Photo: Be the Change for Pets
In April I participated in the Be the Change panel at the pet-blogger conference BlogPaws. The panel's points were simple: Anyone can make a difference, and collectively, our small efforts can have a huge impact for pets. As the panel concluded, we issued a challenge to ourselves and the bloggers in attendance to "Be the Change." Since then, those pet bloggers have done fantastic things to help pets. (See a few of the ways people got involved.) Now we're inviting you to participate!
Starting tomorrow, July 19, we're kicking off the Dog Days of Summer Pet Food Drive. Please join us as we raise food and supplies for shelters in need and spread the word about how helping pets can be fun.
Want to participate? Here's how:
- Find a shelter or pet food bank near you and call to find out whether it accepts food donations from individuals.
- Buy a bag of pet food, then print out the BTC4Pets flier for your upcoming photo op.
- Drop off the food at your local shelter or food bank and have someone take a picture of you with the bag and the flier.
- Write a blog post, tweet (with #BTC4Pets) and/or post on Facebook about your awesome achievement to inspire your friends to do the same. (Of course you can always write two blog posts -- one calling your friends to join you in the food drive and the other talking about your group's trip to the shelter!)
- Post the picture of yourself donating the food to the Be the Change for Pets Facebook wall and add a link to your blog, Twitter account or Facebook post along with the pounds of food donated. We'll add this amount to the total food/supplies donated so we can all see our impact!
- Want to take the campaign to the next level? Find out how to start a pet food bank on a shoestring budget.
Tell us: Will you participate in the Dog Days of Summer Pet Food Drive or another BTC4Pets initiative?
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Blog: Think you can't afford to keep your pet? Read this!
Blog: Be the Change: 10 simple ways bloggers can help pets every day
