This Week is National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week!

Have you been telling yourself that you really ought to stop by your local shelter some time soon? Well, this week is the perfect time to do it!

Let the folks at your shelter know how grateful you are for the work they are doing. Many of them are volunteers, and their best—and only—reward is to improve the lives of the animals with whom they so tirelessly work.

National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week was launched in 1996 by the Humane Society of the United States. The HSUS says: “This campaign was designed to acknowledge and promote the invaluable role shelters play in their communities and to increase public awareness of animal welfare issues and shelter services.”

Click here to see the ASPCA’s list of 10 ways you can help your local shelter.