Furry Friends Need Human Helpers

Sometimes the best thing you can do to help a friend is to go for a walk. In this case I’m talking about four legged, furry friends. Small Miracles Animal Rescue in Ellicott City is in need of volunteer dog walkers.

Help! We continue to be very short on volunteers to walk dogs EVERY day at 9 am, noon and 6 pm! This morning and the past two nights, we've only had one volunteer to help staff walk all of the dogs. We make sure they get their needs met, but if we have volunteers, they can get longer walks and have fun in the SNOW! Plus then staff can focus on other needs at the shelter.

If you aren't ready to adopt, how about walking and giving love to some puppers? Just stop by 10236 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City - you don't have to commit to a specific day or time, just come help. Thank you! (FYI: Volunteers must be 18 or older and no, you cannot bring your dog along to help.) Volunteer applications are on the website, or fill one out when you arrive - it won't take long.

Pet lovers can also lend a hand by helping Howard County Animal Control and Adoption Center keep up with the growing number of requests to their pet food bank.

We have had an increase in the number of requests for our PET FOOD BANK. We are currently low on almost everything. If you would like to help those struggling to feed their pets and keep pets in their homes, you can donate to our shelter. There is a large donation bin at the front doors and our Amazon wish list is below. Thank you.

Howard County Animal Control Amazon Wishlist

Going off in a tangent here…now that the Maryland General Assembly is in session, I’m wondering how many members of the Howard County Delegation have pets? I believe that delegates Courtney Watson and Jessica Feldmark have dogs, while Delegate Jen Terrasa and family participate in kitten fostering. Anyone else?

Straight out of Wikipedia

By the way, if you are interested in the kind of animal-centric legislation that will be under consideration during the 2025 session, here’s a good place to start:

Maryland Votes for Animals, Inc.

Here are some of the issues they were considering in last year’s session.

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It’s hard to talk about pet rescue, adoption and care right now without thinking about the impact of the wildfires in California. If you are interested in and able to support those efforts, Best Friends Animal Society is requesting monetary donations. Learn more here.

In addition, this info from We Rate Dogs:

The folks at Pasadena Humane are caring for hundreds of animals affected by the fires. They anticipate getting more animals in need of emergency care as the fires rage on. You can help them provide critical resources for displaced animals by donating through the link below.

give.pasadenahumane.org/fire

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