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Mrs. Bee, I'm also an avid animal lover. I CANNOT turn a stray away. my dream is to someday own a ranch that I can also use as a no kill animal sanctuary, (with adoptions of course). My FI gets made at me sometimes because when I come home I always run to hug the cat first and not my FI. And those Sarah Mclachlan commercials....man. They get me everytime. I've started changing the channel when they come on because I just can't take it, I get so emotional. I donate to the ASPCA and a few local shelters.
ANIMAL LOVER HERE! I grew up around animals. We've had them all and I consider all my babies a member of my family. My dad and I always talk about buying farming property and doing dog rescue! I support the ASPCA and my local humane society, but I would also recommend looking into rescue associations. They have one for almost every breed. I support the Bulldog Rescue Club of America (in honor of my baby, Georgia) and I know they are pretty reliant on donations. I think it's something great to become involved with because the majority of their efforts are aimed at rescuing dogs and finding permanent homes.
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I'm an absolute animal lover. We rescued our dog, Betty White from the PSPCA. She was obviously abused and is attached to my hip and incredibly neurotic, but I love her to death. We also rescued a rabbit from the local SPCA which we were told was a male but ended up popping out five babies a month after we got him/her. I was told by the vet to not expect any of them to make it because she was incredibly aggressive with them and I had to separate them from her and hand feed them myself. Four out of five made it and we ended up keeping the runt of the group and naming him Applesauce. We found the other three happy, healthy homes. We have another rabbit and two chinchillas, but those were bought locally at breeders. We'll definitely be rescuing all of our pets in the future and would love to foster dogs when we get a house (I'm allergic to cats unfortunately).
I recently partnered up with the PSPCA and now whenever anyone buys any animal-related prints from my illustration shop at www.youwannatalkjive.etsy.com they receive a 10% discount. I also donate 10% of my proceeds to a charity of the month every month since I'm a member of Etsy for Animals and they always have great monthly charity choices
Right now I'm working on a childrens book called "Gimme Shelter," which will focus on dogs that have been rescued (mostly locally, here in Pennsylvania) or dogs that are currently still in shelters. The book will educate children and their families about the benefits of adopting the family dog through a shelter, emphasizing humane concepts such as compassion and responsible pet care.
Ideally, my goal is to help raise funds and awareness for pet adoption, so once the book is available for sale, portions of the proceeds will be donated to the PSPCA (Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals).
Those ASPCA commercials make me cry my eyes out but I'm happy I can give back, even if it's just a little for the time being. It would be fun to do some sort of bee-related animal charity since I think a lot of us are animal lovers and the dog generation of bees just joined us :)
Oh mah gah I babble!! Ok, going to cuddle my pooch now!
I'm a big animal lover, too. I will absolutely start crying if I see more than two seconds of that Sarah McLaughlin commercial. One of the biggest mistakes I've made is seeing the movie "Marley and Me". I came out of there looking like a huge mess because I was bawling my eyes out.
I support our local Humane Society, because that's where we found our two adorable, amazing kitties. @CandyCorn--your children's book sounds awesome. I think that would help so many kids and families find companion animals AND learn to care for them.
After Hurricane Katrina, I donated to Noah's Wish, an animal charity that helps animals survive natural disasters:
http://www.noahswish.org/
Did you ladies watch the "Puppy Cam" with the Shiba Inus? OMG! I became borderline obsessed with them! I would keep them in the corner of my screen at work!
I'm a huge animal lover & a monthly donor to the ASPCA & North Shore Animal League. You should definitely look into North Shore - they're local and do wonderful work. http://www.nsalamerica.org/
Yep, another animal lover here! I've rescued two cats and two dogs. I can't imagine life without my furry friends. I have this dream of someday having a small organic farm and raising goats!
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Big animal lover here! My fiance and I are tossing around the idea of having a farm someday. Then I can have all the barn cats I want. And 4 or 5 dogs. And sheep, horses, chickens, cows, etc.
Anyway, I usually support the ASPCA and my local Human Society.
We love animals here :) We can't have any pets though because our apartment doesn't allow it (don't tell anyone about my two bettas!) Mr. Joe works for a private nonprofit animal shelter in SoHo though. It doesn't pay well, but he's definitely passionate. Just this weekend we past someone out in Union Square with their cats up for adoption and he made a small donation! If you want to donate to local shelters, ASPCA is AMAZING, and I also like Animal Haven (ok, I'm biased lol) and Sean Casey Animal Rescue (they take in and adopt out ANYTHING hampsters, snakes, dogs, lizards, etc).
