# Please consider supporting your local Humane Society/animal shelter **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 18, 2012, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-consider-supporting-your-local-humane-society-animal-shelter/641428 "2012-11-18T18:26:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2012, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-consider-supporting-your-local-humane-society-animal-shelter/641428/21 "2012-11-20T00:33:17Z")
Is there anywhere that does an angel tree, but for animals? I always liked doing those angel tree things with my mom when I was a kid, but I can’t afford to buy Christmas for a kid. A cat, I could do. A bag of food, some toys, litter, a little blankie. ---
**Author:** ![melondeca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@melondeca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melondeca)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2012, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-consider-supporting-your-local-humane-society-animal-shelter/641428/22 "2012-11-20T00:36:16Z")
> [@flatlined](#): > > **melondeca** that is such a lovely thought. May I suggest that you spend some of that money on gooshy food? One of the things we do every year is to be sure that every dog gets a whole can of food on Christmas and Thanksgiving. Kibble fills bellies, but watching the dogs ears prick up and noses sniffing and happy tail wags and general excitement from homeless dogs is priceless. I was planning on buying some cases of canned food. The other thing that had crossed my mind was making a couple 5-gallon buckets of pet friendly chicken soup. Does anyone have any good recipes? ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2012, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-consider-supporting-your-local-humane-society-animal-shelter/641428/23 "2012-11-20T00:45:21Z")
My parents have had as many as four rescued shelter cats living with them at one time. My dad loved his four-legged kids almost as much as his two-legged kids, so when Dad passed away we asked for memorials to go to the Humane Shelter here in town. They were surprised and very pleased to get the donations. **Rachellelogram** , if you have a local shelter check with them. They might have a “wish list” of sorts. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-consider-supporting-your-local-humane-society-animal-shelter/641428.md?page=1)