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Why the Holidays Are the Perfect Time to Support Rescues and Pamper Your Pets

The holiday season is a time for love, giving, and togetherness—not just for us humans, but for our furry friends too! Whether you’re looking to support a local rescue or create special memories with your pets, the holidays offer a perfect opportunity to spread joy. Here’s how you can make the most of the season for both rescue animals and your beloved pets.

1. Give the Gift of Love to Rescue Animals

Every year, thousands of rescue animals spend the holidays in shelters and sanctuaries waiting for their forever homes. Supporting a rescue during this season can make a huge difference.

How You Can Help:

Donate Supplies: Many rescues, like Infinite Hearts Dog Sanctuary, rely on donations to provide food, bedding, and medical care for their animals. Check out wishlists or contact your local rescue to find out what they need most.

Volunteer Your Time: Spend a day helping out at a shelter or sanctuary. From walking dogs to organizing events, your time is a valuable gift.

Sponsor a Pet: Can’t adopt? Sponsoring a rescue animal helps cover their expenses and ensures they’re well cared for.

At Infinite Hearts Dog Sanctuary, we’re always grateful for the love and support from our community. This season, consider helping our rescue animals feel the warmth of the holidays by visiting our sanctuary site at infiniteheartssanctuary.com.

2. Create Memorable Adventures with Your Pets

The holidays are also a wonderful time to pamper your pets and create lasting memories together. Whether you’re traveling or staying close to home, there are plenty of ways to make the season special.

Ideas for Fun Holiday Outings:

Explore Pet-Friendly Destinations: Visit dog-friendly parks, trails, or even holiday markets where your pup can join the festivities. Check out Pawfect Getaways for pet-friendly travel tips and destination ideas.

Holiday-Themed Photoshoots: Dress your pets in festive outfits and capture the joy of the season. Bonus points for sharing the photos on social media to spread holiday cheer!

Host a Doggy Playdate: Invite friends with dogs for a fun holiday-themed playdate. Treats, toys, and a festive setting make for an unforgettable day.

At Doggie Day Out NC, we believe in creating paw-some experiences for pets and their owners. Let us help you plan the perfect outing to make this holiday season magical!

3. Shop Thoughtfully for Your Furry Friends

Holiday shopping doesn’t have to be just for humans. Treat your pets to something special or give a rescue pet the gift of comfort.

Gift Ideas for Pets and Rescues:

For Your Pets:

Cozy beds, festive sweaters, and durable toys.

Special treats or holiday-themed snacks.

For Rescue Animals:

Blankets, leashes, and collars.

Food and treats to stock up shelters for the season.

Support small businesses like those partnered with Doggie Day Out NC, or contribute directly to the rescue efforts at Infinite Hearts Dog Sanctuary. Every donation matters, and you can give online at infiniteheartsrescue.com.

4. Plan a Holiday Getaway with Your Pets

Planning a holiday trip? Make sure it’s pet-friendly! Traveling with your furry companions can be a fun and rewarding experience when you choose destinations that welcome pets.

Pet-Friendly Holiday Destinations:

Asheville, NC: Explore dog-friendly trails and cozy cabins.

San Diego, CA: Enjoy sunny beaches and pet-friendly cafes.

Charleston, SC: Stroll through historic streets with your pup.

For more ideas and travel inspiration, visit Pawfect Getaways, your go-to resource for pet-friendly travel.

5. Spread Awareness and Joy

Social media is a powerful tool for spreading the word about rescues and celebrating the love of pets.

Ways to Spread Joy Online:

Share Rescue Stories: Highlight rescue animals looking for homes or celebrate success stories.

Encourage Donations: Use your platform to inspire others to support rescues like Infinite Hearts Dog Sanctuary.

Post Your Adventures: Share photos of your holiday outings with your pets and tag your favorite pet-friendly businesses.

At Infinite Hearts Dog Sanctuary (infiniteheartssanctuary.com), Doggie Day Out NC, and Pawfect Getaways, we love seeing how you celebrate the holidays with your furry friends. Don’t forget to tag us in your posts!

Celebrate the Season with Infinite Hearts, Doggie Day Out NC, and Pawfect Getaways

This holiday season, let’s come together to create joy for pets and rescue animals alike. Whether you’re supporting rescues, pampering your pets, or embarking on new adventures, every act of love makes a difference.

From everyone at Infinite Hearts Dog Sanctuary, Doggie Day Out NC, and Pawfect Getaways, we wish you and your furry friends a season filled with love, laughter, and wagging tails!

Ready to get started? Visit our sanctuary at infiniteheartssanctuary.com, donate at infiniteheartsrescue.com, explore local adventures at Doggie Day Out NC, or plan your next pet-friendly trip at Pawfect Getaways!

