Keep Your Pets Safe This 4th of July

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To help keep pets safe this season, the ASPCA has created ID Your Pet Day on July 1st – a holiday to raise awareness about the importance of ID tagging your pet. This holiday is especially timely as July 4th is a time of year when many pets go missing due to fireworks. In hopes of spreading the word about this important day, they designed this infographic with tips below to keep your pets safe:

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·         A personalized ID tag is the best way to increase the likelihood your pet returning home. Make sure your pet is fitted with a collar and ID tag that includes your name and phone number.

·         Implanted microchips can serve as an important security measure to ensure that a pet is returned home in the case of a lost collar and ID tag.

·         Download the ASPCA Pet Safety App to access personalized instructions on how to search for a lost animal in a variety of circumstances: ASPCAapp.org.

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ASPCA Rachael Ray 100K Challenge Prize Pack Giveaway

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Disclosure- I was given a prize pack mentioned below in exchange for hosting this giveaway.  All opinions are 100% my own and I received no other compensation.
rachael rayThe ASPCA Rachael Ray 100K Challenge is an annual challenge in which animal shelters around the country compete to see who can save the most lives. This marks the fifth and final year of the competition. Since 2010, hundreds of contestants have dedicated themselves to this three month contest to increase their adoption numbers over the previous year. In this final year of the challenge, the competing shelters saved more than 68,000 lives in just three months!  What an incredible achievement.  This is more than twice the increases when they started in 2010.
In five years total, challengers saved more than a QUARTER OF A MILLION lives – an increase of nearly 60,000 cats and dogs – with dozens of animal shelters increasing their adoptions by 100% or more compared to previous years.  How amazing is that?!?!

Adopting animals from local shelters is so important to my family.  We adopted all of our pets from local shelters or as strays that were going to be brought to a shelter.  I love hearing about all of these shelters working so hard to get so many animals loving adoptive forever homes.  Congratulations to the 2014 Challenge winners and to all those who competed over the past five years. They all deserve a round of applause!

Please visit the Challenge site to view the 2014 winners and overall results.

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I have teamed up with the ASPCA and Rachael Ray to bring my readers an awesome giveaway of an ASPCA and Rachael Ray prize pack!  Check out all the amazing things that are in the prize pack:

–          Commonwealth Plush Pet

–          Rachael Ray Insulated Tote

–          ASPCA Travel Mug

–          Subaru Pop-Up Water Bowl

–          Walker’s Shortbread Chocolate Scottie Dogs

–          ASPCA PawPrint Bandana

–          ASPCA Pet Flying Disc

–          ASPCA Magnet

–          ASPCA Fleece Blanket

–          Cat Ear Beanie

Want to win an ASPCA and Rachael Ray prize pack?
Enter below:

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ASPCA Launches First FREE Interactive Mobile App for Pet Owners

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As a pet parent myself and huge animal lover, this new app from the ASPCA is so important to me.  The ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) has launched its first interactive mobile application, which is available for FREE download on iPhone and Android. This mobile app is the must-have app for pet owners and animal lovers around the country. The app will offer a groundbreaking new tool to help reunite pet owners that have lost their pet, which will include step-by-step instructions on what to do if a pet goes missing, tailored to each specific circumstance and a pet’s individual personality. Nearly one-in-five lost pets goes missing after being scared by fireworks or other loud noises, so this tool is particularly timely for the July 4th holiday.

The ASPCA mobile app will also allow pet owners to store vital medical records, and it will provide information on making life-saving decisions during natural disasters. Specific app features include:

  • A personalized missing pet recovery kit, including step-by-step instructions on how to search for a lost animal in a variety of circumstances. This kit was developed by ASPCA pet care experts and based on the latest field research.
  • The ability to build a lost pet digital flyer that can be shared instantly on social media channels.
  • Access critical advice – even if there’s no data connectivity – on ensuring pet’s safety before, during, and after a major storm or disaster.
  • Store and manage pet’s health records.
  • Timely, relevant updates from the ASPCA about the latest in pet news and animal welfare.
  • Built-in ASPCA Twitter and Instagram feeds.
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The app can be downloaded for free on the App Store for iPhone devices and on Google Play for Android devices.
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Cruelty Free Gift Ideas For Your Pets From the ASPCA Including Some DIY Gifts #SantaPaws

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Disclosure- The ASPCA sent me some toys from their online store for my furry children but I received no other compensation and all opinions are 100% my own.  I am very passionate about protecting animals.
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If you’re anything like me, your pets are like your children only furrier.  We love our pets and many of us like to get our pets gifts during the holiday season.  And let’s not forget all the pet lovers on our holiday gift lists.  Studies show that over a third of Americans purchase holiday gifts for their pet.  Every year, the ASPCA encourages shoppers not to buy anything at stores that sell puppies.  You see, most pet store puppies come from puppy mills—you know, those large scale breeding operations where dogs live in horrible conditions and never receive love.  Well, every time you buy anything from a pet store that sells puppies, you’re actually supporting this very cruel industry.  Check out their holiday video below to learn about the connection between pet store puppies and puppy mills.  You can also visit No Pet Store Puppies to learn more and take the pledge to I pledge that If a pet store sells puppies, you won’t buy anything there.
Then click to tweet to share the pledge with your friends!
ASPCA behavior experts have put together some fun gift ideas for DIY enthusiasts or just those trying to cut back on costs:

(Photo Credit For All Photos In This Post ASPCA)
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~To make a tasty chew toy, soak a rope toy in chicken broth and then freeze. Once frozen, give the toy to your dog for hours of savory chewing.
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~For cats, rip off a piece of aluminum foil paper or tissue paper, put cat food or cat nip in it, and crumble it up into a ball. This serves a fun batting toy for hours of kitty entertainment. (I was given this idea by the ASPCA but it has been brought to my attention by a reader that tin foil might not be safe if your kitty is left unattended with the foil so use paper or tissue paper instead just in case.)  🙂
~For cats, fill plastic Easter eggs with wet cat food as a fun food puzzle.
~Rinse out an empty, cardboard milk carton, fill it with dry pet food and poke holes for a food-dispensing puzzle toy.

Here are some other cute gift ideas for pets, available on the ASPCA Online Store and the prices are very reasonable.

Gifts for pets:

5 Piece Gift Set
5-piece Dog Gift Set – $5.99

Dog Stocking Toy

Dog Stocking Toy – $8.99

Cat Play Balls 
Cat Play Balls – $1.99
DJ Cat Scratching Post

DJ Cat Scratching Post – 39.99 
Fling Ama String
Cat Fling-ama-String – 29.99 

Gifts for pet lovers:

Chocolate Dogs Cookies for People

Walker’s Shortbread Chocolate Cookies – $4.19 

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Zales Diamond Pendants – prices vary depending on the piece, the pieces above are some of my favorites! 

 Symbolic Transport of Animal Rescues
Symbolic Transport of Animal Rescued from Cruelty or Disaster – $25.00 

 Symbolic Puppy Socialization
Symbolic Puppy Socialization Class – $25.00 

 Make sure to check out the ASPCA’s FULL holiday gift guide for pets and pet lovers alike.

ASPCA twitter partyMake sure to join their annual #SantaPaws Holiday Twitter party coming up on Wednesday, December 18th at 7pm EST (RSVP here) with special co-hosts Tails Magazine, The Fluffington Post and Two Little Cavaliers.
Special holiday giveaways every six minutes

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