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Kermitt Gribble

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25. The last handful of years, I've tried to buy all holiday and birthday gifts from

Reply to backwoodsbob (Original post)

Sun Apr 27, 2014, 10:19 AM

Apr 2014

the ASPCA, Humane Society and local rescues. There are hundreds of local rescues in my area who take in thousands of animals from local shelters. The people that run and volunteer at these rescues are saints.

It is important to also support you local rescues - a lot of them struggle to supply food, medicine, etc for the animals they have saved.

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guys...seriously...support the ASPCA [View all] backwoodsbob Apr 2014 OP

Adopting my dog Keisha shenmue Apr 2014 #1

Bless Keisha backwoodsbob Apr 2014 #2

Yeah :) shenmue Apr 2014 #3

I wish more would join the cause backwoodsbob Apr 2014 #4

I do stupidicus Apr 2014 #5

That is wonderful! Rescue groups cannot do their work without fosters. It is some japple Apr 2014 #12

indeed stupidicus Apr 2014 #15

Well, bless you for doing it. And, in case no one else has cristened you here, WELCOME japple Apr 2014 #24

thank you stupidicus Apr 2014 #26

I thought so too, so I gave them $25 a year ago demwing Apr 2014 #6

So you get an occasional email or mail... angstlessk Apr 2014 #11

Snail mail, not occassional - every week demwing Apr 2014 #16

A very worthy cause! n/t etherealtruth Apr 2014 #7

There are 2 rescue dogs pscot Apr 2014 #8

We're usually too damn broke to contribute any real money, BUT... MarianJack Apr 2014 #9

that is mainly what we do backwoodsbob Apr 2014 #10

They are WONDERFUL friends! MarianJack Apr 2014 #13

that is ...all I can say is I understand backwoodsbob Apr 2014 #17

Speaking of them, Jewel tweeted this out today: The Straight Story Apr 2014 #14

THIS is an event we caN All get behind backwoodsbob Apr 2014 #18

Actually, if you want local impact, you should donate directly to your local shelter, not the MADem Apr 2014 #19

you didnt harsh my thread backwoodsbob Apr 2014 #20

I give to a couple of local shelters and one where I visit up in northern Maine. MADem Apr 2014 #21

Humane Society U.S. spends $$$ to prohibit hunting. Eleanors38 Apr 2014 #27

We donate to local shelters like the Animal Adoption League and Kerry's Cats octoberlib Apr 2014 #22

Same here. We prefer to donate to local shelters. femmocrat Apr 2014 #23

The last handful of years, I've tried to buy all holiday and birthday gifts from Kermitt Gribble Apr 2014 #25