Today is Blog the Change for Animals day! It is a great initiative to help spread the word about helping animals, to promote an animal cause that's near and dear to your heart, to announce your own commitment to helping animals, and to inspire others to Be the Change as well. Every little bit helps as I've just figured out!

I wanted to participate in this event as soon as I heard about it but my first thought was, what do I do to help animals that I can blog about? I don't run a rescue group, I'm not able to foster due to my current animal household, I haven't been able to help on transports for quite a while, and I don't feel like I really do much to help.

But then I remembered the small things that I do. I have a home based business called Rusty-Dawg Pet Products and I donate a portion of my sales to the Ottawa Humane Society and also to Big on Beagles rescue. Since business has been a bit slow I haven't had much to donate but I give what I can. I've also donated to other rescue groups such as Tiny Paws Dog Rescue and New Moon Rabbit Rescue. I have a category on my blog called "Rescue Posts" where you'll find blog posts for different rescue groups.

[caption id="attachment_436" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Spencer, my gorgeous 22 yr young Himilayan!"][/caption]All the animals in my life are rescues as well and I love to adopt the older animals! The oldest animal I've adopted is Spencer, a beautiful Flame Point Himilayan, and he was 13 yrs old when I adopted him. He's now 22 years old and I love that lil punkin head so much! Anytime I hear that someone is considering bringing a dog or cat into their life, I always recommend that they look into rescue and consider an adult.
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There are many rescue groups that I think very highly of but my favorite rescue group is Big on Beagles. Beagles have a special place in my heart because I've been sharing my life with a crazy Beagle for the past 13 years! Jingles is an amazing Beagle, so silly and full of life and you'd never guess he's 18 years old. Every day I shake my head in disbelief at his antics and energy and I wouldn't change him for the world! I love him for his foolishness and he always makes me laugh.

[caption id="attachment_394" align="alignleft" width="145" caption="Big on Beagles"][/caption]Big on Beagles is an assistance and adoption agency for Beagles experiencing troubled times. They are located in Toronto, ON, Canada. They currently have 15 Beagles in their care that are awaiting adoption. You can view their Beagles that are ready for adoption on their Petfinder page.

You can help Big on Beagles too by volunteering, fostering, donating or spreading the word. In addition, please post this message to your website, blog, Facebook, Twitter (with hashtag #BtC) or other social media sites. Together, we can all Be the Change for Animals!

To see more of the participants in Blog the Change for Animals, check out the blog hop!