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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Editor’s Note: Please join us in welcoming our newest intern, Stephanie Boyle! Stephanie is a senior at Weber State University where she majors in English and minors in Professional and Technical Writing. She lives in Northern Utah with her cat Gabby, and has an obsession with foxes. As I walked down the row of cages I wondered how I could possibly […]
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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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We are happy to announce that we donated $680 to animal rescues and shelters this quarter! We allowed our top four sitters to determine where their donation profits would go, then divided up the remaining donations from our other sitters and added them on to the totals. Here is our Q2 donation breakdown: $200 to Kauai Animal Welfare Society (as […]
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Editor’s Note: Please welcome our newest intern, Crista! Crista lives in Princess Anne, Maryland and attends University of Maryland Eastern Shore to study aerospace engineering. On breaks she returns to Rockville, Maryland to stay with her family and favorite dog, Mystic. Thousands of animals are brought into homes every year, some into homes that have already had animals and some […]
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When people think about donating to their local shelter, they mostly think of giving money. That doesn’t mean that setting aside some cash now and then is the only way you can help, though! If you can’t spare the change but still want to support homeless animals and the people that care for them, there are a multitude of other […]
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One of the greatest things to come out of any animal adoption is the wonderful story of good animals finding a new home. It’s always a celebration whenever an animal gets a new lease on life, and it is important to take the time to celebrate it when it occurs. Whether big or small, all adoptions are a thing to […]
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We look to celebrities for their fashion, their acting, and their fascinating lives. But did you know that we can also look to them to do the right thing? There are a variety of celebrity figures that support adopting a rescued animal and are even willing to go farther than that! It inspires us to do the same in our […]
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Animal shelters take care of animals who are looking to find a new home and since this is a huge endeavor, they are always looking for donations from people. While they always appreciate items for the animals such as blankets, toys, and food) and monetary donations, one of the greatest things you can donate to a shelter is your time. […]
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