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This recession is hitting animal shelters all across the USA due to a massive increase of people giving up their pets because they can no longer afford the increased food prices and medical care. You can help your local shelters without it even hitting your wallet.

First, if you are a pet owner and are having trouble paying for food, remember that your pets can live fine on table scraps as long as you eat healthy. In the old days, most pets lived on table scraps.

So, here is how to help. Shelters are always in need of the following:

  1. blankets
  2. towels
  3. newspaper
  4. pet carriers
  5. leashes/collars (as long as they are in good condition)

This is a good time to clean out your linen closets and donate these things. You should also call your local shelter first and see if they will take them and/or if there are other items they need more. Also, I advise to not just give money because some shelters will spend it on non-animal things. Give them gift cards to pet supply places if you must give money or ask what veterinary service they use and get a gift card from them.

This recession is hitting animal shelters all across the USA due to a massive increase of people giving up their pets because they can no longer afford the increased food prices and medical care. You can help your local shelters without it even hitting your wallet. First, if you are a pet owner and are having trouble paying for food, remember that your pets can live fine on table scraps as long as you eat healthy. In the old days, most pets lived on table scraps. So, here is how to help. Shelters are always in need of the following: 1. blankets 2. towels 3. newspaper 4. pet carriers 5. leashes/collars (as long as they are in good condition) This is a good time to clean out your linen closets and donate these things. You should also call your local shelter first and see if they will take them and/or if there are other items they need more. Also, I advise to not just give money because some shelters will spend it on non-animal things. Give them gift cards to pet supply places if you must give money or ask what veterinary service they use and get a gift card from them.

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[–] • 3 pts 2y

Table scraps is a million times better than cheap dog food too.

[–] • 2 pts 2y

This is so true assuming you're eating real food yourself. It never ceases to amaze me the number of people that will tell you a little piece of meat and veg off your plate is bad for the dog which should only be eating dried processed meat and cereal byproducts with heavy preservatives.

[–] • 0 pt 2y

One of my good boys. Had an wheat allergy. For a couple years, he ate what we ate. Meat, Veggies, rice, potatoes. Nothing bad of course. IF we had meat that got frozen burn, we boiled it and used the broth to make rice.

The special dog food was like $50 for like 25#. So it was cheaper to make your own food.

[–] • 0 pt 2y

Problem though is people who are having a hard time feeding themselves wont likely HAVE enough scraps but in either case these are two viable options for sure.

[–] • 0 pt 2y

True, at that point, if you cant fee them, let them go to feed themselves.

[–] • 0 pt 2y

Actually thats ALSO a very BAD idea. The reason I run is a rescue is due to the amount of homeless and carelessly discarded animals. Domesticated animals have little chance out on their own because they simply dont have the tools to survive and many come to a bad end.