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Posing next to one of the beautiful portraits of the rescues animals by the @catskill_animal_sanctuary at their homestead ✨🙅‍♀️This was at the Polly room , a bedroom dedicated to a rescued rooster , who had the chance to have a great life at the sanctuary ✨All of the rooms are dedicated to a rescued residents✨Their homestead is lovely and there are beautiful photos of the rescues residents all over , the portraits are for sale and it all goes to the animals ✨Thanks to this place , I realized that roosters and chickens are one of the most lovely and friendly animals out there ✨Love to all ✨💗 #vegan #rescueanimals #supportanimalsanctuaries #govegan #vegansofig #vegansofinsta #veganover45 #veganover40 #vegansofnj #vegansofhackensack #vegansofnewjersey #vegansofnewyork #vegansofny https://www.instagram.com/p/B13LNd1BDgm/?igshid=v57n3yfjdphg

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Our visitor for the #cookieexchange to help support @skysthelimitsanctuary This sweet girl is #janethechicken #govegan #supportanimalsanctuaries

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So good to talk to these cuties ! I love them so much 😍🌸They are free range sweet goats with a lot of space to walk around , they are true troopers and always make uswelcome by approaching us .They were all rescued by the @catskill_animal_sanctuary and now are living a wonderful life where lucky humans like me can visit them , actually you all can visit them at the CAS , check their tour schedules on their website ,and they even have a lovely homestead for those who are far way . It is pure heaven to visit them🌸🤗 All animals deserves to live like them , without fear , with good care , love and the right to live ,none of them deserve to be abuse or exploited . They are just like us , they want live as much as we do and such friendly beings .🌸I hope for one day everybody choose compassion and see these animals as friends not as an entertainment , food or objects . Let’s choose love always #goats #goatsofinstagram #vegan #govegan #goatsoftheday #goatsofig #animalsarefriendsnotfood #animalsvideos #veganshares #kindness #catskillsanimalsanctuary #govegan #vegansofig #animalsanctuary #supportanimalsanctuaries #veganvideos

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Lovely time meeting Benjamin at @catskill_animal_sanctuary such a sweet heart ❤️ #cow #cows #vegan #govegan #cowsofig #cowoftheday #catskillsanimalsanctuary #veganshare #veganshares #cows #friendnotfood #animalsarefriendsnotfood #veganlife #veganislove #iloveanimals #veganfortheanimals #veganspfig #veganspfnewjersey #vegannewjersey #supportanimalsanctuaries #vegancause #veganisthefuture

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Frames of amazing time at Gobble & Grove at the @catskill_animal_sanctuary . I lack words to describe how much it means to me to be able to see animals living a good life stead of seeing them as food and objects . I know our societies are too busy and most choose to live in denial and can’t understand that these animals are lovely beings and want to live as much as we do . I can’t thank enough the work of animal sanctuaries like the #catskillsanimalsanctuary and others that do an amazing job allowing the public to interact with these lovely animals. #govegan #vegansofig #vegansofinstagram #veganislove #vegano #veganover40💜 #veganvideos #veganshares #veganshare #vegancommunity #veganfortheanimals #veganforhealth #veganfortheenvironment #veganforeverything #animalsanctuary #catskillsanimalsanctuary #veganlife #veganlifestyle #veganlove #iamvegan #veganvideo #veganvideoshare #lifestyleblogger #supportanimalsanctuaries #iloveanimals

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Photo taken by me during one of my visits to the @catskill_animal_sanctuary . ✨This is Bartleby , who is another friendly cutie rescued by the CAS; he like many ,also loves to walk by my side when I visit, and he can be quite a character 💕 🌼Days ago, I was happy to hear that he is now healing from his knee surgery , all thanks to people’s support 🌼 I look forward to see this cutie walking outside with his lovely friends enjoying the good life that he and all animals deserve . My favorite place to be 🌼💕🌼🥰 #goats #goatsofig #goatoftheday #goatsofinstagram #rescuedanimals #vegan #govegan #vegansofig #catskillanimalsanctuary #iloveanimals #vegansofny #vegansofnewyork #vegansofnj #vegansofnewjersey #vegana #animaisresgatados #santuariodeanimais #supportanimalsanctuaries #veganosdoinstagram #vegansofhackensack (at Catskill Animal Sanctuary) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0SxRozBiJy/?igshid=ot2ly150lba6

