When your pet faces a crisis like a cancer diagnosis, the tears are no-doubt heavy. The thought of losing a furry family member takes the sunshine out of a day. Treating the cancer only adds to the trauma, as care can be expensive. So, what can be done?

Roosevelt was a shelter dog in Chicago who inspired an entire foundation to help pet owners face a cancer diagnosis. They provide financial assistance (as well as some feel-good goodies along the journey.) ThatHelps has been watching them grow over the last seven years, and their impact has been incredible! They have provided more than $2.2 million to families across the U.S. since 2016.

👉 If you have a pet-in-need, contact LiveLikeRoo for financial help: https://www.livelikeroo.org/

🐾 Don't have a pet facing a cancer diagnosis? Share this information out with your network so that others know help is available.

📸: LiveLikeRoo Foundation

You just found a group of tiny newborn kittens outside 🐈‍⬛ and their mother is nowhere to be seen 👀. Before that rescue instinct kicks in and you scoop them up, take a deep breath, step back and evaluate the situation.

Our friends at Humane Society have a few tips:

🐾 In most cases, removing the kittens is not the best response. Mother cats may leave their kittens for several hours at a time. If the kittens are warm and don’t appear sick or in distress, their mom is likely nearby, getting food or hiding from you.

🐾 The kittens’ best chances for survival are with their mom. Her milk is much better quality than kitten milk replacement. She’s able to keep them warm and stimulate them to pee and poop, as well as help them learn to be cats.

🐾 Keep in mind that your presence may keep mom cat away, so monitor the nest from a distance.

For more details on what to do if the kittens look sick or abandoned 👉 bit.ly/3VIklx5

Source & 📸: HSUS

Save a life by adopting a shelter pet! 💙💚

We're excited to announce that BPF's Summer National Empty the Shelters reduced-fee adoption event will be coming to a shelter near you July 8-31, 2024. You can adopt a spayed/neutered, vaccinated and microchipped pet for $50 or less at 390+ participating organizations in 44 states.

Our nation's animal shelters are facing a capacity crisis and need your help now to get pets from shelter kennels into the couches of loving homes. Every single adoption saves a life and creates space to save another.

Find a participating organization near you: https://www.bissellpetfoundation.org/programs/empty-the-shelters/#