thepawandfeatherplan

  5 Ways to Become a More Earth-Friendly Pet Owner 1.) Avoid 'Over-shopping' For Your Pet      We've all been there: "Oh, this pet photographer phone attachment is so cute, and it's on clearance!" or, "a 20 pk. box of individually-packaged catnip on sale?" or, "Hmm 😕, I think my dog didn't play with this rope toy last time I bought one, but it's only $3."        -Then the clearance-bought stuff is barely, if ever, used.  STOP. Don't do that!  We know it's hard, but be aware of what you and your pet really need and will use, and stick with that.               AI-generated extra: Opt for eco-friendly pet toys, collars, and beds made from recycled or organic materials. Look for brands that prioritize low-impact manufacturing and avoid plastic-heavy packaging . 2.)   Use natural cleaning products whenever possible        Synthetic, artificial fragrances can be very harmf...

5 Reasons To Donate to Paw and Feather Plan for #GIVEMIAMIDAY 🌴 2024: 1.) Driving 🛞 Innovation for Lasting Impact :  -This nonprofit isn’t only helping pets and people today—PAFP created, and works to implement a creative, ambitious pets in planning  model to fill a void in the animal welfare system. Supporting Paw and Feather Plan means investing in a solution that’s built to last and change lives sustainably for decades to come. 💫 2.) Every Dollar Stretched Further :  -PAFP uses streamlined methods and tools, ensuring resources are used beyond - efficiently-well and tight. This allows you to feel confident knowing your contributions have maximum impact. ✋ 3.) Building a Stronger, Future-Ready Miami and Beyond:  - This venture doesn’t only respond to current needs but anticipates future challenges, preparing Miami (and beyond~!) pet owners to be more resilient and prepared for the best of their pets and animal welfare communities at large. 🌈 4.) Empowering The L...

  A Chair Gives a Sense of Ownership.  -And the Residence of the Chair Determines the Level of Importance of that Sense of Ownership.  Here in 33139, South Beach of Miami , Florida , that 'sense of ownership' is of utmost importance.  This likely has something to do with the high volume of renters- more than 60% of South Beach residents rent (most people live in studios or one bedroom apartments here) per google.com generative AI per most recent stats, varied, verifiable sources . With SoBe's (a nickname for South Beach) lush , tropical foliage of Octopus 🐙 and Seagrape Trees , courtesy year-round flowering by: Ruellia , Beautyberry , Sand Coneflower 🌻 , Coral Honeysuckle , Chinese Hibiscus (and more), this is no less than a 2.5-mile-radius - paradise .   Just a few of South Beach's gorgeous, year-round flowering plants     The sunsets are breathtaking.  The weather is oftentimes perfect... as in you wouldn't change it by even a tenth o...

 This blog title was so simple to type, much simpler than the process of bringing this planned move into fruition!      ~And maybe 50 people read the rescue's blogs, it's certainly not a big audience, but still: even if one person reads it, and it helps that person and/or their pet, then it's worth it.     Why The Move (broken down into 3 categories):     1.) For approximately 4 years I worked at Miami Dade Animal Services when I lived in Miami Beach the first time around (circa 2010), mostly via an ASPCA-grant-funded-position which was aimed at increasing our live release rate… which I did quite well, but boy it was a lot of work!      Because of my time working in animal welfare while in Miami, I have some great rescue contacts there.     And I’ve always wanted to get Paw and Feather Plan ‘rooted’ in South Florida… where the idea for this rescue was born.         I know several individuals in a...

  Unless you want to put it at direct risk of dying prematurely of heart failure.      Yep, you read it right.  There are no 'ifs, ands or buts' about it:               Feeding Dogs a Strictly Grain Free Diet puts them at non-hereditary risk of dilated cardiomyopathy.      Thankfully, Janine, a PAFP foster and adopter, enlightened me to this fact.       Once Janine's 3rd whippet had late stage symptoms of advanced heart disease, she had reached her wits' end.  Her first two whippets had succumbed to heart disease too.  -And she just didn't get it: her dogs enjoyed top shelf dog food, Acana, had plenty of daily exercise, and regular vet visits.       That was it : beloved dog number 3 was going to a veterinarian-cardiologist.  -Enough with unexplained heart disease for Janine's dogs... and heartbreak for Janine!  Janine's foster, June, that almost w...