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Here comes sweet Shirley , a sweet rescue spreading cuteness at the @catskill_animal_sanctuary 🥰🌼🤗 I was told by the staff that she can be shy just like many of us can be ,and what a sweetheart she is 😍Sheep shed their wool naturally and the I wool industry is horrific , sadistic causing neglect and animal cruelty towards these send lovely beings due to the large demand of wool from the Sri dust rows .✨✨Keep #wool out and their flash of your bodies , stead chose cruelty free fabrics such flee , cotton rayon and nylon and chose cruelty free food also ✨✨✨Every time o spend time with these animals I understand how much we are the same and we all want live ✨ They are not here for us but with us ✨You can sponsor one of the many cuties rescued by the CASanctuary.org donate and visit them as well ❤️🌼 #sheep #sheepoftheday #sheepofinstagram #sheepofig #rescuedanimals #veganosdoinstagram #vegansofig #catskillsanimalsanctuary #sponsorananimal #sponsoranimals #veganshares #govegan #boycottwool #nowool #animallover #vegana #veganshare #supportanimalsanctuaries #veganadoinstagram #ilovealaninals #vegan #veganforthem https://www.instagram.com/p/BqzbAXaniJu/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=12l498xvjp54g

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🤗😍✨Here Lonnie next to Tigger , who are one of the many lovely underfoot cuties . They were all rescued by the @catskill_animal_sanctuary . ✨These two cuties walked next to me for a while , they are extremely friendly , and now have such a wonderful life ❤️✨😍They truly love visitors , they love to walk and snack times as well 🌼. You can visit them too or sponsor one of them , look for their schedule and website at CASanctuary.org 🌼follow their Instagram too ❤️🌼#goats #goatsofig #goatsofinstagram #goatsoftheday #rescuedanimals #catskillsanimalsanctuary #supportanimalsanctuaries #vegan #govegan #animallove #animallover #veganshares #vegansofig #vegana #veganosdoinstagram (at Catskill Animal Sanctuary) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqttBinHtDg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=f6yj2x52ewbp

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🤗😍✨Here is Ollie side by side with one of his many lovely underfoot friends , who were all rescued by the @catskill_animal_sanctuary . ✨These two cuties walked next to me ,me for a while , they are extremely friends , and now have such a good life ❤️✨😍They riley love visitors , you can visit them too or sponsor one of them , look for their schedule and website CASanctuary.org 🌼#goats #goatsofig #goatsofinstagram #goatsoftheday #rescuedanimals #catskillsanimalsanctuary #supportanimalsanctuaries #vegan #govegan #animallove #animallover #veganshares https://www.instagram.com/p/BqttBinHtDg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=pirlpmwqra01

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How lovely was to caught this special bond between Jesse and Amos at the @catskill_animal_sanctuary 🌸🌼Their stories is a true exemple in how much cows are just like us , they create strong blond and special friendships like us 🌸. The seek companionship , love and wants to live as much as we all do 🌸❤️ They all tremble ,feel fear towards death and separation from their babies , family friends and for their own lives , just like we do ✨🌼I have not enough words to describe how happy I feel to see these two safe from abuse and neglected and now are under the best care living the good life ,like all animals deserves ❤️🌸To know more about their stories and others lovely rescues residents , visit hours , animal sponsorship, follow the #catskillsanimalsanctuary social medias here on Instagram ✅ Twitter , Facebook and website CASanctuary.org #cows #cowsofinstagram #cowsofinsta #cowoftheday #cows #ilovecows #Govegan #animalsanctuary #rescuedanimals #vegansofnewyork #vegansofig #rescuedcows #animalsphotos #farmsanctuaries #supportanimalsanctuaries #vegan #veganshares #dailyvegan https://www.instagram.com/p/BqpGdp9HBV-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1367gk9ox9uel

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Sharing a few of many happy moments I always have every time ,I visit the animals at the @catskill_animal_sanctuary ; which is a place of hope , where they have been rescuing animals for years and giving them the best care 🌸💟 Follow their Instagram and social media’s for daily stories of lovely animals , you can all visit them , attend their fundraiser events , and even sponsor some of the cuties . 🌼These simple frames shows how animals can live once we stop eating them and consuming their products, which are happy , free of neglected , pain from horrific exploitation and under good care by people who cares ❤️ ✨ #pigs #farmanimals #rescueanimals #govegan #veganshare #catskillsanimalsanctuary #veganvideos #animalsvideos #supportanimalsanctuaries #vegan #pigs #pigsofinsta https://www.instagram.com/p/BqUg64EngxL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=198bww65yyz8f

