Great
Ways to Give Back and Help Animals According to Igor Purlantov
Throughout the year animal lovers are always
looking for ways to give back to animal shelters or charities according to
animal rights advocate Igor Purlantov. Valentine’s
Day is a great time for people to show their love by giving back to their
favorite animal charity or shelter in honor of their beloved pet.
When researching an animal charity, a good place to
start is Charity Navigator (www.charitynavigator.org). As for animal shelters, it is always good to
first ask family and friends as there is a good chance one of them has adopted
a pet from a local shelter either directly or through wonderful websites such
as Pet Finder (www.petfinder.com) says
Igor Purlantov
Once you have chosen an animal charity or local
animal shelter that you would like to give back to, figure out how you can
reasonably help, which can including donating time or money. Here is a list of ten great ways you can help
out your local animal shelter or charity for Valentine’s Day or during any
other time of the year according to Igor Purlantov.
10) Donate
a bag of dry cat or dog food to your local shelter or charity. You can buy large bags of dry pet food at retailers
such as Costco that should help feed the bellies of several animals.
9) Ensure
that bedtime is extra cozy for shelter animals and donate old sheets, towels
and t-shirts.
8) Raise
awareness in your neighborhood on the importance of having pets tagged since
animal shelters spend a lot of time and money trying to reunite lost pets with
their families.
7) Post
a photo of a shelter pet in need of adoption on your Facebook page or other
social media page.
6) Make
a financial donation to charities such as the ASPCA or to your local shelter to
help ensure that all homeless pets find a new
home.
5) Volunteer
to help with assorted tasks including feeding the animals, keeping their
kennels clean, walking dogs, and brushing and grooming cats and dogs so they
look their best when they are up for adoption.
4) Offer
to collect any supplies that a shelter may need including newspapers, books
about animals and how to care for them, pens, pencils, and other office
supplies.
3) Make
sure your pet is spayed or neutered and encourage family, neighbors and
friends to spay or neuter their pets as well.
2) Always
mention your local animal shelter whenever you hear someone say they are thinking
of adopting a pet, whether it is a cat, a dog or even a rabbit.
1) Make
special toys to keep shelter animals socialized and happy which will in turn
make it easier for them to be adopted. You can use tennis balls for
puppies or pipe-cleaners to craft toys for kitties.
