"When you adopt, you save a pet’s life — and enrich your own." ... PetSmart Website
You can bring home love in Charlotte, North Carolina and just about every where else around the country and Canada this week, November 6th through November 12th. As someone said: "you can't buy love but you can rescue it."
If you've been thinking about adopting a cat or a dog (or maybe one of, or more of each), this is the week to do it and to Bring Love Home. Animal welfare organizations will be on site at many … (16 comments)
Do you dress up your pets for Halloween? According to a PetSmart survey, 76% of adult American pet owners plan dress their pets in Halloween costumes. Some $700 million dollars was spent on pet Halloween costumes last year, according to the National Retail Foundation. It's expected that at least that much will be spent in 2023.
Are you one of the 76%? If you are, have you and your pet already decided on a costume? If you haven't, here's what's "in" this year for pet Halloween costumes: The #1 costume is a pumpkin with 11% of pet … (18 comments)
"Animals are such agreeable friends--they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms." -- George Eliot
My post this morning about National Dog Day elicited a comment about how many pet holidays seem to be observed through out the year. I write posts about these holidays because it provides me an opportunity to further my "pet" cause (no pun intended) of pet adoption.
"People don’t get the big picture—animals matter, people matter, and animals in the lives of people matter." -- Noel Fitzpatrick
This morning's comment about many pet holidays got me to thinking about just how many pet … (30 comments)
Some 80 million American households have a pet and we already know that more pets get lost during the July 4th holidays than any other day of the year. But did you know that almost 10 MILLION dogs and cats are lost or stolen each year? That's 14% of dogs and 15% of cats. Cat owners are less likely to find their cat. Just 75% of … (24 comments)
pets: Summer Is A Dangerous Season For Pets. How To Keep Them Safe All Summer.
- 06/02/23 01:46 PM
Summer Is The Most Dangerous Season For Pets! Tips To Keep Your Pet(s) Safe All Summer Long Although, Summer has not yet "officially" arrived, in Charlotte it's arrived for all intents and purposes. This past week we've seen our temperatures reach the mid-80's. We expect to see high 80's in the coming days and week. We are talking about a weather forecast that is HOT, HOT, HOT! If it's hot for us humans, it's HOT, HOT, HOT for our pets. Pets are more at risk in the summer months than any other time of the year.
“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 … (32 comments)
"No one loves you as unconditionally as your beloved pet." -- Cynthia S Dobesh
It's National Pet Parents Day. On April 24th we recognize all the pet parents who go that extra mile for their fur babies. No doubt that most of us who have pets consider them an integral part of our families and we feel like we are their parents. We have a daughter (grown and a pet parent, herself) who's referred to the dogs and cats in our household as her brothers and sisters because we do treat them like our children. I believe that the … (34 comments)
pets: How To Help Charlotte's Humane Society Ensure A Happy Pawliday
- 12/16/21 10:37 AM
HOW YOU CAN HELP THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF CHARLOTTE ENSURE A HAPPY PAWLIDAY SEASON Did you know that if you make a donation to The Humane Society of Charlotte this month, your gift will be matched 100%? All donations are matched up to $200,000. If you'd like to make a donation to Charlotte's Humane Society, click here. It's quick and easy and your donation will ensure a happy pawliday for so many dogs and cats in the shelter.
More Pawsome Ways To Help This Howliday Season: Adopt a cat, kitten, dog, puppy from the Charlotte Humane Society. Volunteer to foster one of the … (22 comments)
Dogs and cats love Christmas, too. So why not ask Santa to bring some fun howliday gifts for your pets? Our pets provide us with so much joy and happiness all year-round, why not return the favor with a great cat or dog gift or even two or three? Even though Christmas is less than two weeks away, there's still plenty of time to find the purr-fect howliday gift.
FOR A LIST OF 50 BEST CAT HOLIDAY GIFTS, CLICK HERE If your cat is a lover of luxury (and honestly, what cat isn't?), check out … (40 comments)
Christmas trees are going up in homes all over the Charlotte area. As I drive around town I see one car after another with a tree strapped to its roof. If you have pets in your home, it's vital to know how to keep your pets safe as Christmas trees, both live and artificial, can pose a variety of hazards to your pets. Why risk ruining a happy holiday season by taking chances with your pets' well-being?
7 EASY-TO-FOLLOW CHRISTMAS TREE PET SAFETY TIPS: INFOGRAPHIC
Wishing You A Pawsitively Purrfect Merry Christmas!
These … (30 comments)
pets: Do You Have A Disaster Plan And Kit For Your Pets? Get Your Plans Here.
- 09/26/21 02:34 PM
Don't Forget About Your Pets During National Preparedness Month In September The month of September might almost be over, but before September turns into October, it's worth pointing out that disasters can happen at any time of the year and not just in September.