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It was pure joy to feed Emogen , one of the rescued Turkeys from the @catskill_animal_sanctuary @CASanctuary 🌼🌼🌼Once again I can’t thank enough all the crew and volunteers to provide another very special moment at their fundraiser annual event Gooble & Groove , a event in which we learn so much about Turkeys 🤗 They are one of the friendliest animals out there and very intelligent, they love to listen to 🎵 music 🌼 The hard part of the event is to say bye to these lovely friends , but the good news about being a member is that I can go back to visit them anytime I can trough the year when they are open 🌼🤗 It is sure an amazing place to be and the world is in need of happy moments like this ❤️🌼 #turkey #turkeyoftheday #turkeysofinstagram #GoVegan #vegansofig #catskillsanimalsanctuary #supportanimalsanctuaries #vegans #veganshare #animalsstories #friendsnotfood #veganosdoinstagram #vegansofnewyork #vegansofnewjersey #vegana #veganosdoinstagram #veganstories https://www.instagram.com/p/BpRXIS5HoAZ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qnn9ft7m98yw

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It was a true honor to be able to capture this at the @catskill_animal_sanctuary Thanks to the amazing tour guide Leslie who took us to see lovely Tucker , a cow who always impress everyone with sweetness. It was a lovely surprise while seeing Tucker , to see Benjamin approaching us with curiosity to get to know us . I believe Benjamin is about 2 and was separated from his mom but at the Catskills animal Sanctuary , he is now safe and able to have a new family and what a sweet heart he is !😍I was happy to notice that Benjamin have Tucker as a friend and others and also to see Tucker enjoying his company ; Tucker is 10 years old and they can live up to 25 years , in the horrific industry the males are cut their lives no longer then 2 years old or much younger , the females go live in tiny spaces , get artificial insemination and after 9 months get separated from their babies to produce milk for us 😢 they don’t live long then 6 years and during those years are pure misery . Cows are lovely animals and it is unthinkable to face the reality that they go trough , but I like to believe we are better then this and we can stop supporting the horrific industry of meat and dairy and go #vegan and choose amazing cruelty free food alternatives and cruelty free fabrics as well . I lt is a true gift to have animal sanctuaries like the #catskillsanimalsanctuary that give the best care to rescues animals and let them live the life that they deserve ❤️#cows #cowsofinstagram #cowoftheday #cowsofinsta #rescuedcowsofinstagram #rescuedcows #friendsnotfood #animalsarefriendsnotfood #supportanimalsanctuaries #govegan #veganstories #veganshares #veganshare #dailyvegan #dailyveganshare

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Spending time with some of the lovely Turkeys from the @catskill_animal_sanctuary can be the ultimate joy ❤️They are so affectionate, friendly and amazing birds . I am so grateful that these rescues turkeys were saved by the CAS and now are living a happy life, and are now safe .They certainly don’t deserve to go though the horrific pain that the industry makes them to go trough and we certainly don’t need to eat them to eat well during holidays or during anytime . The cruelty free food world is quite amazing 😉 I sponsored one of them yesterday, a lovely turkey named Michael ,they all have stories of rescues with a happy in end since now they are under the best care .You also can sponsor/adopt a turkey or any other animals by going on their website ; Casantuary.org . Animal sanctuaries are the key to educate people and I couldn’t be more grateful for all what they do and how much their work inspire me 💚Happy thanksgiving #govegan #turkey #turkeyoftheday #turkeysofinstagram #friendnotfood #animalsarefriendsnotfood #animalsanctuaries #animalsanctuary #thanksgiving #veganliving #veganshare #veganover40💜 #veganfortheanimals #supportanimalsanctuaries #friend #turkeysofinsta #vegansofig #vegansofnewyork #vegansofnewjersey #vegansworldwide

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I caught my beautiful pal Tucker yesterday with one of his cute friends at the @catskill_animal_sanctuary ; Tucker ‘s story is an example in how cows can be so social , friendly , and have the need of a family . Tucker was separated from his mother at the horrific dairy industry and had a very hard time ; Luckily Tucker was rescued by the #catskillsanimalsanctuary and is having a wonderful life and able to make a new family and many friends for him self Tucker is one of the sweetest, friendly , peaceful animal I ever came across and he stole my heart big time .I only wish that most would see all of these animals as lovely beings and not as food and object . I hope that one day, most people will realized that there is a wonderful world of cruelty -free food out and objects there , and that we don’ need to to pay others to harm them and make them though horrible physical and emotional pain . #cows #cowoftheday #govegan #cowsofig #cowsofinsta #cowsofinstagram #saugertiesny #saugerties #vegan #veganlove #veganlife #veganshares #veganshare #rescuedanimal #supportanimalsanctuaries #vegansofig #veganfortheanimals #veganforthem #veganforeverything #ilovecows #myfriend #friendnotfood #animalsarefriendnotfood