How to Be a Dog Food Sponsor

If you can't adopt a dog due to health or financial reasons, but you still want to help pets in shelters, you can become a dog food sponsor. You can help by making a financial contribution or simply donate canned food to your shelter of choice. A small financial effort can make a great difference in the life of a pet. Six to eight million cats and dogs enter shelters each year, according to the Humane Society of the United States, and approximately half of these pets don't find homes and are euthanized.

Things You'll Need

Dog food
Check, credit card or PayPal account

Instructions

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  Contact a shelter in your area and express your desire to be a dog food sponsor.
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  The shelter may offer you a number of options. You may make a contribution for the entire shelter or choose to sponsor a dog in the shelter. You also have the option of bringing dog food to the shelter regularly or contribute a sum of money each month. You may also make a one-time donation to the shelter.
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  Fill out the sponsorship form, which typically requires your name, address, the amount chosen and payment details.
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  Choose the method of payment. You may write a check and send it or take it to the shelter personally or you may give your credit card details and the organization will charge the indicated amount monthly. Certain shelters may give you the option of PayPal payment. If making monthly payments, set up a reminder, so that you won't forget to contribute. Your money will go mainly toward buying food, but may also be used to get supplies and medication for the dogs in the shelter.
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  Take food to the shelter, if you chose this method of sponsorship.