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Post CommentAfter a long year of fundraising, all of us at WellPetUSA are pleased to announce the opening of the application period for rescue organizations to submit for Meow Bow Wow grants.
The application period will open on April 13, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. and close on April 24, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. Submissions will be processed on a first come, first served basis.
Due to the generous donations of many individual sponsors and organizations, WellPetUSA will be funding 6 $500 grants this year to qualifying rescue organizations that meet our funding criteria. If you aren’t familiar with it, our Meow Bow Wow Fund reimburses small animal 501(c)3 rescue organizations for medical costs, including vaccinations, spay and neuter procedures, and anesthesia assocated with alteration procedures.
Today more than ever, small animal rescues are hurting from a lack of funding due to the suffering economy. We thank all of our donors for their continued commitment to WellPetUSA, enabling our ability to assist rescue organizations in this time of need.
This announcement is also special for me personally … Next month will be the one year anniversary of the passing of WellPetUSA’s founder, Amber Predraja. Amber started WellPetUSA and the Meow Bow Wow fund with this goal in mind. I am so thankful to have a dedicated team of Board members and Staff members that have worked diligently over the course of the last 12 months to make Amber’s vision a reality.
Heather Read
WellPetUSA will be exhibiting at the Swarthmore Charity Fun Fair on April 19 in Swarthmore, PA. Join us for a fun filled day of parades, entertainment, food, games, and prizes! More updates on WellPetUSA booth activities will be coming …
For more information and to let WellPetUSA know that you will be coming to support us, please register.
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This is a great AP story that thoroughly explains many of the costs of owning a pet. It is wonderful to want to adopt a pet from a shelter, but everyone’s goal is to make sure that these animals don’t come back to a shelter! In today’s economic environment, you should make sure that you have enough financial resources and time to care for an animal before you purchase one.
Rescue folks are often spreading the spay and neuter message- now your pet can join in! Feline Fido Pet Designs features a “Save Lives Spay & Neuter” collection of collars and leashes that WellPetUSA loves! Now your furbaby can promote responsible pet ownership and look incredibly cute at the time. A must have for anyone involved in rescue or shares their life with an adopted dog or cat! Props to this pet accessory company for supporting the homeless pet cause. Feline Fido creates each leash, collar, harness and key chain by hand and we find all of the products super affordable. See the Spay & Neuter Collection here.
Don’t miss their Breast Cancer and Autism Awareness Collars…
It is Holiday Season and just under a month left for WellPetUSA to fund its Meow Bow Wow fund and Amber’s Pets fund.
Today is Cyber Monday, so we are publishing a Holiday Gift Guide for all the ways that you can help donate to WellPetUSA through your online purchases this holiday season! In many cases your donation will cost you nothing! Just by using a vendor that donates to WellPetUSA you are both fullfilling your holiday shopping needs as well as helping a cause that will save pet’s lives!
As you start to shop for holiday presents, we hope that you will consider a number of the wonderful options outlined in this guide. There are hundreds of wonderful gifts and many stores that will donate a portion of your sale to WellPetUSA.
Especially important is WellPetUSA’s own 2009 Holiday Calendar. Your votes selected the top photos to include. These custom calendar detail photos of the most adorable rescued pets ever!!!
Other options include pet products, food, crafts, and shopping through iGive at hundreds of retailers online.
If you don’t find something you like you can also consider a donation to WellPetUSA in someone else’s name or in the name of your rescued animal.
Read our WellPetUSA Holiday Gift Guide now!!!
About WellPetUSA: The Meow Bow Wow Fund raises and distributes funds to rescue groups to help offset medical costs like vaccinations and spay/neuter procedures. Amber’s Pets was created as a memorial to our founder, Amber Pedraja, who passed away this year from cancer. This fund raises money for needy rescues or families to put funds toward the treatment of a pet with cancer each year.
Thanks again for your support!
Heather Read
Chairman & Executive Director
WellPetUSA
Visit the ASPCA website for more Halloween pet safety details. Here are just a few great tips from the site-
No Chocolate: Even if your pet has a sweet tooth, ingesting chocolate (especially baker’s and dark chocolate) can be dangerous for dogs and cats, possibly causing vomiting, diarrhea, hyperactivity and even seizures.
No Sweets for the Sweet: Candies containing the artificial sweetener xylitol can be poisonous to dogs. Even small amounts can cause a sudden drop in blood sugar, which leads to depression, lack of coordination and seizures.
Dangerous Décor: Keep wires and cords from electric lights and other decorations out of reach. If chewed, your pet could experience damage to his mouth from shards of glass or plastic, or receive a possibly life-threatening electrical shock.
Don’t Play with Fire: Keep your pets away from jack-o-lanterns with lit candles inside—knocking the pumpkin over can easily cause a fire. And curious kittens can get burned or singed by candle flames.
Costume Caution: Please don’t put your pet in a costume unless you know that he or she loves it. Costumes can cause skin irritations, obstruct a pet’s vision or impede his breathing.
If your pet accidentally ingests potentially harmful products, immediately consult your veterinarian or the ASPCA’s Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435.
The Minneapolis Star Tribune has a story today about the efforts to rescue dogs from Baghdad, particularly the story of Ratchet who was rescued by a soldier but whose clearance for release to the US was being held. This pup attracted the support of more than 45,000 people who signed a petition asking the US Army to let the puppy come the US. The dog has now been cleared to leave. The full story is available here.
The article also mentioned Baghdad Pups, an organization that rescues dogs and cats who have been adopted by troops and helps transport them to the US. This organization has already transported more than 50 animals to the US so far.
If you are interested in the story of how soldiers are adopting animals in the war zone and the challenges they face a great book on WellPetUSA’s recommended reading list is From Baghdad with Love.
“Like the movies “101 Dalmatians” and “Beethoven” before it, the release of “Beverly Hills Chihuahua” has animal welfare organizations concerned that Chihuahuas will be the next victims of our trend-crazed and impulse-purchase culture—even more than they already are.
Since word of the movie first began to leak out, those in the animal welfare community have been wondering what they can do to slow the rush of Chihuahua-buying surely to follow the movie…
After careful consideration and a little background research by our A Puppy Store Free LA staff, we discovered that the movie does have a rescue angle. That’s good news! It turns out that the movie’s main Chihuahua character, Papi, was rescued. (click here to read his story)
But still—some people will probably want a Chihuahua after seeing the movie, and we hope they don’t head to the classified ads in their local paper, to the Internet (unless they’re going to Petfinder) or to a pet store. To read Best Friends’ press release and position on the movie, click here.
Shelters around the country are already bursting with Chihuahuas, particularly in Los Angeles, the very place where the movie takes place. So we put our heads together and came up with ways that we can all spread the word that if you’re in the market for a Chihuahua, adopting one is the way to go. ”
From Best Friends Society “Don’t Buy Puppies Campaign”
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