Below are just a few ways you can help

companion animals!

Using photos and descriptions from your local animal shelter website, create a newsletter and posters about animals looking for new homes.  Distribute to friends and neighbors, and animal-friendly stores/locations.

If you see a neighborhood dog tied outside constantly, ask a trusted to help you approach your neighbor.  Try to find out if the dog is friendly and if so, offer to walk the dog or provide play workouts!

Hold a bake sale featuring both people and pet treats* with the proceeds to benefit the animal shelter.

Hold a yard sale to benefit your local animal shelter!  Ask your parents, siblings, friends and neighbors to donate unwanted items to sell at the yard sale.

Throw an animal-themed birthday party for your animal-loving friends and family.  Instead of gifts, have guests bring donations for needy shelter animals.

Hold a Pet Fair day for your neighborhood.  Have games, hands-on activities, music, an educational puppet show, etc.  Collect money, treats, used linens and food for your local animal shelter.

Create care packets for shelter animals:  Use construction paper, stickers and string to create read-to-go photo albums; create cat toys out of small socks and catnip; bake homemade dog treats*; and/or make pet blankets out of fleece material. 

Write letters about animal issues you care about and send them to your legislators.  Click here to learn about an opportunity to practice your writing skills!

*Be sure ALL ingredients are safe for dogs to eat!