After a major conference between myself and Teddy (the official mascot of this site) we have decided to try and do our part to help all the dogs and cats out there that do not have homes and are in shelters.
As you can see there are a few ads on this site to various products. We promote the Dog Grooming Secrets home dog grooming guide, a dog training guide and a handful of Amazon products. Teddy and I are going to pledge to our pet loving visitors that we will donate 10% of any money we might make from this site to the ASPCA.
The ASPCA does some amazing work for the animals.
Founded in 1866, the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) was the first humane organization established in the Americas, and today has more than one million supporters throughout North America. A 501 [c] [3] not-for-profit corporation, the ASPCA’s mission is to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States. The ASPCA provides local and national leadership in animal-assisted therapy, animal behavior, animal poison control, anti-cruelty, humane education, legislative services, and shelter outreach. The New York City headquarters houses a full-service, accredited animal hospital, adoption center, and mobile clinic outreach program. The Humane Law Enforcement department enforces New York’s animal cruelty laws and is featured on the reality television series “Animal Precinct” on Animal Planet. For more information, please visit www.aspca.org.
• In 2006, the ASPCA’s Pet Adoption Center found homes for 2,253 dogs and cats.
• In 2006, the ASPCA’s Bergh Memorial Animal Hospital treated 24,120 animals.
• The ASPCA Counseling Services department offers bereavement counseling to people whose pets have died.
• ASPCA attorneys and staff work with legislators to sponsor and support animal welfare legislation and initiatives that provide greater protection for animals under the law.
So if any of these products appeal to you then we hope you will consider getting them from our site. We promise to update this section of the site each month with our donation stats.
Thank you,
Teddy
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Instead of donating to the New York City ASPCA (the only ASPCA and no national affiliation with any SPCAs) please consider donating to a smaller shelter or rescue organization in Connecticut or elsewhere that struggles with operating costs. Many of these smaller shelters save just as many animals yet face the great challenge of financial hardship that the ASPCA is not burdened with. The ASPCA reported a revenue of $128 million in 2008 alone, and the executives receive HUGE six-figure salaries (some are more than $500,000 per year) despite technically being a non-profit organization. If we continue to donate to those organizations that already have so much money, who will fund the little guys working so hard to accomplish the same mission as the ASPCA? Thank you for considering keeping your donations in your local community and helping those who are less fortunate.
Don,
You make a very good point. We chose the ASPCA because it was more widely recognizable. You also make a good point because we are actually located in Milford CT. I would be very interested in speaking with you to explore other possibilities. I will E Mail you this week to get some more information on some smaller shelters.
While we started this site for two main reasons; to provide valuable information to fellow dog owners and to generate a small profit with something we enjoy there is a bigger picture that has evolved. The site is still in its “puppy” phase but we have high hopes for it.
I think it would be awesome to help as many organizations as possible. I promise to keep all posted as to the progress of this.
Just a follow up: We have not really generated any money yet from our ads so we have not been able to make any donations yet. We will be considering some local shelters once we get up and running. If anyone is looking to learn do it yourself dog grooming please check out our dog grooming book reviews first!
John