71 Days to Christmas - Shopping Tips for Dogs & Dog Lovers

Perhaps your shopping for the Dog and Dog Lover that has just about everything one can imagine. Every gift you can think of is already tucked away in their closet, stuck on their book shelf or buried in the toy chest. So this year, instead of handing over another gift you know they don't need, how about making a charitable donation in their name or their beloved dog's name? As we posted earlier, the South Carolina HSPCA has set up a food bank for pets. If your in their vicinity, they need pet food but you can always make a monetary donation too. In addition to the HSPCA, shelters all across our country need help. As people lose their homes and face financial crisis, they are abandoning their pets at an alarming rate. For those of us who believe a pet adoption is for life, it is especially tragic to see the rise of animals left to fend for themselves or dropped off at a shelter.
So consider a charitable donation to your local shelter and rescue group. Your Dog Lover will be honored!
This idea gets a 4 Paw Salute from our 4 leggeds at Canine Element:)) WOOF!

Pet Soup - HSPCA launches Food Bank for Pets

No doubt these are troubling financial times for many Americans. Between Wall Street woes and job cuts, many families are having difficulty even putting food on their tables. Unfortunately, these difficult times are filtering down to our 4 legged friends as well. Many people are abandoning their pets and animal shelter intakes are reaching their maximum capacity across the country.
In order to address this problem in South Carolina, the Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals teamed up with the Harvest Hope Food Bank to initiate a food bank for pets - called Pet Soup! As a result of this new program, clients seeking services and resources from Harvest Hope can also pick up food for their pets. We think this is a wonderful idea but they need our help! If you can donate pet food, either dry or canned or perhaps make a donation, we know they will put it to good use. To read more about the program and find out where to deliver your donation, see their site: http://tinyurl.com/4d8ngl
We hope to see more programs such as this initiated in every state.