A Sitting For a Cause Blog Featuring All Things Pet-Related
We are excited to share our 2019 Q2 pet sitting donations! Thanks to our bookings from April-June, we were able to donate $360 to some amazing animal welfare organizations! Here is our donation breakdown for last quarter: $90 to Dog Gone Seattle (as designated by our CEO Ashley) $70 to sponsor Zoe at Peace of Mind Dog Rescue (as designated […]
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According to the Humane Society of the United States, there are up to 40 million community cats throughout the country. It’s estimated that stray cats have 1-2 litters per year. Over the course of nine years, one unaltered female cat can create up to 11 million cats. How do we control this massive number of stray cats? Many people […]
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Welcome to Featured Rescue Friday, where we highlight an amazing animal rescue. This week we are featuring Secondhand Hounds, a pawesome organization in Minnesota that is our newest referral network partner! Secondhand Hounds was founded in July of 2009 by Rachel Mairose. With a love for animals and a desire to make a difference, Rachel started Secondhand Hounds in her […]
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Welcome to Featured Rescue Friday, where we highlight an amazing animal rescue. This week we are featuring Animal Ark, a furnomenal organization in Minnesota that is our new referral network partner! Animal Ark was founded in 1977 and has saved the lives of thousands of animals throughout Minnesota since their inception. In 2017 they facilitated 360 adoptions with a 97.9% […]
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Welcome to Featured Rescue Friday, a series where we highlight an amazing animal rescue. This week we are featuring a rescue we crossed paths with at the SoCal Pet Expo in January, Foster Army Animal Rescue (aka FAAR)! FAAR was founded in May 2015 and was granted non-profit status in April of 2016. Since their inception less than two years […]
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In our last Featured Rescue Friday, we featured the wonderful Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary, a Forever Foster Home based Sanctuary in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. Recently, this fantastic organization has come under hard times. After complaints from nearby neighbors that the sanctuary was growing too large for the area, the county zoning board has given Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary […]
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Welcome to Featured Rescue Friday! This week we are featuring Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary, a Forever Foster Home based Sanctuary in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. Senior dogs face a higher risk of being euthanized in animal shelters. Many people worry about the costs of unexpected vet bills and their shorter life expectancies, so older animals often go unadopted. In a recent […]
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Welcome to Featured Rescue Friday! This week we’re featuring a rescue I volunteer for that is very close to my heart: the Best Friends Utah Kitten Nursery in Salt Lake City, where orphaned kittens are given a fighting chance at survival! Although many animal shelters have recently made admirable efforts to reduce their euthanasia rates and reach a no-kill status […]
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Welcome to Featured Rescue Friday, a series where we share an amazing rescue that should be on your radar. This week we are featuring the innovative Shelter Hope Pet Shop Santa Clarita (SHPS SCV)! As an animal lover, I inevitably find myself in pet shops when I go to the mall. While I do not support and would never buy a dog or […]
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