Let’s unite and give hope to orphan pets waiting in shelters on Remember Me Thursday
September 26 is Remember Me Thursday, a day when individuals like you and rescue organizations from around the world unite with one common goal, to spread awareness about the plight of orphan pets waiting in shelters for their forever homes.
This day also aims to shine a light on those animals who lost their lives while waiting for one. This is our third year proudly participating in the Remember Me Thursday event to help spread the word and light up social media about pet adoption.
Why is Remember Me Thursday so important to us?
Last year we shared Sly Pie’s rescue story and you can read about it here. He was one determined tuxedo who didn’t let a snowstorm and a glass door stand in his way of finding his forever home. He settled on the Chirpy Cats house and that was that!
As I look at my cats and remember their stories of homelessness, I’m reminded of so many others still waiting in shelters for a second chance at love.
I want shelter pets and homeless animals to feel the warmth of a lap or laptop. I want them to feel the gentle loving stroke of a human hand and know that it’s a kind hand that will not harm them. I want them to be able to make biscuits on a soft warm fleece blanket by the fireplace in winter. I want them to be able to wake their humans 30 minutes before their alarms ring to get out of bed. I want them to be able to hear the words “Whose a good boy!” followed by a kiss on the nose.
And I don’t want them to die waiting for a forever home.
In the U.S. alone, “millions of beautiful, adoptable pets will lose their lives in 2019,”
Mike Arms, President and CEO of Helen Woodward Animal Center and founder of Remember Me Thursday
When I unboxed my bloggers kit from Helen Woodward Animal Center, the event organizers, I was deeply touched by these words in the RMT poem:
I remember when they said it was time to go,
Excerp from Remember Me Thursday peom by Mike Arms
I remembered your face … and wished it would show.
I will leave this world – but, please remember –
And light a candle, this Thursday in September.
Argh! That gets me every time!
How you can join the RMT movement
Here’s how you can spread awareness about pet adoption and win food and funds for your favorite shelter too! Enter the Remember Me Thursday Contest by either uploading your photo on the website or sharing a photo of your rescue pet on social media and tagging it with #RememberMeThursday and @hwac. Remember to also nominate your favorite rescue or shelter. You can also light your candle in honor of a rescue pet you once loved or to honor those precious lives lost.
Sly Pie is lighting his candle
We thought we would light our candle at the end of the catnip tunnel. Despite the cliché, we do think it’s apt because we believe there IS light at the end of the tunnel for homeless pets. We just need to collectively shout out louder and play our parts in spreading awareness about pet adoption.
And to the pets who lost their lives…. we want to say, you mattered and you won’t be forgotten.
We encourage you to heat up social media and ignite the spark for pet adoption! You don’t have to be a blogger to share your rescue stories. Use the hashtag #Remembermethursday and tag @hwac in your posts!
Will you be joining paws with us to spread the word about Remember Me Thursday and pet adoption?
Once again, it is our pleasure to join the official Remember Me Thursday blog hop hosted by Lola The Rescued Cat and their Mom.
We support rescue and are happy to say we are all rescue cats
I love that Remember Me Thursday is lighting up social media! We can’t forget about shelter pets. All deserve a loving home.
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That poem brought tears to all of our eyes when our mom read it. Thanks for joining our hop and shining a light on pet adoption.
Purrs and prayers and POTP for all still waiting for a forever home. We’ll do our best to share their stories and spread the word. Maybe with our efforts there will be a day with empty shelters.
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Such a wonderful post. We would love for all sweeties to hit the jackpot like we did so we’ll just have to all work harder to make it so.
so well said – we have been sharing all day and mom is wearing her t-shirt
What a beautifully written post! As a rescue kitty, Remember Me Thursday is the most important day of the year.
Thank you! Absolutely agree how important it is!
This is such an important message to get out there. Ernie was a shelter kitty and he knows what it’s like to wait for a forever home. We purr for all those waiting now….
The Island Cats recently posted…Shine a Light on Shelter and Rescue Animals #RememberMeThursday
Absolutely beautiful post. That poem is just gut wrenching. This is one of the most important days of the year for us as animal advocates.
I love this post! I might have mentioned it last year, but Sly Pie and my Angel Bobo had something in common. I found my Angel Bobo in a raging snowstorm. He was a stray………he didn’t let that stop him either………it was a blizzard and it was below zero…I had seen him six hours earlier and when I returned home he was under a car in our parking lot trying to shelter himself from the storm. He came in with me that day and never left for 18 years xoxo
Yes! I love Bobo’s story. Amazing how strikingly similar his story is to Sly Pie’s
Beautiful post. I wish every cat could have a loving forever home. XO
We’re so glad Sly Pie, like Ellie Mae, had happy endings. I wish all cats could say that!
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Such a great movement!