# Please click for the Animal Rescue Site Shelter Challenge **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 8, 2011, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-click-for-the-animal-rescue-site-shelter-challenge/588267 "2011-07-08T02:59:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-click-for-the-animal-rescue-site-shelter-challenge/588267/1 "2011-07-08T02:59:09Z")
The Animal Rescue Site is once again having a fundraiser called the “Shelter Challenge”. You can vote online for your favorite animal rescue organization. The winning organization will get a grant from [Petfinder.com](http://Petfinder.com) of $5,000. Winning organizations from each state, including the District of Columbia, will each get a $1,000 grant, as will the winning Canadian shelter, the winning international shelter, and winners for each week. [Petfinder.com](http://Petfinder.com) is sponsoring four of these this year, so they call it their $300,000 Challenge, although this round is “only” $75K. Voting is free, web-based, and easy. Go the [The Animal Rescue Site](http://www.thehungersite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=3), click on their “Click Here to Give - It’s FREE!” button. When the “Thank You” page finishes loading, look for the message “Help your favorite shelter win in our $300,000 Shelter+ Challenge.” near the top, and click the “Vote Now!” button. You’ll get to pick your shelter. You can search in your local area. Click the “vote” button for your shelter, enter the text for the CAPTCHA, and bobcat’s you’re uncle. I vote for the Paulding Humane Society, Inc. in Dallas, GA since fellow Doper **Quasimodem** volunteers there, but the choice of any shelter in the world is yours. Voting started July 4th, and ends September 18th. You can vote once a day. Please take a few moments from your day to support animal shelters. Thanks!! I sought and received mod permission in advance for starting this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-click-for-the-animal-rescue-site-shelter-challenge/588267/2 "2011-07-08T19:53:27Z")
My roommate showed me that site awhile ago- it has some pretty nice stuff for sale, too. ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2011, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-click-for-the-animal-rescue-site-shelter-challenge/588267/3 "2011-07-11T03:21:06Z")
I placed my vote with the Collie Rescue of the Carolinas where we just got our new collie boy last week. [Here we are!](http://www.collierescue.net/sean-adopted/) We renamed him Serge. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2011, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-click-for-the-animal-rescue-site-shelter-challenge/588267/4 "2011-07-11T10:52:59Z")
Thanks for sharing this! I’m voting for the [Red Door Animal Shelter](http://www.reddoorshelter.org/index.html) in Chicago, a no-kill shelter that takes in dogs, cats, and rabbits. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2011, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-click-for-the-animal-rescue-site-shelter-challenge/588267/5 "2011-07-11T14:21:04Z")
Nice - I voted for the [FACE clinic](http://www.facespayneuter.org/) in Indy, where I rescued [Toby](https://picasaweb.google.com/110426601802221618441/Mar152011#5584372066149689618) from. But wow that is one really bad website! ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-click-for-the-animal-rescue-site-shelter-challenge/588267/6 "2011-07-11T14:30:34Z")
Done and thanks. My click was for [Pasado’s Safe Haven](http://www.pasadosafehaven.org/). 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2011, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-click-for-the-animal-rescue-site-shelter-challenge/588267/7 "2011-07-16T17:52:19Z")
Great choices, everyone - keep those clicks coming! Especially now that I’ve used up my one bump. ---
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2011, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-click-for-the-animal-rescue-site-shelter-challenge/588267/8 "2011-07-16T19:37:58Z")
I voted for the [http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/AZ32.html](http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/AZ32.html). That just happens to be the group I’m active with 🙂 Everyone, you can go back and click on the free food button every day. We’ve never won money from this place, but we have gotten food in the past. ---
**Author:** ![HappyDays](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f08c70/32.png) [@HappyDays](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HappyDays)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2011, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-click-for-the-animal-rescue-site-shelter-challenge/588267/9 "2011-07-17T13:19:15Z")
Thanks for letting us know about this. I voted for Missouri Pit Bull Rescue [http://www.mprgroup.net/](http://www.mprgroup.net/) ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2011, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-click-for-the-animal-rescue-site-shelter-challenge/588267/10 "2011-07-17T13:46:49Z")
