Be the Change for Animals

We're blog hopping for Be the Change for Animals (btc4animals.com) today.  You may have read our previous post about Mountainair Animal Shelter in New Mexico and their desperate need for a proper shelter.  We learned about the shelter when we visited Mountainair in May.  They were able to raise funds for the building shell (yay!) but must rely totally on volunteers to put it up.  In addition, they have run into a few snags with the building plans.  The new shelter will be a public building for the Town of Mountainair so there are more regulations than for a private building.  And that's saying a lot 'cause there's lots of red tape and permits required to build almost anything here in coastal SC - even if it's your own land!

We know that ALL shelters need help and support in every way imaginable - money, food, donations, volunteers.  But, these guys don't even have a proper shelter from the weather.  This shelter's needs just really moved us because some of our own shelters close to home in SC have raised millions for brand new state-of-the-art facilities and the needs of the Mountainair shelter seem so small in comparison. 

Here is Mountainair's current animal shelter. 

Even with these limited resources, they have done amazing things for Mountainair's stray animals.  Check out their Facebook page here Mountainair Shelter Facebook.

Mountainair may be in desert of New Mexico, but it gets COLD up there in the mountains in the winter.  If you live near Mountainair and have blankets, sheets or towels that you would be willing to donate, they would be most grateful!

And they would LOVE it if you would vote for the Town of Mountainair (New Mexico) after you click every day to donate food on The Animal Rescue Site.  $100,000 in grants is up for grabs for eligible Petfinder members. So, please vote every every day, or as often as you can.  Voting ends August 22, 2010.

And for those of you who are on TWITTER or FACEBOOK - it would be PAWSOME if you would send this post along to anyone you know!  We've noticed some of you are fabulous at the socializing thing - much better than us.  We can barely keep up with a blog!

If you know any humans who are into accessorizing themselves and supporting a shelter, have 'em check out this shop on Etsy for some cool handcrafted sterling silver jewelry.  She even makes some dog-themed stuff for you dog lovers!  See some examples on our sidebar over there to the right.  She has offered to donate 20% of all her Etsy sales during the month of August to Mountainair's Animal Shelter! PAWS UP!

Thanks for your kind support and for being the change for animals! Okay, we're done beggin' for now! 

The Road Dogs