A Sitting For a Cause Blog Featuring All Things Pet-Related
If you have a young child at home, it can be intimidating to bring a dog home. Thankfully, there are things you can do both before and after you bring your dog home to make the process a bit easier. 1. Start with smaller, easier to take care of animals. It took 22 years for my family to get a […]
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Welcome to Featured Rescue Friday! This week it is an honor to be able to feature a phenomenal rescue in Georgia that is helping to assist people and pets in violent situations, Ahimsa House! Ahimsa House is an organization dedicated to helping the victims (and their fur friends) of domestic violence. “Ahimsa” means “non-violence” in Sanskrit. Their website reports that […]
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Are you thinking about giving a pet as a gift this holiday season? If so, please remember: a home should be forever! Don’t adopt a pet unless you can commit to giving your pet the real gift: a furever home. Courtesy of The Dodo
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Welcome to Featured Rescue Friday! Today we are highlighting the outstanding rescue, Furkids Animal Rescue & Shelters! Over 10 years ago, a woman named Samantha Shelton found a stray mother cat with kittens. She was unable to find a shelter that would take them. In response, she created what would become the largest animal rescue and no-kill shelter system in […]
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Editor’s Note: Please welcome to our writer roster, Grace Donald! Grace is a history major at Texas State University San Marcos with a sociology minor who is the mom of cat Mila. I have been drawn to cats for as long as long as I can recall. Whether this is due to their charm, their independence, or contrary to many people’s opinions, their capacity for affection, […]
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The decision to bring home a new pet is one of the biggest decisions you will make. Whenever you add a new furry family member to your household, you should think carefully before doing so to ensure that you not only give your pet a good life, you give them an excellent one. So what are some things you should […]
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Welcome to Featured Rescue Friday, a weekly series where we share an amazing rescue that you should know about. This week we are featuring a rescue that is doing exceptional work for dogs in Los Angeles, The Forgotten Dog Foundation! The Forgotten Dog Foundation was launched in 2009 by Linzi Glass. Over the past six years of operation, Glass has placed over […]
Continue reading »Editor’s Note: Please welcome to our writer roster, Rena Carman! Rena is a Communication Studies major at Rider University with an English writing concentration minor who lives in New Jersey with her cat Smudge. At a party you can always find me on the floor with whatever pet the host happens to have. At my parent’s house, I have a cat or […]
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Editor’s Note: Please welcome to our writer roster, Chris Ventura! Chris is a Virginia Tech student double majoring in communication and English. Once he graduates, he hopes to adopt one dog and one cat. We are excited to have him on board! Imagine this: you’re 7 years old. You go to your best friend’s house and he shows you the tiniest puppy you’ve […]
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Welcome to Featured Rescue Friday! This week we are featuring a rescue that is near and dear to my heart since they flew my first foster pup to a rescue up in Washington and consequently helped her find her furever home. It is a privilege to feature the inspirational organization, Wings of Rescue. Wings of Rescue was launched in 2009 […]
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