 pounds. Shipping is free. Responding is free. All you need to do is get your local shelter in contact with them. There are still plenty of spots left! Here is the text from the ... Read more »
Archives for July 2010
Be The Change
Napoleon’s Hot Wheels
I admit things have been a little, well, extraordinarily depressing around here the past few days. It's the nature of life with animals. But with lows come highs, so let's end the week on a good note, ok? This is Napoleon. Cute, isn't he? He was discovered cowering under a porch of a house in Tijuana, Mexico. The homeowners contacted their friend, a veterinarian, who got him out and realized he did not have the use of his back legs. Tijuana does not have an animal shelter. In most ... Read more »
Be the Change: Dog Days of Summer Shelter Shower
I keep changing the name of this Be the Change food drive. Sometimes it's the Be the Change Food Drive, Shelter Supplies Drive, Give them Something I Don't Care What Drive. Today it is "Shelter Shower" because I've been to something like 4 baby showers this month, and no doggie or kitty showers. So regardless of the name, here's the deal: Between TODAY, July 19th, and July 31st, I'm asking everyone- yes, YOU!- to donate something to a local shelter or rescue. It can be a bag of food, an ... Read more »
Be the Change is BACK! And easier than ever!
People who have been reading my blog for a while know that I am a big proponent of helping animals in whatever way you can. It's easy to be intimidated by big productions and think, "There's no way I'm going to organize a $200,000 fundraiser. All I have is $5/an old towel/5 minutes to spare." This spring, I was fortunate enough to meet some amazing people at BlogPaws- people who felt, as I did, that there is no bottom or top limit on what determines importance. Anything, and everything, ... Read more »