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Today has been declared Help-a-Pet Day!
Brought to you by Chianya (#12264) and the power of a Slashbot.
This time of year can be especially rough for animals, particularly in areas experiencing harsh winter climates.
Many animals find themselves as unwanted pets from the holidays, are strays seeking warmth and food, or are in a shelter overrun with other pets looking for a forever home. Therefore, Chianya is bringing a week-long event to Aywas in order to help spotlight the cause and support animals in need!
Donation Drive
Aywas is sponsoring a donation drive to help the efforts of organizations that rescue and care for any and all animals. As a thank you for your generosity to an animal-focused shelter/charity of your choice, we have set up the following tiers according to Chianya's specifications:
$5* - White Socked Cat Melo
$10 - Maine Coon Inari
PLUS:
- White Socked Cat Melo
$25 - Deer Velox
PLUS:
- Maine Coon Inari
- White Socked Cat Melo
$40 - Purring Lunaris
PLUS:
- Deer Velox
- Maine Coon Inari
- White Socked Cat Melo
$50+ - Pawprint Dog Bed
PLUS:
- Purring Lunaris
- Deer Velox
- Maine Coon Inari
- White Socked Cat Melo
The Pawprint Dog Bed is a custom creator that will enable you to upload your very own Shelter Dog silver pet with up to 30% edits. Click the image to download the PSD.
As this pet is a donation reward, these lines cannot be created with SCCs, Silver Potions, etc.
* Donation tiers are listed in USD amounts, but you may donate in another currency as long as it is at least the USD equivalent amount.
How to Donate
1. Choose a shelter or animal charity of your choice. Any organization that helps, cares for, or rescues animals from cats and dogs to exotic pets and even wildlife is acceptable. We are very flexible on this!
2. Check to see if the organization has a minimum donation amount.
3. Donate the amount of your choice.
4. Send a receipt or proof of donation to me at [email protected]. Please include your ID number and ensure I can see the amount and organization, but feel free to block out any personal details. A screenshot of your webpage receipt or forwarding me the receipt the shelter/charity e-mails you would suffice!
5. Receive your rewards! :3
If you currently volunteer at a shelter/animal charity:
Aywas would like to extend our gratitude to you by offering you the full set of rewards above.
Simply email me at [email protected] with some sort of proof of your volunteer status and I'll get you taken care of! c: Please be sure to include your ID.
BP Shop Support
If you are not in a position to donate but still want to show your support for the cause, we have filled the BP Shop with animal-related goodies!
You will find 11 pets to collect (including the Kodama and the three pets above), along with some HA wearables.
Each box of the six above contains one corresponding shirt that says "I <3 Dogs," "I <3 Cats," "I <3 Animals," etc. and each is a different color and style. You can see how all of them look through the Preview Wardrobe option!
We also have four "wearable" accessories that fit in the bottom right corner of your HA box to add some scenery! You can also check these out with the Preview Wardrobe option.
The drive will be running until January 25th at 11:59 p.m., so all donations need to be made by this time, as well as all goodies snagged from the shop!
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact myself or Chianya (#12264).
We would also love to hear about your shelter/animal charity experiences, and if you have a suggestion for one to support, you are welcome to share it in the comments below.
As a site full of animal lovers, Aywas is very excited to be able to host a drive like this. <3
Thank you for your support!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sun Jan 19, 2014 11:59am
- Alisha
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Posted on: Sun Jan 19, 2014 12:03pm
This is a great idea!! I just wish I had the funds to help with a donation (and I so want that Melo!).
- Kya (Swaps LLs)
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Posted on: Sun Jan 19, 2014 12:06pm
*hugs her cat that comes from a shelter* Love them animals yup!
- Aethubryn
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Posted on: Sun Jan 19, 2014 12:06pm
Are item donations allowed this time? :3
- Wolfy
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Posted on: Sun Jan 19, 2014 12:09pm
Ooo, what kind of proof could we provide for our proof of volunteering? I volunteer at a shelter here every week, but I dunno what kind of proof I can provide, will a picture of the volunteer shirt work? ^^;
- CalamityFlames
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Posted on: Sun Jan 19, 2014 12:09pm
I got all of my kitties from shelters. My newest kitten, Lexi, is about a year old and the sweetest thing ever! She is a big lovebug and we got her from Petsmart. My uncle's cat was rescued as well and is also a huge lovebug. He hugs people! I volunteered at a shelter for a school project as well. I even got a puppy from them! I love shelters and I am so glad this is going on :3
- Eri & --
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Posted on: Sun Jan 19, 2014 12:10pm
Just monetary donations! I know a lot of shelters and such have wish lists for certain items, but since they're different across the board and often have particular specifications, that's a lot harder for us to regulate/assign value to. :C Thanks for asking though! (The place I work at did a material donation drive around Christmas for a local shelter and it was great -- we collected a lot of toys, food, and cleaning supplies -- so it's a really wonderful thing to do on your own.) - Eri
- Wolfy
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Posted on: Sun Jan 19, 2014 12:16pm
And it looks like I'll be exploring like crazy because I need that Kodama X3
- Saartje <3
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Posted on: Sun Jan 19, 2014 12:16pm
50 dollar is enough for a person to eat for a whole month here.. So yeah no donating for me. >_
- Omgitscrazygirl
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Posted on: Sun Jan 19, 2014 12:16pm
I love when Aywas runs these donation drives. I never have money to spare but seeing how much other people help is amazing. Me and my roomate recently adopted a cat from a local shelter, he made our apartment into a home and I'm so thankful to anyone involved in caring for these shelter animals. Thank you Aywas and all the volunteers/Donors involved in this drive :)
Posted on: Sun Jan 19, 2014 12:03pm
cool