Ohai, hotdogs! Today is the fifth annual National Mutt Day — a holiday that celebrates and encourages the adoption of shelter dogs and provides fundraising donations to animal shelters around the United States. This year’s goal for the day? Save 10,000 mutts from euthanasia and/or a lifetime spent in a shelter.
National Mutt Day was founded by Colleen Paige, an animal behaviorist and goggie activist who has devoted her life to educating the public about the reality of strays, puppy mills and shelter dogs around America.
“National Mutt Day has helped save over 50,000 dogs since its inception,” Paige told Paw Nation in an interview. Her first and foremost goal for the day is to help shelter dogs find permanent homes, but she says the scope of the event goes well beyond just the adoption process. “People forget that if they aren’t adopting, they can still help local shelters.”
To learn more about National Mutt Day, check out the event’s official website, and if you’d like to participate, make sure to contact your local shelter. Helping mutts find forever homes is always a noble cause!
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