Yay! We adopted our dog from Animal Haven in Soho! And our cat was a stray too! Love love love!!!! Our wedding registry was a charity registry to donate to ASPCA or WWF. But I too love Animal Haven if you want to support a local animal rescue (since that's where I got my pup (and hope to get another soon)!
Oooo, when did you adopt LM? Mr. Joe might know your dog :p Or I may for that matter lol
Ah Mrs. Bee, you are a woman after my own heart. I operate a private feline sanctuary - the Shawnee OM Shanti Cat Sanctuary - SOS Cats for short. The sanctuary is a living memorial to my daughter, Shawnee, who died unexpectedly several years ago.
All of my feline family were rescued from the state forest lands in back of my house. Most are ferals, others are dump-offs. It took me five long years of trapping and a whole lot of money to get them all neutered and vaccinated. I am proud to say we have not had a kitten born here since 2005!
I am feeding over 40, and we have Amish-built mini-barns and shelters for them, as well as feeding and water stations. Some have become domesticated, others never will be. The nearest dirt road or neighbor is over 1/2 mile away, so no worries about that. However, there are predators like coyotes and foxes. I pray a lot.
The cats are very well fed, and in general, quite healthy. I feed them high-quality kibble and homemade wet food.
((((Bluespurrs)))))
What a loving and generous heart you have.
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Yayyyyyy! We are parents of a "homeless" little bald person....aka Jack our Sphynx cat. And I am proud to say that my parents are "parents" of a shelter rat terrier for 6 years....he was a dog that was labeled "unadoptable"....he just needed lots of love and some training. And don't EVEN get me started on my FMIL.....an amazing woman on any day...but on top of having 7 adopted children (and 3 biological kids) she rescues birds and dogs....we love www.petfinder.com, when I was a kid my friends & I would have yard sales and give all the money we got to guide-dog training in our town and my mum & I help out on weekends at a shelter near my high school that we adopted 2 furry kids from years ago.
We are parents to a rescue. She didn't come from a shelter, just from someone who rescued her and the few of her siblings that survived off the street. We started to get more involved with the local SPCA because we just couldn't imagine more dogs being left on the street and our local SPCA doesn't not get any money from the ASPCA from what I understand. We have done charity walks and attended a few events they have, that you can bring your dogs to and your ticket money goes to the SPCA (i.e., a minor league baseball game). We try to go to a few events a year.
@Joeswifey: We adopted "Rockstar" the pomeranian last June. He was in the Queens one though when that was open. His name is Rocky now...
My FSIL founded Much Love Animal Rescue in California. Check them out! She currently has lots of dogs and kitties and they always have fun fundraisers!
http://www.muchlove.org/
We got our kitten (he's 2 now but he'll always be my baby) from Sean Casey Animal Rescue. http://scarnyc.org/
They were located in a trailer at JFK (I know, so weird! They've now moved into a nicer space) and he is the best cat ever!!!!
For donations to have the most effect like I'm guessing you want them to I would suggest going as local as possible. The critters in your area will get much more out of a direct donation to the shelter around the corner than a donation to the ASPCA will. And I would definitely recommend checking out the shelter or rescue before deciding to donate there. There are SO many rescues gone wrong out there! (Doesn't sound like yours is one though, bluespurrs. Congrats on no kittens! That's awesome! Though I do worry for the birds in your area.... ;-) )
Bee, I admit that I'm glad to hear you're not a PETA person. I thought they had their hearts in the right place until I read their mission statement. Definitely doesn't align with the values of 99% of animal lovers!
All of our animals are rescues as well! We support the local animal charities. I give to the humane society and rescue that we got our cats from, as well as the brand spanking new no-kill ASPCA shelter that just opened in our city!
Wow! The response to this post is amazing! I volunteer for a no kill shelter that takes in animals that are considered unadoptable. Many of them have medical conditions, and they provide proper care and a loving home for all of them. They also specialize in caring for blind horses, since a common misconception is that once a horse goes blind, they need to be put down.
The most recent addition to our family is a retired greyhound. They make such amazing pets! I wish that I could contribute more to the Greyhound Pets of America, but I do my best to advocate their adoption by walking my dog around around town frequently. People always stop me to ask about him, and most people have never even been around a greyhound. I hope that I'm increasing awareness.
wow, i too dream of one day just buying a big house with land, and taking in stray dogs, actually i'm planning on doing that for my retirement!! 37+ more years to go though BOOOO!! and yup the "sarah" song makes me brawl like a baby! it even gets me teary just thinking about it, and i can't go on to any of the animal love websites without getting misty eyed...though i agree i'm not a big peta fan
I don't support any charities right now except my local church (I'm a little poor -- someday!!), but I would recommend those who want to support the Humane Society to do so through a local chapter, not the Humane Society of the United States... their CEO has made some pretty questionable decisions over the years, most recently including some involvement with Michael Vick.
http://www.nathanwinograd.com/?p=1174 -- this is a blog, so no guarantees on fair reporting, but it's an interesting starting place. Be warned that there are a few pretty awful references to animal cruelty, so don't click if you're tender-hearted.
