ADOPT! DON'T SHOP!

It's estimated that approximately 16,000 pets die in U.S. Shelters every single day. This means that roughly every single hour of the day, 667 sweet furry babies are taking their last breath. This is just cats and dogs and does not include the thousands of other unwanted animals that people consider pets. Right now, while you're reading this, hundreds of animals are dying. It's a painful reality but we must not give up hope to change it. Almost any pet that you want, you can find in a shelter or rescue looking for a home.

But think about this....while you are spending money on coffee, make-up, handbags, vacations,
sports gear, junk food, music, beauty salons, movies, tanning, clothing and so much more - think about whether you really need it.  Just one time, make the decision to forego what you want to buy and donate the money to save a life.

Support the spay/neuter programs of your local shelters and rescues, donate even a dollar a month. If a million people donated $1 a month, that's 12 MILLION dollars raised for shelters across the nation. Think of how much that would change the world for unwanted pets.  Buying or consuming nothing close to the items mentioned above will make you feel more happy, more beautiful or more whole, than saving a life.

Do it for your soul.

~Colleen Paige - National Pet Day Founder