Best Friends Day

Today is Best Friends Day. And all weekend, we’re asking people everywhere to perform at least ONE ACT OF KINDNESS TO ANIMALS, and to report it on the Best Friends website.

Many folks are asking for examples of things anyone can do – like friends and family. So we’ve posted a “101 Acts of Kindness” list of suggestions on the Best Friends Network at http://network.bestfriends.org – in the Resources section. Here are a few of them:

* Bake some cat or dog treats and give them to your local rescue group

* Take an elderly neighbor’s dog for a walk, or help them groom their dog or cat

* Spend an hour or two at your local shelter or rescue group. Pet the cats, clean litter boxes, spend time with some homeless pets who are least likely to be adopted right away

* Donate yarn and thread to the “Snuggles Project” or knit a cage blanket to donate

* Take your dog to work on today. (It’s actually Take Your Dog to Work Day, too!)

* Make a donation to a local humane group – or to Best Friends

Imagine what a difference we can make if, this weekend, thousands of us unite to carry out an act of kindness to an animal.

The odometer is already running on the Best Friends Network website at http://network.bestfriends.org. Let’s see how many AOK’s we can clock up this weekend!

Michael Mountain
Best Friends Animal Society