I can't watch any dog movies anymore, even though I LOVE LOVE LOVE dogs -- they all end sadly. My Dog Skip was unbearable, and even Homeward Bound was a little much for me when Shadow falls into the pit at the end. I can't even watch or hear the dog-killing scene in Equilibrium.
All of my pets have been adopted either directly from families who just happened to have litters (farm cats) or rescued. My husband has raised labs for the Seeing Eye for years and loves animals too. Sometimes I worry I love them more than people, but I think it's just that people, no matter how oppressed, still have voices to protest or ways to console themselves in their suffering, while animals don't understand why they suffer.
Ooh those Sarah McLaughlin commercials make me tear up every time (but I still watch the whole thing even though I've seen it a million times!). Both your local ASPCA and the WWF are great organizations to support. There are so many strays in the city, yet so many endangered or near-endangered species in the wild that need protecting. Thank you for being an animal lover - we need more people like you!
And you should definitely open a no-kill shelter one day. That would be awesome. One of the things I want to do for next year is to volunteer at a local shelter. I figure, I can't adopt any but I can at least help out in some other way.
@LM hubby thinks he actually named Rockstar, but he's not positive lol. He worked in the Flushing shelter for about 3 years before they closed (as the weekend manager for awhile towards the end), then transferred him over to the SoHo location.
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What a great topic, Mrs. Bee! My fiancee and I are trying to decide on a charity to donate to for our wedding- he is a vet and I am a vet tech, so we want to do something animal related. At this point our finalists are debating between Operation Iraqi Pup and The Great Ape Trust, we will probably end up doing both before we are done. Besides that, our wedding is going to be at the zoo, so we are happy that our venue fee will go to support the zoo.
And for our furry family since everyone is sharing- all rescues, 1 dog and 3 cats. 2 of the cats are my "failed" foster kittens. It really makes me happy to read these posts from people who are so devoted to them!
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awwww I love my babies! I have the most heart-wrenching pictures of my kitty from when I adopted/took him from his home (I intended to purchase him, but the breeder was bad! bad bad bad!) and nursed him back from ringworm and a bunch of infections and stuff.
I really notice the difference between him and my other cat that didn't have such an unfortunate upbringing. I'm such a sucker for those pet commercials! I think I donate to more ASPCA charities than people charities 
I totally can't watch those Sarah McLaughlin commercials, I tear up every single time! My family is actually doing a walk to support animal rights in August called the Mutt Strutt...I'm sure excited for it!
I can't handle the Sarah McLaughlin commercials either! I just start bawling every time they come on tv. I rescued my black lab/hound from the pound -- he's crying at me right now because I'm on my laptop instead of playing with him. I've volunteered at no-kill shelters over the past several years and, of course, want to take all of the animals home with me!!
@LM Hubby definitely remembers Rockstar. He delivered him :p
My husband and I are both huge animal lovers. Both our cats are rescues.
We donated to the ASPCA for our wedding favors.
Mrs Leopard, donating to the ASPCA for your wedding favors is a fantastic idea!!
Im a HUGE animal lover. Unfortunately we live in a tiny apartment and our cat, Addie had to go live with my dad because she didn't like be in such a tiny place. (My dad's house is wonderful for her becuase she has two other cats to play with!). FI and I are basically counting down the days that we can have a large enough place to have lots of animals.
Im also a volunteer at The Marine Mammal Center near San Francisco. We basically take in any marine mammal that has been injured, from baby seals to huge 200lb sea lions. We've even had dolphins. Its an amazing place.
Wow, this is a way old post but none the less I LOVE it. All my animals are strays! Those commercials make me ball!
I donate to the ASPCA, allotment comes out auto every month!
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I am a HUGE animal lover, and my idea of an ideal life is The Daily Coyote -
Have you ever seen those ASPCA commercials with Sarah McLachlan? Or the WWF commercials featuring the polar bear mama and its cub? OMG they make me cry every time!
Anyway I'm looking for an animal charity to support, and I'm not really a PETA gal, so I'm considering the local ASPCA or the WWF. Do you support any animal charities that you love?