Paws for Japan: How you can help people & pets in Japan

I live in San Francisco, on a hill. San Francisco is along and near multiple fault lines.  (BC) Before Cleo, my pack went through the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake.  Our home is away from the tsunami vulnerable beach area, where I like to run and play.  We expect to go through another earthquake in the future, maybe in my lifetime maybe not.  The city created an organization called 72Hours.org to help all of us to prepare for a major disaster.

Why am I sharing this information? I want you to understand that you can be prepared for disasters when you live in vulnerable areas, but when an emergency strikes you still need help from others.

 

Help a pet|Help a person.  If I became lost after a disaster, my pack would do everything they could to find me. If I was injured, they would be forever grateful to strangers who took care of me.  And I know that they would do the same for any other animal they came across.  I am sensitive toward my fellow animals in Japan and their broken packs.  When you help a pet, you help their person.  

Please join us to help spread the word about Paws for Japan, a day when the pet community will come together to support relief efforts for animals in Japan.  Besides search and rescue efforts, there are veterinary supplies desperately needed: de-worming medicines, vaccinations, fluid replacements, wound treatments, and cages.

 

Led by BlogPaws Be the Change for Pets, you can help spread the word and raise funds for World Vets, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing veterinary aid worldwide. The donations will be used to assist the first-responder team and treat injured and lost animals.

 

Dr.V from the Pawcurious vet blog writes a powerful post on why animals matter.  Get codes for all the badges and Chip in Widget from the BlogPaws website.

  

 

Comments

[Aubrey]

Such a good cause that will save so many animals. My heart is breaking for Japan, her people and her pets.

[georgia little pea]

I think about all of you who live on the fault line. Japan, right after Christchurch. It's hard not to think about it. Thanks for this post. I just heard about this fundraiser bloghop this morning. I managed to post something but didn't realize or mention blogpaws' involvement. Perhaps I should go back and add that bit in :)

Take care.

[Cokie the Cat]

Wow. 72hours.org is a great site. Mom loves it! She was in the middle of the 71 Sylmar quake in California as a kid. It was crazy but only a 6.1. Not even comparable to Japan's recent quake with aftershocks in the 7's.
We've bookmarked 72hours.org.

Cokie the Cat

[Cleo]

Sweet Georgia Little Pea, thank you so much for visiting and for your concern. We truly appreciate it.

Hi Cokie! So glad you know about 72hours.org, it is really helpful for people and pets!

Be safe my friends!

[Sal]

Glad that organizations are willing to rescue the dogs and other pets that involuntarily lost their owners.