Third Annual Pet Food Drive Starts Sunday at Petco Stores Nationwide

Third Annual Pet Food Drive Starts Sunday at Petco Stores Nationwide

What happens to families who can't afford to feed their pets?  Maybe someone just lost a job.  Maybe a medical crisis has made money tight.  Some pet owners will surrender their pet to the local shelter.  Others will sacrifice their own meal to make sure their cat eats.  I've done this...two of my cats are on prescription diets for medical conditions and when money was tight, I've gone on Ramen noodle diets so the cats could be fed.

Between now and November 11th, make sure you stop in at Petco and lend a hand.  For each bag or can of food you purchase for your cat, donate one to the food drive. This year's goal is 500,000 pounds of pet food.   Together, we can do anything.

Elmbrook Humane Society

We all have soft spots in our hearts for milestone events from our lives. I will always love St. Martin's Fair because it's where my dad and I always bonded. I will always remember the church my husband and I were married in. I will always adore Elmbrook Humane Society for giving me two of my three cats.

Apollo was first, 17 years ago. I went looking for a solid black kitten and fell in love, instead, with a six month old solid gray. He's my sensitive lap cat and has been with me ever since.

Fifteen years later, Elmbrook stole my heart again with a tiger-striped one and half year old. We saw her at Petsmart and we bonded through the glass cages separating the cats from the shoppers. Emma is the little troublemaker, always looking for a new way to push someone's buttons.

Since adopting Emma, my husband and I have provided donations of food, cat litter and money to help provide for the animals in Elmbrook Humane Society's care.

You can help Elmbrook care for the animals by eating at Fazoli's in New Berlin, WI. On Wednesday, March 30 and Thursday, March 31, 15% of your bill will be donated to Elmbrook with the flyer on Elmbrook's website. Visit http://www.ebhs.org/ for details. You'll be hungry one of those days anyway. It's one of the easiest ways to offer a helping hand.