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On February 20th, we celebrate National Love Your Pet Day, a day to embrace one special trait that makes us human: our love of our pets! There are many things that differentiate humans from the rest of the Animal Kingdom, but one of the more unusual behaviours is our longstanding tendency to keep other animals as pets. According to a UK Pet Food report, 16.2 million (57%) of UK households reported owning a pet in January 2023, accounting for about 38 million pets total throughout the country. It only makes sense to commemorate something that’s so important to so many people, so on February 20th, we celebrate our pets with #NationalLoveYourPetDay! #Pets have been a part of human life for thousands of years. Ever since we’ve made our first steps into civilisation, animals have been right there alongside us. And look at those faces! Who could blame us? Nobody really knows exactly what animal the very first pet was. But, one animal, the wolf, lived alongside early humans for centuries. Even as far back as 12,000 years ago, dogs and cats were buried in their human counterparts’ graves. It seems that even early humans had a deep attachment to their furry friends. Whether #Cats, #Dogs, #Birds, or even #Spiders, lets celebrate our furry/feathered friends and shower them with love and affection on this day! See more here: https://lnkd.in/e-SxXP-k #LoveYourPetDay #AnimalWelfare ------------------------------------------------ Check out the Awareness Days Calendar on aDoddle.org - Discover what's coming up in the next few months and at the same time why not search the Community Map to find amazing charities and community groups in your local area 🙂 https://lnkd.in/eB8dKfQE #Community #Charity #Awareness #CommunityMap 🗺️ #AwarenessDays

#CharitySubtypes #AnimalWelfare When the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission register an organisation, its charity ‘subtypes’ are also publicly registered. These reflect the category of that organisation’s charitable purpose, which is what its activities will work towards achieving. Each subtype has a specific meaning under the law. The subtype for discussion today is Preventing or relieving the suffering of animals. Some examples of charities that prevent or relieve animal suffering include: ✔️ Animal protection societies ✔️ Animal refuges and shelters ✔️ Organisations that protect endangered species ✔️ Animal hospitals ✔️ Scientific bodies studying animal behaviour ------- ℹ️ Accountants, Lawyers & Advisors ℹ️ Do your clients enquire about Charities/NFPs? Not sure where to start? Get in touch with us at legal@littlecfo.com to: 📎 Request our "Charity and NFP Legal Services & Pricing" info pack. 📞 Book a chat with our Principal. We work collaboratively with our accounting, legal, and advisory firm referrers. 📢 Ask about our CLE/CPD presentations. ------- #ACNC #Charities #CharitablePurposes #TaxConcessionCharity #DGR #charity #Nonprofits #Lawyers #Accountants

Transform your love for pets into action with buddi! 🐾 Get ready for our launch by signing up for notifications at watchbuddi.com. Once we launch, every new subscription helps support animal charities monthly. Be the change – because they're not just pets, they're family. #buddiPurpose #SignUptoSupport #PetLoversUnite #watchbuddi

As an animal lover and founder of Amino Balls Inc, giving back to a cause I strongly believe in has always been important to me. After visiting Helpaws - Help Animal Welfare in St Lucia last year, I committed to added this incredible organization to my list and this February Amino Balls Inc is donating 5$ for each box sold to Helpaws. There are many incredible benefits in giving back ! ✅Fullfilment - Helping others makes a postive impact and can give you a sesnse of purpose and fullfilment in life. ✅Gratitude- Giving back allows you to appreciate what you have and be grateful for your own blessings. ✅Personal Growth- It can help you develop empathy and a greater understanding of the world around you. ✅Connection - engaging in charitable activities can help you connect with like minded individuals and build a sense of community. ✅ Improved Well-being - research suggests that giving back can have positive effects on your mental and emaotional well being, reducing stress and promoting happiness. Giving back can be in the form of donating your time, funds, or sharing your skills and resources with others. If you’re a DOG lover like me, please check us out and consider supporting this amazing organization ❤️ #rescuedogs #giveback #helpingothers #fullfillment #connectandinspire #personalgrowth #gratitude

As wedding and graduation season approaches, we know that dove releases are planned for many events. Would we release a bunch of domestic cats far from home for entertainment and see if they make it home? We're unsure why it's ok to do that for pigeons and doves, when we wouldn't do it for any other domestic animal. The truth is - ceremonial dove releases are cruel. Happiness for these birds is having shelter, protection from predators, food, their flock. We take that away from them when they are released for show. Don't support dove/pigeon releases. We don't do it for dogs, cats, pigs, cattle, etc, so why would we do it for any other domestic animal? Oakrock.org #nonprofit #charity #animalrescue #farmanimals

LOVE this example of a peer-to-peer campaign for animals: take notes everyone 🗒️ One of my clients, Australian Animal Protection Society launched their annual "Snores for Paws" event, where staff and volunteers come together to spend a night in the kennels with the pups 🐕 Here are a few of the things about this peer-to-peer campaign that I love: ☑️The activity is cause-related and mission-aligned: living the dogs' experience is a powerful message. ☑️ Each ambassador will participate in a collective event at the end: great team building opportunity! ☑️ Their fundraising objective has a concrete project: purchasing a transport van 🚐 ☑️ There are incentives to donate, supporting ambassadors in their efforts (a trip to the Hayman Islands 🏝️😍) ☑️They have mobilized many ambassadors (44!), including sponsors, to reach their objective. If you are thinking of launching a peer-to-peer campaign, these are some of the things you need to plan BEFORE launching the campaign: 1️⃣ A long list of ambassadors 2️⃣ Matching donors or sponsors 3️⃣ Incentives or mobilizing activities to boost participation 4️⃣ A concrete objective attached to your fundraising goal I was happy to support Megan Benton, the AAPS Executive Director, in reaching her objective and hopefully winning a trip to a tropical island 🤞! If ever you want to support this campaign and help some Australian pups, I invite you to donate at the link in the comments below ⬇️

LOVE this example of a peer-to-peer campaign for animals: take notes everyone 🗒️ One of my clients, Australian Animal Protection Society launched their annual "Snores for Paws" event, where staff and volunteers come together to spend a night in the kennels with the pups 🐕 Here are a few of the things about this peer-to-peer campaign that I love: ☑️The activity is cause-related and mission-aligned: living the dogs' experience is a powerful message. ☑️ Each ambassador will participate in a collective event at the end: great team building opportunity! ☑️ Their fundraising objective has a concrete project: purchasing a transport van 🚐 ☑️ There are incentives to donate, supporting ambassadors in their efforts (a trip to the Hayman Islands 🏝️😍) ☑️They have mobilized many ambassadors (44!), including sponsors, to reach their objective. If you are thinking of launching a peer-to-peer campaign, these are some of the things you need to plan BEFORE launching the campaign: 1️⃣ A long list of ambassadors 2️⃣ Matching donors or sponsors 3️⃣ Incentives or mobilizing activities to boost participation 4️⃣ A concrete objective attached to your fundraising goal I was happy to support Megan Benton, the AAPS Executive Director, in reaching her objective and hopefully winning a trip to a tropical island 🤞! If ever you want to support this campaign and help some Australian pups, I invite you to donate at the link in the comments below ⬇️

Pets are the best! Here is a short video of the many pets that make up the Goulston & Storrs family.

Pro LinkedIn Tip: Follow more zoos. The content they post is significantly better than the business influencer giving you a 27-bullet point list about what their wedding anniversary taught them about SaaS sales.