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Contact: Jill Gizzio or Dee Merica
877-364-8697 Toll Free
Jill@DogToys.com
Dee@ShopByBreed.com
October
4, 2004
Be an Angel – Grant A Wish
National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week
November 7-13
WEST CHESTER,
PA – November is typically a time to reflect and give thanks.
This year consider thanking your local animal shelter. November 7 –
13 is National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week. Shelters serve eight
to ten million injured, homeless and abused animals each year with the
necessities – food, water and shelter – and they rely on cash
donations from the community to make that possible.
While the pets wait
in cages and hope for a loving home, they have little comfort to call
their own. Treats and toys that make the wait bearable are also appreciated
by both the shelter and the pet, but these are “luxuries”
and are rarely available.
If you would like
to show your appreciation to a local shelter but don’t know what
to do, here are some suggestions.
• Ask your shelter
if they have an event planned. If they do, volunteer to participate. If
they don’t, offer to organize one. Get the children involved.
• Tell everyone it’s National Animal Shelter Appreciation
Week! Use your personal e-mail list or bulletin board at the gym, place
of worship, grocery store or any other community venue.
• Be an angel . . . grant a wish. Log on to http://www.dogtoys.com/dohogipa.html
or http://www.cattoys.com/donategift.html
and donate a gift package full of toys and treats to the shelter of your
choice.
DogToys.com and CatToys.com
oversee the national Toy and Treat Donation Program – an initiative
that coordinates gifts, donors and shelters. “Some pet lovers donate
in memory of a pet or as a thank you for the new family member they’ve
recently adopted,” says owner and pet advocate Jill Gizzio. “Sometimes
people don’t know where to send their donations. We can help with
that. We have a list of shelters waiting to receive treats and toys.”
Any animal
rescue or shelter is invited to participate and receive gift packs from
benefactors. If you are an animal shelter and want to be added to our
waiting list, or if you are interested in donating to a rescue or shelter,
log onto www.DogToys.com
or www.CatToys.com.
For more
information about National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week log onto the
web site for the Humane Society of the United States at www.hsus.org.



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