Animal rescues are dedicated volunteers with a passion for animals. We are going to round out our year with a common misconception that has plagued animal rescuers far and wide for many decades. We’re not sure why but somehow there is a myth out there that local animal rescue organizations pay their volunteers for what they do. Myth: Animal rescuers get paid for saving animals We have explained before the difference between animal rescue organizations and your local animal shelter, and likely this is where this myth originated. Most, but not all, animal shelters have paid staff that help […] Read more »
Your local animal shelter has plenty of underdogs It’s getting closer to Christmas and time to celebrate national underdog day. Established by Peter Moeller in 1976, Underdog Day was originally designed to celebrate unlikely and unsung heroes of movies, sports, and of course anyone in life that felt they were…well and underdog. But we think that today is a great day to celebrate the often-overlooked underdogs. Those dogs that are stuck in animal shelters across the country without a loving, caring, forever home to care for them. Shelter dogs are the national underdogs While the numbers are not perfectly […] Read more »
Animal rescues are volunteers with a passion for animals We’ve talked before about the amazing people that make up animal rescue organizations across the country. These rescuers are passionate about animals and ingenious about finding new ways to stretch a dollar. But a common misconception is that the volunteers that work for and make up animal rescue organizations have professional training and resources to be up to speed on the latest best practices and that’s not usually the case. Myth: Animal Rescue organizations receive training for their operations We’ll start this out with our normal disclaimer that we are not […] Read more »
Does your job feel like you’re herding cats? Maybe you should be in animal rescue! Welcome to mid-December. We’re in the midst of holiday parties and office parties as everyone gears up to celebrate their respective holidays at this time of the year. It’s a great time to stop and celebrate Cat Herders’ Day. While the day was originally founded to recognize those difficult job professions like project managers, where people feel like they are herding cats all the time, this holiday reminds us how we can put our cat herding skills to good use. TNR is a great way […] Read more »
Take action to find your lost items…and to prevent lost pets! This year, December 14 marks the official lost & found day which is typically celebrated on the second Friday in December. The formation of the official day was created in 2012 but searching for lost and found items has been something people have done for generations. Protect your pets if they’re lost We invite you to think proactively on this national lost and found day. Normally people reflect on items they’ve lost and redouble their efforts to seek out and find them. So use this time to make sure your […] Read more »
Ok all of you Marty McFly fans, today is your day. You get to be a time traveler and go back in time to right the wrongs of the world. Well, at least you can pretend to be a time traveler today because it is national pretend to be a time traveler day after all. Who knew that there was such a day? So you might be wondering how we are going to align this national day with animal rescue aren’t you? Well not to worry, we always have a plan. Animal rescue is an industry that has transformed over […] Read more »