Carson High School Senior Project: Give a Dog a Bone
On Saturday, March 14 from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., Mykelti O’Brien, a senior at Carson High School will be collecting pet food and pet supplies at Benson’s Feed & Tack, 2750 Highway 50 East in Carson City. The donated pet food and supplies will be delivered to FISH’s food bank for distribution to the homeless and disadvantaged in our community.
O’Brien has been volunteering at Pets of the Homeless since December as part of her senior project. Pets of the Homeless is a national, non-profit organization that provides pet food and veterinary care to homeless people across the country. More information: www.petsofthehomeless.org
This pet food drive is part of an ongoing national effort through Pets of the Homeless to regularly supply donated pet food to local homeless people who cannot properly provide for their pets. Over the course of a year, millions of people become homeless and as the economy worsens the numbers will increase. Most people who experience homelessness (80 percent) are homeless for a short period of time and usually need help finding housing or a rent subsidy. But, unfortunately for those with pets, it becomes more difficult. The disadvantaged are forced to choose between their pet and a roof over their head. Surprisingly, most choose to stay on the streets with their pets for longer periods of time. Their pets are their comfort, provide an emotional bond of loyalty, and are nonjudgmental. It is estimated that one in four homeless and disadvantaged people have a pet. Pets of the homeless do not choose their guardians. A difference can be made to aid these defenseless pets.
“Working with Pets of the Homeless, I learned that many times, the only thing that homeless people have left is the unconditional love of their pet. While everyone else is absorbed in their own lives, their pet is the one thing they can share their life with,” said O’Brien. “Please come to Benson’s on the 14th to donate to this worthy organization.”
Pets of the Homeless provides pet food to homeless and disadvantaged in communities across the US and Canada. Emergency veterinary care is provided to pets that belong to the homeless. Sleeping crates are shipped to homeless shelters that will allow pets. For information on how to donate pet food, supplies and monetary donations visit www.petsofthehomeless.org.
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