Here are some animal holidays for this month:
Poison Prevention Awareness Month
March 5-11: Professional Pet Sitters Week
March 19-25: National Poison Prevention Week
March 28: Respect Your Cat Day
Helping Your Local Shelter
If you ever wonder what you can do to help a shelter or rescue group in your area, here are some tips:
12 Things to Donate to your Local Shelter:
I can attest to the need for these items and am always grateful to those who provide them. We're talking about baby bottles (in good condition), towels, sheets, blankets, cleaning supplies, soap and detergents, heating pads or discs in good condition, office supplies, rubber gloves, plastic bags, canned tuna or meat-based baby food, etc. One note of caution, though: When donating food for pets, it's actually best to give money or coupons or gift certificates. What many folks may not realize is that cats have very sensitive digestive systems. If they are fed a crazy variety of brands or flavors, they can become sick. This creates a lot of extra work for shelter staff and workers cleaning up the messes that result. Even more importantly, with the many recalls of commercial pet foods lately, we need to be sure a donated brand is not one of those on a recall. No one wants to rescue a cat in need only to cause its death from a toxic food.
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