National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week is a perfect time for the community to become familiar with your local shelters and support their homeless pets!🐾

You may think the only way to help is to adopt a pet or donate financially, but there are many ways you can help support shelter pets!

Here are a few ways you can get involved:

🐾Adopt a Shelter Pet – yourself or encourage a family member or friend to look at a shelter first. You can find a variety of ages and breeds at shelters!

🐾Grant a Wish (or two) – for a shelter and the animals they care for. Donate financially, donate your gently used pet supplies, or purchase items from a shelter’s wishlist (toys, treats, beds, towels, blankets).

🐾Volunteer Your Time – individually, with friends, or encourage your workplace to think of a shelter for their next community service. Shelters can always use extra hands to care for their residents!

🐾Foster a Shelter Resident – for days, weeks, or months. Shelters have a variety of dogs and cats looking for a temporary place to receive love and care! Even if it’s only for a weekend, it will make a difference in a shelter pet’s life. Sign up to be a foster today!

🐾Do Your Part! – to help overcrowded shelters nationwide. Ensure your cats and dogs have collars and proper identification, are spayed or neutered, and are in a safe outdoor space and leashed when off your property.

Thank you for helping shelter animals not just during #NationalAnimalShelterAppreciationWeek but every week!