We believe in the importance of giving back to the community we are a part of, so in 2017, we began our Community Buds efforts. Our first initiative was to begin personally volunteering for local shelters and organizations. Every week, members of the buds team take an hour of their time to volunteer with the adoptable cats from City of Elderly Love. Time is spent ensuring that the cats have a freshly cleaned environment and lots of TLC while they patiently wait for their new home.

Our second initiative was to give the community an opportunity to join us in giving back to the numerous animal organizations in our area, while enjoying the opportunity to socialize their pups. The solution: Walking Buds! For those without pups of their own, many of the organizations we partner with bring amazing adoptable dogs out to enjoy the walk with community volunteers. Our monthly walk is not only fun and educational, but has raised over $6000 in its first year, with 100% of the event proceeds going to the organizations listed below.

Walking Buds dates and times are posted in advance on our Facebook page. Follow us and get event notifications – we would love for you to join us and help support these amazing organizations.

All 4 Paws Rescue is a foster-based, all-breed, no-kill animal rescue based in Chester Springs, PA that offers rescue, rehabilitation, and sanctuary to animals in need. All 4 Paws Rescue is made up of volunteers and foster homes that care for and socialize our animals. As a foster based rescue, their rescued animals live in homes with families and personal pets so they are able to learn a great deal about them and their behaviors. There is no greater feeling than releasing these wonderful animals into a safe yard and watching them run and play as they should.  They sleep curled up in soft beds in our homes when hours before they layed on concrete floors.

TOTAL RAISED: $394.00

Phoenix Animal Rescue is a non-profit rescue in Chester Springs, PA. Their mission is to renew hope for homeless animals, one day at a time. Most of their animals are rescued from the all-access shelter in Philadelphia, which has an extremely high rate of euthanasia due to space constraints. Thousands of unwanted animals, both strays and owner surrenders, are brought to the shelter each month. Once deemed unadoptable and at risk for euthanasia, these orphaned animals are now given the chance to thrive in a supportive environment and move on to new permanent homes.

TOTAL RAISED: $1030.00

Animal House Project is a 501(c)3 charitable organization on a mission to help companion pets stay at home and out of animal shelters by providing donated pet food and pet care services to pet families in financial need. They service families facing financial crisis in eastern Berks, Chester, and western Montgomery counties. Through their organization, they offer donated pet food & care items, a veterinary assistance program, and assistance with pet placement.

TOTAL RAISED: $1324.00 + $1000 in food and supplies

City of Elderly Love is a 501(c)(3) non-profit animal rescue dedicated to saving and enriching the lives of homeless senior pets in the Philadelphia area. Utilizing volunteer foster homes, City of Elderly Love aims to rescue these animals from potential euthanasia at area animal shelters as well as prevent older animals from entering the shelter-system in the first place, when possible. City of Elderly Love also provides palliative and hospice care when needed. Through creative marketing and community events, City of Elderly Love works to place its adoptable pets into loving adoptive homes.

TOTAL RAISED: $835.00

To Love a Canine Rescue, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, all breed, foster based, dog rescue operating in suburban Philadelphia, PA. Their mission is to rescue and find permanent homes for abandoned, stray and surrendered dogs in order to minimize the needless euthanizing of animals. Their vision is to make the right connections between our rescued dogs and families in order to give our dogs their final, happy, loving homes.

TLC strives to be a valuable resource to our community by working with struggling dog owners and by providing education on responsible dog ownership including the importance of spaying/neutering, behavior training, Heartworm testing & prevention, and microchip implanting.

TOTAL RAISED: $924.00

The Spayed Club is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit committed to solving dog and cat overpopulation in the Philadelphia area and beyond. Through education, a low-cost spay/neuter program and affordable primary care services, The Spayed Club works today to prevent tomorrow’s unwanted litters from being born and to keep animals out of shelters. As of 2016, The Spayed Club has helped more than 100,000 animals.

TOTAL RAISED: $796.00