Humane habits and hobbies and my pet

You are working on list about a new hobbies and habits with your pet, I think you are at the right place.

How many on the list below do you already do? Check off 5-10 new humane habits and hobbies for the coming year. Links to the right of the idea will take you to a great online resource to help you implement your goal.

• Ask your co-workers, family and/or roommates to join you in celebrating “Meatless Mondays.” [link]
• Buy only beauty products that are “cruelty free” – no animal testing or animal products. [link]
• Carry a leash, can of cat food and a towel in your car in case you find a lost dog you can help get home. [link]
• Donate your inherited fur coats and stoles to the local homeless shelter or to a local wildlife rehabilitation organization. [link]
• Eat more local, organic fruit and vegetables – good for you, good for the planet and good for the animals! [link]
• Find out if the local animal shelter needs blankets and organize a donation drive. [link]
• Give a friend the gift of RedRover membership... we’ll send them a new member kit and four issues of the RedRover Journal. [link]
• Help end cruel puppy mills by buying leashes, food and toys at pet stores that don't sell animals. [link]
• Invite some friends over for dinner and unveil a creative new four-course vegetarian dinner. [link]
• Join an email list that keeps you up to date on either local or national animal welfare issues. [link]
• Keep the leather shoes that are in your closet, but try to only buy new shoes made of micro-fiber and other manmade materials. [link]
• Learn more about an endangered species and things you can do to help protect endangered habitat. [link]
• Mail a letter to the editor of your local newspaper when it publishes positive or negative articles about animals in your community. [link]
• Neuter or spay the neighborhood stray cat. [link]
• Afford to take your friends’ children to animal-free circuses like "Cirque de Soleil" or to visit the closest animal sanctuary. [link]
• Prepare a disaster plan for your family that includes your companion animals. [link]
• Quit taking animal-based hormone replacement therapy drugs (Premarin and Prempro) – and encourage your friends and relatives to do the same. [link]
• Reduce the impact your trash has on the earth… start by reusing the other side of printer paper and by “grass-cycling” – leaving your grass on the lawn when you mow helps your grass mulch itself and spares the landfill. [link]
• Save your spare change in a big jar and every few months take it into the bank and then write a check to a different animal protection organization whose goals you support. [link]
• Trade out cow’s milk (or creamer) for soymilk in your morning coffee. [link]
• Urge friends not to buy pets from breeders, but to save the life of an amazing dog or cat from the shelter or through a breed rescue group. [link]
• Vote for politicians who support humane legislation. [link]
• Wean yourself off meat and/or egg products by finding good, and often healthier, substitutes. [link]
• Xerox your favorite vegetarian recipes and take with you to potlucks to hand out when people ask about your dish.[ link]
• Yield to your concerns about mousetraps and rat bait by purchasing humane catch and release traps instead. [link]
• Zip up your raincoat, head to the local animal shelter and join its volunteer corps so you can walk dogs on blustery days, holidays and anytime in between! [link]