In our evolving world of pet adoption and fostering, more people are embracing pet parenting to ease their anxiety. Pets bring love, joy, laughter, and companionship to our lives. But pets also have tax benefits. Yes, the IRS allows tax deductions for specific cases.
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Pets For Life in Pet Service Deserts 🐱 🐶 🐇 🦜
Have you ever heard of a pet service desert? It’s a community where services for pets are not available or affordable. Families in pet service deserts live in low-income areas. But the Humane Society of the US (HSUS) Pets For Life (PFL) program is working to close the gap in pet wellness services.
Throughout the holiday season, be happy and thankful for your daily abundance and send best wishes to those in need.
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School can be fun, but stress is a way of life for most college and university students. Long days of classes and studying can challenge your well being. But time spent with a furry friend can turn a frown upside down. And smiles and joy will do wonders for our mental health!
Continue reading “Cure College Campus Blues: Try Therapy Dogs 🐶”September Pet Awareness Days 🗓️
September is a good month for cooler weather and promoting animal awareness events. September awareness events encourage pet adoptions for less-popular animals.
Supporters can use creative social media to help special needs pets gain attention. The month ends with a day to remember homeless animals around the world.
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August is a big month for cats and dogs everywhere. Assistance Dog Week, International Cat Day and National Dog Day are some examples.
Celebrate and enjoy some special days with your cat and dog friends!
Continue reading “August Pet Awareness Days 🗓️”June 21, 2024: Take Your Dog To Work Day 🐶 💻
Pet Sitters International (PSI) started Take Your Dog to Work Day in 1999. Now in 2024, Take Your Dog to Work Day (TYDTWD) is celebrating 25 years. The goal is to raise funds and awareness to support animal rescue and shelter dog adoptions.
TYDTWD celebrates the “joys of pets in the workplace for one day to support their local pet communities.”
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June is here and summer is in the air! Any reason is a good reason to celebrate the gift of love from your pet! Embrace their unbridled love to warm your heart!
Continue reading “June Pet Awareness Days 🗓️”Why I Volunteer for Cats in Need 😿
I’m working with a local animal rescue group, Bay State Animal Cooperative (BSAC) in the greater Boston area.
Springtime is their busy kitten season. Kittens are in demand right now, and BSAC needs some extra hands to help process adoption applications. I volunteered for a training session on processing adoption applications.
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March is here and spring is in the air! We’re moving into Daylight Saving Time, looking forward to longer sunny days, and spending time with our furry family members outside.
All month long learn how to keep your pets safe from poison around the house, and celebrate a very special day, K-9 Veterans Day on March 13.
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February is a month right in the heart of winter. This month we’re celebrating how to train your dog, dental health for pets, and responsible pet ownership.
February is generally the month for the Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show. In 2024, the show moved to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York. The event runs from May 11 and 14.
Another cool thing about the annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is that each breed has an associated rescue group. Be there in person if you can, but the event will also be televised.
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