Celena Mabry

I decided I had some extra time on my hands and wanted to do something good.  We don’t live very far from the animal shelter so I went up there to see if I could maybe help in some way.  Guess what???  I get to play with puppies and walk some of the dogs that are there.  I’m having a ball too.  These poor doggies are usually left there because they got lost or their owners couldn’t take care of them anymore.  One lady brought her beagle in with a litter of 9 puppies.  She said she couldn’t afford to have her fixed and just couldn’t take care of puppies every time you turn around.  I really felt sorry for her because she was crying when she left.

Anyway, if you want to help but don’t have time to play with puppies or walk the dogs, you can make some donations.  Some of the items they need are things you might throw away anyway so put them to good use, okay?  I’ve noticed there are several other blogs that have this list too so maybe we all need to help out. Here’s a list of what they need:

• Clean, old newspapers to be used for litter and lining cages
• Toilet seat covers (cats love to lie on them in their cages)
• Any type of cat or dog toy (plastic or washable)
• Old bath towels and blankets
• Canned cat food, any brand
• Bagged, dry dog food (particularly desired is Science Diet but other brands accepted)
• Laundry soap
• Bleach
• Heavy ceramic food and water bowls
• Antibacterial hand soap
• Candles - citrus or spice
• Paper towels