NationalDogDay
Show Your Appreciation for Man’s (and Woman’s) Best Friend and WLRN
ON NATIONAL DOG DAY
- August 26, 2018 -
With your donation to WLRN, Do Good Twice in appreciation of
4-legged Public Radio fans and friends everywhere!
Choose to support Best Friends Animal Society (details below)
$60 Annual ($5/Monthly) helps save the lives of 5 animals
$120 Annual ($10/Monthly) helps save the lives of 10 animals
$240 Annual ($20/Monthly) helps save the lives of 20 animals
$1200 Annual ($100/Monthly) helps save the lives of 100 animals
OR
REWARD YOUR BEST FRIEND WITH THE WLRN PUP PACK
$120 Annual ($10/Monthly) and we’ll thank you with:
Best Friend Animal Society Bandana – the talk of the pack!
Poopy Pet Bag Dispenser keeps it clean.
Dog Bone Strobe Light keeps pets safe.
Collapsible Pet Bowl for when you’re on the go.
Your support to WLRN strengthens the trusted journalism and news coverage you count on every day.
BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY
WLRN is proud to continue its partnership with Best Friends Animal Society and help address the staggering number of homeless pets in shelters throughout South Florida. Over the past year, listener support has enabled Friends of WLRN to save the lives of almost 2,000 animals.
For over 30 years, Best Friends Animal Society has been running the nation’s largest no-kill sanctuary for companion animals and building effective programs that reduce the number of animals entering shelters. Best Friends Animal Society brings together animal shelters and rescue groups from across the country - in this case from South Florida - to hold mutual adoption events, public education campaigns, and fundraising drives.
Working together, these groups are able to save many more animal lives than they could in isolation – helping provide for the critical needs of a dog or cat in their care. $1 is the average daily cost to Best Friends to provide for the critical needs of a dog or cat in their care.
Why Best Friends Animal Shelters?
Through WLRN’s partnership, funds raised for South Florida shelters and rescue groups will be directly applied to Best Friend’s lifesaving mission to increase adoptions, large dog & cat transport out of state, low cost spay and neuter resources, and the building of local coalitions and network partnerships.
Florida and the Southeast region are one of the areas of the country that Best Friends considers a “mission critical hotspot”—where disproportionate numbers of pets are being killed in shelters. Florida is the sixth highest state in the number of cats and dogs killed in shelters in the country. That's why Best Friends is prioritizing work here in South Florida. They know that if they can save them here, they will save them everywhere. When they do, they’ll be exponentially closer to reaching their goal of no-kill across the nation by 2025.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a complete list of Best Friends network partners and affiliate shelters located in South Florida? Is there an easily accessible/user-friendly web page to look up this information?
- Yes! Visit Best Friends Animal Society. You can search by state map or by zip code to find local network partners. Best Friends currently has 140 partners within the state of Florida – with 26 located in South Florida. This list continues to grow for South Florida, with more and more being added today and in the (near) future.
Is there a comprehensive website where can people look up the animals in need available for adoption or sponsorship in South Florida or their local area?
- Since network partners are independent organizations, there is not a centralized list of available adoptable animals. The only animals listed on the website are those that are housed at Best Friends owned pet adoptions centers (located in Los Angeles, Utah, Atlanta, and New York). Individuals would need to visit the website of each network partner to determine if/what animals were currently available at each network partner.
- Funds raised go towards lifesaving programs of animals in need - programs such as adoption events and programs, pet transport that moves animals to no-kill shelters (both in state, and out of state to maximize lifesaving potential), increased low-cost spay/neuter resources, implementation of targeted community service programs (such as return-to-owner and community cat programs).
How will the funds raised help/benefit the local South Florida animals in need? Do the funds go towards food, shelter, etc.?
- Funds raised go towards lifesaving programs of animals in need - programs such as adoption events and programs, pet transport that moves animals to no-kill shelters (both in state, and out of state to maximize lifesaving potential), increased low-cost spay/neuter resources, implementation of targeted community service programs (such as return-to-owner and community cat programs).