How about posting this adorable pic of my dog, who was adopted from the Buffalo Animal Shelter, with a reminder that they have the coolest pets over there at the shelter. I hate it when my friends, coworkers, etc. tell me they went to a pet store and paid hundreds of $$$ for a pet. My dog, Nico, is the coolest dog anyone ever had, and she was virtually free! I think the folks who run that place over on Elm Street (not to mention the dogs on death row) could really use the exposure. Just a thought...
This was an e-mail sent to us from a BRJ reader. It's short, concise, and from the heart. I have been guilty of buying my pets in the past, but I recently had a change of heart and will pick up my next pet from the shelter or the pound. These pets are the most devoted animals in the world and deserve a second chance.