Do you have a plan in place to keep your pets disaster-ready regardless of the month? With so many American households with dogs and cats in the home, it's important to have a pet plan and disaster kit to protect and care for them during a disaster. Being prepared in advance will reduce panic and uncertainty when/if a disaster strikes. … (18 comments)
Today is the 16th anniversary of National Mutt Day in Charlotte (and everywhere else for that matter). National Mutt Day was created in 2005 by animal welfare advocate, Colleen Paige, to raise awareness of the plight of mixed breed dogs in shelters all over the country and to educate the public about the millions of mixed breed dogs desperately awaiting their "fur-ever" homes.
National Mutt Day, is the perfect day to visit your local shelter and adopt a mixed breed dog. My dogs have all been mixed breeds and have all come from our local shelter in Charlotte. … (30 comments)
Tips To Keep Your Pets Safe During July 4th Fireworks
You might enjoy the Red, White & Boom of Independence Day celebration fireworks. But your pets DO NOT! Dogs and cats are frightened by fireworks, explosions and loud noises and try to run away to safety. Many then can't seem to find their way home.
So keep it a "pet-friendly" holiday. And just in case one of your four-legged family member(s) does run away, make sure they have easy-to-spot identification on them. Follow the firworks safety tips in the infographics … (24 comments)
Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat Month is in June, sponsored by the ASPCA. June is the height of "kitten season," when lots of litters are born and often abandoned at shelters. Adopt a Cat Month is sponsored in June by American-Humane, who have been supporting the health and safety of animals for 100+ years. National Pet Preparedness Month is in June. It's timed for the first month of the hurricane season to encourage pet owners who live in the path of hurricanes to make preparations in advance for their … (28 comments)
If you've never heard of the Pet Palooza Walk for Animals... Pet Palooza is a fundraiser for the Humane Society of Charlotte. Pet Palooza has been going on for more than 10 years and draws more than 4,000 participants each year to do a 2K walk with their dogs.
This year because of concerns surrounding COVID-19, the Pet Palooza Walk and Festival will be a virtual vendor fair and fundraising walk. So even if you're sheltering in place, you can still participate and help raise money for … (20 comments)
Christmas tree sales are in full swing all around the Charlotte region (and probably most everywhere else). If dogs and/or cats are members of your family, following some basic tips about decorating your tree wil keep your pets safe during the holiday season. Why ruin a happy holiday season by taking chances with your pets' well-being?
7 Easy Christmas Tree Pet Safety Tips: Infographic
Holiday Plants Dangerous To Pets
Pine Christmas Trees: opt for a fir or spruce, instead of pine, if you like to put up a live tree. Pine trees aren’t toxic to dogs, but they can be … (42 comments)
Petsmart Charities National Pet Adoption Weekend is this weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina and every where else around the country and Canada, for that matter.
If you've been thinking about adopting a cat or a dog (or maybe one of or more of each), this is the weekend to do it. Animal welfare organizations will be on site at many PetSmart stores in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. They'll make it easy for you to find your purrfect fur-ever companion(s).
Since 1994, 8.9+ MILLION pets have found their fur-ever homes thanks to this great effort by PetSmart Charities. … (16 comments)
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Division's (CMPD) Animal Care and Control shelter is at over-capacity and in desperate need of more space in their kennels. The CMPD's Animal Control and Care Division is asking Charlotte residents to come in to the shelter and provide a fur-ever home to one of the shelter's "residents."
The need is so great, CMPD put out a press briefing earlier this week asking for Charlotte residents to help with pet adoption to relieve the over-crowding conditions in the shelter.
If you've been thinking about adopting a pet, please … (28 comments)
pets: Pet Weather Forecast: Hot, Hot, Hot! Summer Pet Safety Tips
- 07/01/19 04:21 AM
Summer Pet Safety Tips Much of the country is suffering from significant heat... and Charlotte is no different. Our temperatures have been hitting the 90 degree mark and will continue to do so this coming week with some forecasts indicating that temperatures could rise as high as 97 degrees. No doubt we are talking a weather forecast that is HOT, HOT, HOT! And if it's hot for humans, it's HOT, HOT, HOT for our pets.
ASPCA's infographic below points out the 5 Summer Dangers For Pets, which include sun and heat, fireworks and thunderstorms, hot cars, toxic chemicals, and parties and barbecues. Following … (41 comments)
Still not sure what to get your dog and cat companions for Christmas? Dogs and cats like Christmas, too, and also wait for Santa. Don't disappoint your fur babies. Our fur-babies provide us with so much joy and happiness all year-round. Why not return the favor with a great cat or dog gift or even two or three?
Gift Suggestions from Catster Catster has some great suggestions for cat gifts. Just click on the picture to shop their gift guide for your cat. (Don't tell your kitty I said so, but the Catster site also has some great suggestions … (41 comments)
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