National Pet Day: 7 Purrfect Ways To Celebrate
NATIONAL PET DAY: APRIL 11th. 7 PURRFECT WAYS TO CELEBRATE YOUR PETS!
“Animals are such agreeable friends. They ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.”
— Sigmund Freud
Today is National Pet Day. Fur-real! Happy National Pet Day to all the pet moms and dads! Of course, in my own home, every day is National Pet Day… and my cat, Mr. Marlow, and my dog, Bingo, totally agree!
National Pet Day was founded in 2005 by the well-known animal welfare advocate, Colleen Paige, to celebrate the joy pets bring to our lives and to create public awareness about the plight of the many different kinds of animals awaiting fur-ever homes in shelters and rescues all around the globe.
“A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not.”
— Earnest Hemingway
“A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself.”
— Josh Billings
7 Purrfect Ways To Celebrate National Pet Day
1. Adopt a pet from your local shelter or rescue organization. See the short list below of places where you can adopt a pet in the Charlotte metro area.
2. Foster a pet. Shelters are asking for help and looking for temporary homes. .
3. Donate blankets, food and toys to a local shelter or rescue organization. Make a monetary contribution. Most organizations have a way to do it on their website page.
4. Host a National Pet Day party and celebrate all your pets with your friends!
5. Photograph your pets and post them on your Facebook page!
6. Assist an ill, elderly, or a financially struggling neighbor or friend by purchasing pet food and other needed items for their pets and deliver them. .
7. Buy your pet a new toy (or several new toys, for that matter).
And you can always cook up some pet treats for your dog… allrecipes.com provides some great alternatives. SimplyPets.com provides some great ideas for homemade cat treats.
ADOPTING A SHELTER PET IN THE CHARLOTTE AREA
CAROLINA P.A.W.S. (PET ADOPTTION & WELFARE SOCIETY)
P.O. Box 365, Waxhaw, NC 28173
(704) 916-9138
More information about adopting at Carolina P.A.W.S.
HUMANE SOCIETY OF CHARLOTTE
1348 Parker Drive, Charlotte, NC 28208
(704) 377-0534
More information about adopting at the Humane Society of Charlotte
These are just two places where you can adopt a dog or cat in the Charlotte area. There are more rescue societies and shelters, including Greater Charlotte SPCA and Furever Angels Animal Rescue.
Meet my boys, Mr. Marlow and Bingo. Both were adopted from Charlotte area shelters. How handsome are they? And very smart, too! They are both all set to celebrate National Pet Day today (and every day).
Mr. Marlow Bingo
If you’ve been thinking about adding a cat or dog to your household, why not save a life and adopt a shelter pet? National Pet Day is the perfect day to do so.
This information about National Pet Day provided by Nina Hollander with Coldwell Banker Realty, Greater Charlotte residential real estate expert and pet lover/parent. I’ve been opening doors for Charlotte area home buyers and sellers and their four-legged family members since 1999.
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