Rescued Cards was chosen by the Petco Foundation, the non-profit organization of Petco, to provide 6 different greeting card designs, packaged together, to be the ‘free gift with donation’ during the Foundation’s annual Tree of Hope holiday fundraiser, November 14, 2011 – January 1, 2012. These packaged greeting cards will be available in all 1,132 Petco retail locations across the nation as well as online through January 1, 2012.
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"Larry" Because You Care Inc., Erie, PA.
The Tree of Hope Fundraiser is Petco Foundation’s annual holiday fundraising campaign and continues to be the largest source of revenue for the foundation. Donations to Tree of Hope are used to fund grants to animal shelters and rescue groups throughout the country as they work to help animals in need. Last year’s campaign raised more than $4 million, a record amount.
With every $20 donation made during this promotion, customers will receive one free six-pack of holiday-themed Rescued Cards. With every $30 donation customers will receive two free six-pack of holiday-themed Rescued Cards. Each card features the word ‘REJOICE,’ with a photograph of a different animal from a various rescue operation around the country including: The Barking Lot in San Diego, CA; Because You Care in Erie, PA; Detroit Dog Rescue in Detroit, MI.; Black Dog Animal Rescue Cheyenne, WY.; Cleveland Animal Protective League Cleveland, OH.; and Friends of the Humane Society of Tijuana San Diego, CA.
Mark you calendars for November 14th (TOMORROW!!) – You can then go to any PETCO and tell them you want to donate to the Petco Foundation for the holiday Tree of Hope Fundraiser. An AMAZING organization & for the perfect cause that we are so excited to be aligned with! & extra bonus, you get our cards!!!
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The dog featured in our “1 day!” countdown is LARRY, from the Because You Care Inc., in Erie, PA. Larry has been adopted by one of the Because You Care volunteers – BUT – BYC has many animals up for adoption that are just as cool as Larry. Please check out the Because You Care Inc (WEBSITE) to find out more about adopting, fostering, volunteering, donating, or just to find out more about their rescue organization.
Because You Care Inc rescues dogs, puppies, cats and kittens. To see all of their animals up for adoption click here!
(From the BECAUSE YOU CARE INC., WEBSITE)
Because You Care, Inc. is dedicated to the rescue, treatment and placement of stray and abandoned pets in northwestern Pennsylvania.
Because You Care is an all volunteer, non-profit 501(c)(3)organization founded in 1981. Rather than housing pets in cages,BYC pets live with families in volunteer foster homes. Using this model, the personality, habits and health of pets are well known, enhancing the ability of BYC to place them in adoptive homes that are a “good match”.
Because You Care is concerned with companion animal overpopulation and works actively to reduce the number of unwanted stray pets. To this end, all pets are spayed and neutered. Because You Care promotes identification processes that assist animals who are lost to find their way home. All dogs are micro chipped as part of the adoption process. In the last few years, BYC has implemented a spay/neuter and release program which allows feral cats to continue living outside but after being spayed or neutered and vaccinated for rabies.
Because You Care wishes that no animal endure the pain and suffering of a life of abandonment and neglect. As human stewards of this earth, the volunteers of BYC work to support and preserve the precious life on this planet and strive to create a humane living environment for all animals.
The History of Because You Care
Because You Care, Inc. was founded in 1981 for the sole purpose of abolishing the decompression chambers as a means of euthanasia, found throughout Pennsylvania. With the passage of House Bill 350 in December of 1983, this goal was accomplished. Since then, only death by lethal injection or water cooled gas chamber is allowed in Pennsylvania shelters.
Having accomplished this goal, since 1985, Because You Care, Inc. has dedicated all efforts towards rescuing stray dogs and cats. These orphans, considered disposable items, are half starved, frightened, sometimes abused and often ill, trying to survive in an uncaring world.
BYC, an all volunteer organization,rescues strays and abandoned pets in Erie, PA and surrounding areas. This organization receives no public funds. All pets receive necessary veterinary care, including vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered at the appropriate age. Pets are kept in volunteer foster homes, not in a shelter, with expenses paid by BYC until they are adopted into new homes. All potential families are screened and interviewed. BYC tries to match the personality of the pet to the characteristics of the adoptive family. Current pets in adoptive homes must be spayed or neutered and have current shots.
The prospective home is visited and if it seems a good match, the pet is placed and the family signs an agreement to keep the pet indoors, never to be allowed outside without restraint, maintain his/her vaccinations and provide a good home. Pets are visited after placement and representatives maintain contact to deal with any questions or problems that may arise.
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The more support these animal rescues get, the more they can help others. Thank you for supporting and working towards ending animal suffering! Your help does make a difference ~ believe it!!
