This episode of the Vegetarian Zen podcast is all about how you can help animals in need in your community. If it’s just not feasible to adopt or foster a pet, there are still many ways you can help animals in need. Today, we share 8 ways you can help!
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8 Things You Can Do to Help Animals in Need in Your Community:
- Social Media
- Walk Dogs and Cats!
- Donate Your Skills
- Donate Supplies
- Foster a pet
- Transporting
- Support Cruelty-Free products/ companies (see also Episode 64, Episode 65, and Episode 260 for more on cruelty-free products)
- Help Pets of the Homeless (petsofthehomeless.org)
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The Golden Apple Roundtable Patreon is a simple way for listeners to contribute to Vegetarian Zen every month.
Pledge levels start as low as $1 a month. Pledge $5 or more and you’ll receive some sweet Veg Zen swag…t-shirts, stickers, magnets, grocery bags, and more!
By becoming a sponsor on Patreon, you are automatically inducted into our prestigious Golden Apple Roundtable!
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Today’s Sponsors:
Cheery Bird Vintage Have you ever caught yourself saying, “They just don’t make them like that anymore!”
Larissa and I have which is why we decided to open up a shop filled with many of the clothes, shoes, games, toys, and housewares that we grew up with.
Vintage items are not only fun and unique but reusing them helps to free up space in landfills so it’s also good for the planet.
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Thanks for listening!
Peace, love, and veggies,
Vickie and Larissa
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