I voted for [City Kitties](http://citykitties.org/) here in Philly. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-click-for-the-animal-rescue-site-shelter-challenge/588267/11 "2012-01-16T15:17:50Z")
Bumping my own thread, with Mods permission. Another Shelter Challenge has started. Voting ends March 18, 2012. It takes a little time to vote, and can help a shelter a lot! Thanks, everyone! ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2012, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-click-for-the-animal-rescue-site-shelter-challenge/588267/12 "2012-04-28T01:01:15Z")
Bumping my own thread, with Mods permission. Another Shelter Challenge has started. Voting ends June 17, 2012. It takes a little time to vote, and can help a shelter a lot! Thanks, everyone! ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2012, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-click-for-the-animal-rescue-site-shelter-challenge/588267/13 "2012-04-28T03:10:48Z")
Thanks **Knig**! I voted for the [Ames (IA) Animal Shelter](http://www.cityofames.org/index.aspx?page=1129). ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2012, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-click-for-the-animal-rescue-site-shelter-challenge/588267/14 "2012-04-28T14:25:58Z")
I vote for [Oglala Pet Project](http://www.oglalapetproject.org/), which helps the pets in one of the poorest places in the US: the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-click-for-the-animal-rescue-site-shelter-challenge/588267/15 "2012-07-15T15:01:03Z")
Bumping my own thread, with Mods permission. Another Shelter Challenge has started. Voting ends September 16, 2012. It takes a little time to vote, and can help a shelter a lot! Thanks, everyone! I’m voting for the Paulding Humane Society, Inc. in Dallas, GA where fellow SDMB’er **Quasimodem** volunteers. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2013, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-click-for-the-animal-rescue-site-shelter-challenge/588267/16 "2013-01-08T22:20:06Z")
Bumping my thread, with Mods permission. Another Shelter Challenge has started. Voting started yesterday, and ends April 28, 2013. A total of 247 prizes, including $100,000 in grants, as well as prizes of vaccinations and pet beds in the U.S., will be given to eligible rescue organizations as part of this Shelter+ Challenge. The grand prize will go to the eligible [Petfinder.com](http://Petfinder.com) organization with the highest accumulative votes for the duration of the Challenge as specified in the rules. It takes a little time to vote, and can help a shelter a lot! Thanks, everyone! ---
**Author:** ![melondeca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@melondeca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melondeca)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2013, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-click-for-the-animal-rescue-site-shelter-challenge/588267/17 "2013-01-08T22:37:46Z")
Thank you for the reminder. I visit and click to give free food, but I didn’t realize they had started a new challenge. I voted for Olive Branch Animal Rescue & Refuge. They allowed me to adopt my sweet Zazzy. > **[Meet Susie](https://www.olivebranchwv.org/animals/detail?AnimalID=1608354)** > > Meet Susie - an adoptable pet Cat ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-click-for-the-animal-rescue-site-shelter-challenge/588267/18 "2013-01-09T00:08:36Z")
I voted for [City of Sacramento Animal Care Services](http://www.cityofsacramento.org/generalservices/animal-care/). I spend about 6 hrs or so there every week working with the pit bulls. ---
**Author:** ![Kalea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b487fb/32.png) [@Kalea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalea)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-click-for-the-animal-rescue-site-shelter-challenge/588267/19 "2013-01-09T23:48:30Z")
Voted for our [Seattle Humane Society](http://www.seattlehumane.org/), where we adopted our Marra and Jenna. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-click-for-the-animal-rescue-site-shelter-challenge/588267/20 "2013-08-08T23:15:38Z")
Another Shelter Challenge starts Monday August 18th! Visit the Animal Rescue Site, click on their “Click Here - it’s FREE!” link and then vote for your favorite shelter. Please help - it costs you only a small amount of time. This thread is two years old. Thanks for your support, Dopers! (Thread bumped with Mods permission.)