A Sitting For a Cause Blog Featuring All Things Pet-Related
Throughout my childhood and early adult life, I was never the biggest cat person. Now I couldn’t imagine my life without my precious kitty, Babu. The connection I have with him is one I never thought was possible. When I first rescued him, he was still a little wild one which put my patience and understanding to the test. Babu […]
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Fostering a pet is one of the best ways to help reduce euthanasia rates in the United States. Marina Ascani, a 22-year-old Florida State University student, has been fostering animals since January 2018. She decided to start fostering because she wanted a dog for but thought she should test how it would work being a full-time student while working part-time. […]
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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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Over the past year, we’ve received many inquiries about how our users can designate where the donations from their jobs go. Up until now, we determined as a company where the profits would be sent based on rescue and shelter partners we have worked with. In 2018, we are excited to announce that we are changing that! We have officially […]
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Editor’s Note: Please welcome our newest intern, Devon Hodge! Devon lives in Washington State, where she attends Western Washington University. She is a senior majoring in English with an emphasis in creative writing. Her dog, Diego, is a rescue and has been living with her family for almost 2 years. All my life, I’ve had dogs. Growing up, my family owned two purbred whippets […]
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When people think of animals shelters, they don’t often think about the variety of animals they will find when they visit. The truth is, there is a surprising number of different types of animals available, from smaller animals, to the more common ones we expect to find, to even livestock! It pays to keep in mind all of the different […]
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Animal shelters have many challenges facing them in their quest to unite abandoned animals with good homes. Battling people’s preconceived notions about rescue pets, public ignorance over curbing animal overpopulation, lack of centralized funding for these non-profit shelters, and the staggering number of animals all contribute to a veritable host of problems to surmount. One of the best ways to […]
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There are few greater joys in this world than bringing a new companion home, and doing so by adopting a pet in need makes that joy all the greater. But have you ever considered giving back something to those organizations that work tirelessly to place deserving animals in new homes? There are many ways to help support your local humane […]
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Around the holiday season, there is a significant increase in the adoption of pets. Then by the time New Year’s comes, many people are left not realizing that taking care of a new pet requires a lot more than just food and water. Cats in particular are known to be anxious creatures of habit and must be handled with care. […]
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We are getting in the giving spirit here at Sitting for a Cause! On #GivingTuesday, we decided we want to make the holiday season an amazing time of giving back so from now through December 25th, you can be part of our giving spree and enable us to help more animals in need! In addition to giving back 50% of our profits this month, we […]
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