International Homeless Animal Day

Hello Everybody!

Today is International Homeless Animal Day.  

All of us here in Blogville are very lucky cuz we have da bestest furever homes we could ever ask fur but dere are SO many animals who don't have a home and dat makes me very sad.  

Here is some more information from

 Change.org:

5 Ways to Observe International Homeless Animal Day

by Stephanie Feldstein · August 20, 2010

In 1992, the International Society for Animal Rights kicked off International Homeless Animal Day to raise awareness about the  pet overpopulation epidemic in the U.S., with  a focus on spay/neuter programs to reduce the number of unwanted animals. On the third Saturday of August, organizations around the world hold candlelight vigils, rallies, adopt-a-thons, microchip clinics, blessings of the animals, and other events to draw attention to animals in shelters.

At the heart of the matter, International Homeless Animal Day isn't unlike SpayDay USA, Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, Adopt a Shelter Cat Month, National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week, and several other similar awareness holidays. But with millions of pets dying in shelters every year, the heart of the matter is still broken and could use all the attention it can get. So, today is as good a day as any to start changing the future for homeless animals.

Here are five ways you can get involved:

1. Join an International Homeless Animal Day candlelight vigil in your area. Nothing in your neighborhood? You can still join the virtual vigil to show your support, or organize a rally with your friends to help raise awareness. I'm still amazed at how many people don't know if their own community has an animal shelter, or where to find it.
2. Help someone get their pet spayed or neutered. With so many animals who need homes, accidental litters and careless backyard breeding only makes the problem worse. You can find a low-cost spay/neuter program in your area to support, or help a local rescue group or neighbor in need pay for the surgery. (And if your own dog or cat hasn't been snipped yet, change starts at home.)
3. Volunteer at your local shelter. Any help you can provide frees up more resources for the animals. Tasks like dog walking not only improve the animals' quality of life while they're locked up, but the interaction, exercise and training that happens on the walks makes them infinitely more adoptable. And, if you're lucky, maybe you'll find your next companion while you're at it.
4. Speak up for homeless animals. Maybe you live in a community where there's Grand-Canyon-size room for improvement in how homeless animals are treated. Or maybe your town is a pretty decent place to be an animal, but you've a got great idea to help neighboring communities, or get even more local pets adopted into good homes. Contact your local officials, write a letter to the editor, start a petition on Change.org, get on your local animal shelter's board of directors ... The animals need us to speak for them.
5. Be the Change. The worldwide food drive, created by a group of activist pet bloggers, runs through the end of August. Find a local animal shelter or rescue, find out what they need — whether it's specialized food, bedding or toys — and start a collection. The animals (and the staff) will thank you.

These are all little things that can make a big difference. The homeless pet problem won't disappear overnight, but by the end of the day, we can be one step closer ... and one step means lives saved.

Let's all try and do something to help out, no matter what you do it will make a difference!

Woofs and Licks,

Maggie Mae