A Sitting For a Cause Blog Featuring All Things Pet-Related
Today is #GivingTuesday! As you all know, we are big on giving back and making a difference so we wanted to share with you 10 of our favorite animal rescues and shelters to consider giving to today! 1. Wags and Walks – Based in Los Angeles, Wags and Walks has saved over 4,000 dogs since they launched in 2011. We […]
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We are happy to announce that we donated over $1200 to animal rescues and shelters this quarter! We allowed our top five sitters to determine where their donation profits would go, then divided up the remaining donations from our other sitters and added them on to the totals. Here is our Q3 donation breakdown: $840 to cover all travel expenses […]
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If you’ve ever met a bulldog or pit bull, then chances are you know how incredibly sweet they are. Even if you haven’t, you’ve probably seen photos of these cute pups plastered everywhere from Instagram to messages from your bestie. Or is that last one just me? The History Sadly not everyone thinks of these loyal friends as safe. Bulldogs were originally […]
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Welcome to Featured Rescue Friday, where we highlight an amazing animal rescue. This week we are featuring Secondhand Hounds, a pawesome organization in Minnesota that is our newest referral network partner! Secondhand Hounds was founded in July of 2009 by Rachel Mairose. With a love for animals and a desire to make a difference, Rachel started Secondhand Hounds in her […]
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We are happy to announce that we donated $680 to animal rescues and shelters this quarter! We allowed our top four sitters to determine where their donation profits would go, then divided up the remaining donations from our other sitters and added them on to the totals. Here is our Q2 donation breakdown: $200 to Kauai Animal Welfare Society (as […]
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Imagine being away from your fur-baby and being stressed. The two ideas really don’t mix and most of the time for college students, there is little to no choice but to leave their pets at home. I commute from my home to college, so my cats cuddle up with me as I read or study for my exams, but many […]
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Welcome to Featured Rescue Friday, where we highlight an amazing animal rescue. This week we are featuring Animal Ark, a furnomenal organization in Minnesota that is our new referral network partner! Animal Ark was founded in 1977 and has saved the lives of thousands of animals throughout Minnesota since their inception. In 2017 they facilitated 360 adoptions with a 97.9% […]
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Emotional support dogs and service dogs play important roles in their owners’ lives, but as similar as their roles may be, they are not the same. Since these types of dogs can be commonly confused for one other, it’s important to know the defining characteristics which constitute their respective titles. To help you better understand the similarities and differences between […]
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Over the past year, we’ve received many inquiries about how our users can designate where the donations from their jobs go. Up until now, we determined as a company where the profits would be sent based on rescue and shelter partners we have worked with. In 2018, we are excited to announce that we are changing that! We have officially […]
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We wanted to give everyone an update on our donations for 2017! This year was a record breaking year for Sitting for a Cause. We are happy to report that our user base and booking totals exceeded our 2016 numbers, so things are heading in the right direction! As you all know, we make a commitment to giving 50% of our […]
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