Blog the Change

Thanks to Be The Change For Animals for again hosting this Blog the Change Blog Hop! 

We posted in July about a tiny shelter in New Mexico that is in desperate need of help to get their new shelter building up.  This is especially important to them with the winter months and cold weather and snow approaching.  Here is a link to that previous post.  Blankets and bedding are always needed, too.  If you can do anything to help Mountainair Animal Shelter, we know they would be forever grateful. 
Since that July post, we have come across a number of things that can be done to help shelters without requiring a monetary donation.  Many of you probably already know about these, but for newer bloggers that might not know, we thought we would post a few of these ideas -

ANOTHER GOOD USE FOR YOUR CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS

We just read an idea earlier this week over at This One Wild Life by Kim Clune, who is also one of the founders of Be The Change For Animals.  We loved it so much that we wanted to repeat it here.  We thought it was an excellent idea for bloggers who love creative writing.  Here's what Kim said -

"Have you noticed how pet descriptions often read the same across various rescue sites? Let’s change that! I spent an hour with four rescue dogs last week, took notes on why each of these beautiful beings is unique, and donated the descriptions (and photos) to my local organization. You can too! "

She goes on to give excellent ideas for writing irresistable descriptions that give potential adopters more than just age, rank and serial number.  Go here to read Kim's post.  Your words could Be The Change for a dog or cat looking for their furever home.

CLICK TO DONATE

 




A couple of our favorite Click-to-Donate sites are Free Kibble and  The Animal Rescue Site.  By simply clicking on a button, you can donate food to shelters in need.  How easy is that?  The Animal Rescue Site in connection with PetFinders is sponsoring another Shelter Challenge which also allows viewers to vote for their favorite shelter to win up to $10,000!  If you don't have a favorite shelter, we would love it if you would vote for the TOWN OF MOUNTAINAIR SHELTER in MOUNTAINAIR, NM!

SPAY OR NEUTER YOUR BULLY BREED FOR $20

Our last Be The Change idea is a local one here in South Carolina, but we thinks it deserves a mention. 

From Charleston Animal Society's website:

"Owners of bully breed dogs in the Charleston area are invited to take advantage of a new program offering $20 spay/neuter surgeries for Pit Bull Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers, American Bulldogs, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, and bully breed mixes. Humane Net and the ASPCA, in conjunction with the Charleston Animal Society and Pet Helpers, are offering specially priced spay/neuter surgeries for these particularly at-risk canines.This limited-time offer allows bully breed owners to have their pets spayed or neutered for just $20 in an effort to reduce the number of unwanted puppies that end up at shelters or in the hands of dog fighters. Humane Net is a coalition of local animal welfare agencies that promotes spay and neuter to the community as a means of controlling pet overpopulation. For more information, please Make your appointment today - call our high quality low cost clinic at 556-SPAY (7729) Spay/Neuter Special $20 surgeries available for the first 100 dogs. Cost includes necessary vaccines."

This offer started in July, but we have confirmed that they still have vouchers available.  This is an amazing deal!  We're extra pleased to see that the Lowcountry is doing something supportive of bully breeds!

Now we're off to join the Hop!

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