I’ve always regarded animal shelter workers as some of the best people around. It’s one of the many reasons I’m so thrilled to send blankets out to shelters. These individuals love seeing our creations and then “matching” them to the best pet. They truly care for the cats and dogs as if they were th…
Blog posts : "Animal Shelters"
Compassion Fatigue
Super-Simple Ways to Help Animal Shelters
Comfort for Critters was born of the desire to help not just our own pets, but “all those we can’t adopt”. We make blankets, donate money and many of us even volunteer at our local animal shelter. If those are things you can do, and want to do, great. However, we can’t all take on another volunteer …
The Special Shelters We Support!
The population inside animal shelters is not limited to just cats and dogs. Although these pets make up the majority of the residents, many shelters take in other domestic pets, including rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets and even fancy rats. As we support these shelters, we also support all sorts t…
“Adopt” a Shelter Near You!
As we add more and more shelters, I continue to encourage volunteers to donate their blankets locally, rather than sending their blankets to me. This obviously helps keep my huge postage bill manageable, but it also brings many other benefits.
With this in mind, I’m grateful that some volunte…
Seniors for Seniors at Animal Shelters
Being involved with Comfort for Critters necessarily exposes me to a vast network of non-profits, working to improve the lives of companion animals. I’m often impressed and humbled by their work, and I try to shine a light in their direction, just as often as possible.
One such group is PAWS, l…
Pet Food Banks - The need continues!
The last time I wrote about this topic was about a year ago, right in the middle of the once-in-a-lifetime (hopefully) pandemic. At that time the need for donated pet food was great, but unfortunately the need is still there. The news is filled with stories on rising gas prices, rising inflation and…
Foster Care Heroes!
Comfort for Critters loves to support any group that is working to improve the lives of companion animals. Often these are animal shelters, but sometimes they are not “shelters” at all, but simply a group of private homes, which together create a foster care system. In 2020, almost 55,000 in the US …
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