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PLAY CLAUS FOR A CAUSE
Pick an issue that tugs at your heartstrings, then be a part of
the solution this holiday season
KEEPING PETS
WITH FAMILIES
Up to 48% of domestic violence
victims stay in abusive relationships
because they don’t want to leave
their pets — but only about 10% of
shelters accept animals.
Purina partnered with the nonprofit
RedRover to form the Purple Leash
Project and pledged more than
$500,000 toward grants to help
ensure that there will be at least
one pet-friendly shelter in each
state by the end of 2020.
BE A SANTA’S HELPER
Do the Take the Lead Challenge:
Pledge $5 per month for a year
or make one $60 donation at
purpleleashproject.com to get
an official leash. Post your pet’s
photo with #purpleleashproject
on social media and tag three
friends to do the same.
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CATS’ LIVES
More cats are euthanized in shelters
than any other species.
Alley Cat Allies helps shelters
and community advocates establish
programs including trap-neuter-
return, an effective and humane
method of reducing shelter
intake. It also supports disaster
response, vaccination, foster
care programs and more.
BE A SANTA’S HELPER
Visit Alley Cat Allies’ 2019
Holiday Cat-a-log (alleycat.org
/holidaycatalog2019) to read
the stories of cats in need and
sponsor a cat for trap-neuter-return,
emergency surgery, microchipping
or other needs. Donation levels
start at $30 and can be directed to
whichever initiative you choose.
CURING CANINE
CANCER
One in three dogs will develop
cancer during his or her life,
which leaves a paw-shaped hole
in many families.
The initiatives of the National
Canine Cancer Foundation
(NCCF) educate pet owners about
cancer prevention and detection
and help fund research into
more accurate and cost-effective
diagnostic methods.
BE A SANTA’S HELPER
Purchase one of NCCF’s handmade
personalized ornaments ($25,
wearethecure.org) by Christmas
Eve: All proceeds go toward finding
a cure. Check your dog for lumps on
the 14th of every month and tag
@nationalcaninecancerfoundation
to raise awareness on social media.
RESCUING LAB
ANIMALS
Each year, an estimated 70,000
dogs are used in laboratory
experiments in the U.S. alone.
Since 2010, the Beagle Freedom
Project (BFP) has saved more than
2,000 of them from labs in 30 states
and 10 countries. The organization
strives to end cruelty to and testing
on animals through education,
outreach and lobbying efforts.
BE A SANTA’S HELPER
Give a BFP-rescued lab animal
a new identity: For donations
starting at $500 at bfp.org, holiday
sponsors get to name a rescued
animal and receive a video of its lab
tag or tattoo being removed. And
whenever you shop, avoid products
tested on animals by using BFP’s
Cruelty Cutter app.