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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
- Erithan - super busy
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Posted on: Sun Jan 19, 2014 4:35pm
Don't forget for those of you looking for Exotic birds or other animals besides dogs and cats, you an often find them in shelters to and they usually do well bonding to new owners.(semi-species dependent).
- Alisha
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Posted on: Sun Jan 19, 2014 6:56pm
@49253 That is a good point. When my goddaughter started volunteering at a shelter, the first thing she told me about even before gushing about a couple of adorable puppies was the animals that weren't dogs and cats.
- Dragon Fanatic
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Posted on: Sun Jan 19, 2014 7:14pm
I remember I used to volunteer at a shelter nearby here, but I didnt like the way I was being treated by the people there :/ they're assholes...I mostly helped walk the dogs so they have their exercise, and make sure people follow the rules in the cat room so the cats wont get any illnesses. It's irritating really that a lot of people dont even bother to read the words plainly on the window =.=;; uuugggh
- Ezreal <3 Z
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Posted on: Sun Jan 19, 2014 7:46pm
Aww, I wish I could donate but money's just really tight for me at the moment :< Nonetheless, thanks for encouraging people to donate!
- dank kush beed ツ
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Posted on: Sun Jan 19, 2014 8:03pm
It's always wonderful to see how supportive Aywas is of animal rescue, thank you guys! I volunteer with a wonderful organization called Husky House and have been for years now (just got back today from spending a day with the dogs). :)
- deja
- Kyla
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Posted on: Sun Jan 19, 2014 9:31pm
@17 What if you donate all year? I donate to two places one each month and one yearly. Just asking if there is because there may be someone else doing the same.
- ♑ Kat & AK ♈
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Posted on: Sun Jan 19, 2014 9:38pm
Great event. Can't donate but I will try to buy the items/pets in BP Shop to show some support. Ty Aywas for being so supportive towards RL causes as usual.
- Starye
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Posted on: Sun Jan 19, 2014 9:47pm
Being that we're going to get another dog (one of ours went missing and our second dog is lonely) from an awesome no-kill shelter nearby, we were already planning on donating a bit more to help them out. =) This will just make that donation a tad sweeter. The dog we have now had been at the shelter for 2 years, since she was a puppy. They told us that they have troubles adopting out black dogs but every dog this house has ever had was black. It's awesome to give them a forever home and help the shelter help other pets out as well.
- Hildigardis
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Posted on: Sun Jan 19, 2014 11:50pm
I wish I could make a donation, but we just made a fairly large donation last month (and have pledged to continue to donate) to a lovely rescue called Dobies & Little Paws that we picked up our newest addition from. :) I just wish I could do more!
Posted on: Sun Jan 19, 2014 3:01pm
This is a really wonderful idea! Like always though I won't be able to donate cause I have no money, thankfully I can show my support through the BP shop!^-^