Be kind to all animals!
33 Ways to be Kind to Animals.
- Never leave your pet alone in a car
- Spay or neuter your dog or cat
- Adopt pets from an animal shelter
- Never kick, hit, or spank a pet
- Spend quality time with your pet daily
- Use a non-choking collar on your dog or cat
- Provide nutritious food and constant fresh water for your pets
- Keep chocolate away from pets; it can poison them
- Take pets for annual health exams and recommended vaccinations
- Only provide toys approved for their use
- Keep pets away from toxic household chemicals
- Make sure they always wear up-to-date ID tags
- Read books as a family about animal care
- Quit smoking; secondhand smoke can cause allergies in animals
- Provide pets with plenty of exercise
- Make sure they have constant access to shade in the summer, heat in the winter, and a place that's always dry
- Brush your dog's and, cat's teeth
- Groom your pet often
- Never give pets any medicine without a vet's approval
- Don't let pets eat string, yarn and rubber bands; they can cause an intestinal blockage
- Keep your vet's office and emergency numbers handy
- Learn CPR and choking rescue for pets
- Volunteer to help care for a busy or elderly neighbor's pet
- Be alert when driving to avoid hitting animals
- Volunteer at an animal shelter
- Buy from companies that don't use animals in testing
- Report animal abuse to the proper authorities
- Report injured dogs and cats you find to an animal shelter (or Animal Control Officer) and injured wildlife to a wildlife rehabilitation center
- Pick up litter that might hurt animals
- Put up a bird feeder
- Never buy anything made from wild animals
- Leave all wild animals, including insects, in their natural homes
- Plant trees and shrubs in your back yard to make birds and other wildlife feel welcome.
Credit to petnetwork.org
