Tis the season to bring holiday hope to homeless pets! 💚❤️

BPF's Empty the Shelters is back from Dec. 1-17 at 380+ shelters in 43 states! Adopt a vaccinated, microchipped and spayed or neutered pet for just $50 or less.

Learn more: https://www.bissellpetfoundation.org/programs/empty-the-shelters/#

With homelessness on the rise in the U.S., shelter policies at the majority of facilities make it impossible for homeless people to keep their pets with them. As many as 24% of homeless people have a pet. Unhoused people will generally stay living on the streets rather give up their loved and cherished pet. * For any of us who are pet owners, we can understand.

All it takes is 30 (free) seconds to help support pets of the homeless (as well as the pet owners themselves) this holiday season. The Providing for Unhoused People with Pets (PUPP) Act would create a grant program to provide homeless shelters with funds for supporting clients with pets. By helping these facilities accommodate pets, provide basic veterinary services and more, this bill removes barriers to emergency housing.

Add your name in support 👉 https://secure.aspca.org/action/pupp-act

*: Psychology Today, April 2023
Source: ASPCA
📸: National Alliance to End Homelessness

The holidays bring festive decorations and joyous gatherings to our home. Keep an eye out for the following holiday hazards to keep your pets safe:

🎄Beware of: wrapping paper, ornaments, tinsel, ribbon and small decorations. Christmas tree pine needles, mistletoe, poinsettia, and holly

🥘Beware of: alcohol, candy, chocolate, nuts, bones and drinking the sap from the tree stand

🚥 Beware of: strands of lights, electrical cords, candles

Source: Vetsupplysource