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Let your heart guide your hands:
be a Good Samaritan to animals

Prepare now to help animals in need, to be a Good Samaritan for pets and animals. Animal abuse, neglect, and distress is epidemic, is often institutionally supported, and is worldwide. You may find animals in distress in your own neighborhood. Be prepared to take reasonable, safe action to help them. Sunbear needed help and didn't get it; he died slowly and painfully of neglect. This site is dedicated to his memory in hopes of encouraging you to be a Good Samaritan. Complete 3 steps:

Learn about animal welfare risk factors that contribute to animal abuse and neglect. Read our 10-minute tutorial to gain more confidence in making decisions and taking action.

Fill out a downloadable wallet card to keep animal welfare phone numbers with you, so urgent calls are more convenient and quick. Make copies for your friends and family.

Carry a “Roadside Rescue Kit” of simple household articles packed in your vehicle and ready for use to help animals in distress.

Animal welfare defenders, thank you for your every effort to report animal abuse, animal neglect, accidents, and distress. Encourage your friends and family to do the same! Send them a link to this web site: .

A note about the mortgage crisis: it has also created a crisis for some household pets of foreclosed-upon owners. The former homeowners leave their pets behind, trapped in empty homes, because they can't take their pets with them for various reasons. They don't understand that weeks or months may elapse before agents inspect the home. Please take action when a home is foreclosed upon in your neighborhood. Be a Good Samaritan. Go stand near the home and call out repeatedly for the pet; it may bark or meow or come to the window. Listen closely in case the pet is trapped in a closet and look in windows for signs of life. Do this several days in a row because some traumatized pets may be frightened, too frightened to respond at first. You may save a life!

Check out these popular pages:

Sunbear Squad, a neighborhood watch program for pets

Inspirational sayings about caring for animals, all original, that you can ponder and share

Dog slang essay that encourages you to avoid using dog-oriented slang

How can you be a better Good Samaritan for pets? Be alert, prepared, and ever watchful.

Reciprocal Foster Agreement between you and close friends or family can ensure that your pets are cared for if you are unable to care for them because of a disaster or emergency

Posters and ads, download these and distribute in your neighborhood

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