Honor Pets (Past and Present) Through Lights of Love

The annual holiday display of lights at Nevada Humane Society (Reno, Nevada 89502) gives you a great way to remember or honor pets in your life. A $10 contribution will light a white light for each pet you wish to remember or a colored light for each pet you wish to honor. A Lights of Love tribute also makes a great gift for the pet lovers on your list!

The lights will be on display through January 2 at the Nevada Humane Society shelter at 2825 Longley Lane in Reno, on a 20-foot lighted tree at The Summit Mall and at 775 GastroPub in Meadowood Mall.

Lights of Love donors will receive 20% off any Christmas Décor Holiday Lighting package at Christmas Décor or Sprinkler Winterization Service at Reno Lawn & Landscape.

All pets, remembered or honored, will be entered into the special Lights of Love Book, and a tribute certificate will be sent to you or the person of your choice.

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Your Attendance at a Meeting to Support TrailSafes Leghold Trapping Agreement Will Help Keep Animals Safe

From Nevada Humane Society:

Your attendance at a meeting on November 29 and/or December 3 will help keep the pets of our community safe from leghold traps.

Back in August, at the Washoe County Advisory Board to Manage Wildlife meeting, TrailSafe proposed restrictions on steel-jaw and body-crushing traps in congested areas. There was a tremendous show of support for the proposed regulation, but the item was tabled due to proposed changes. Now, TrailSafe is asking for your support and testimony again at two upcoming meetings. At these meetings, TrailSafe will present their proposal to restrict the use of inhumane traps within the Firearm Congested Areas of Washoe County. Those areas include the cities of Reno and Sparks and you can check out the map online.

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FCHS: Emergency Pet Food Bank Event

Once again, the good folks at Buckeystown Pub are holding a Pet Food Drive and Fundraiser to support the programs at Frederick County Humane Society (Frederick, Maryland 21701).

This year’s event is Saturday evening, Dec. 4. Bring a bag of dog or cat food and enjoy $1 draft beers! Lots of fun, for a great cause!

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This Good That Bad Announces the “Good Life” Writing Contest for Dog Lovers

This Good That Bad (TGTB) has announced their second creative writing contest this year, inspired by the book Old Friends: Great Dogs on the Good Life by Mark J. Asher. Prizes will include a cash donation to the winner’s selected 501(c)(3) companion animal charity and a signed copy of the book. This coincides with “Adopt-A-Senior-Pet” month as declared by Petfinder.com and stems from the premise of the book, wherein senior dogs offer their secrets to longevity. Entrants are asked to explain in 125 characters or less what they think their own dogs would consider the secret to a long and happy life.

TGTB was founded by Melissa Peterson in 2009, and offers fundraising products to animal charities with the pet adoption logo “Adoption good. Homeless bad.” “I can’t think of a better way to motivate others to consider opening their homes to an older pet than collecting and sharing insights from those who already have older dogs in their lives.” Peterson says. “Every day I communicate with dog owners, rescues ,and shelters, and see that the plight of the older animals up for adoption is serious. Their chances for adoption are just not good. This breaks my heart because these animals not only deserve better but they have so much to offer new families. All they ask for in return is a quiet and safe place to age gracefully.”

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