Great Gift Ideas for Pet and Animal Lovers, Pets, and More

Ah, presents: you buy them for your friends' birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, parties, graduations, and more. With all these presents to buy, you're tired of purchasing expensive, impersonal gifts that might never be used. You want to give your friends something more. If you're like most people, you love pets and animals, and so do your gift recipients. How about giving gifts that help animals across the world as well as in your own home? Here's how:

"Adopt" an Exotic Animal: Do you have a friend who absolutely loves tigers? Or wolves or lizards or giraffes? For a wonderful gift, give your animal-enthusiast friend their favorite animal- symbolically, of course. Go to https://secure.worldwildlife.org/ogc, and for a donation in your friend's name, you'll receive a plush animal of the type you donated to, a picture of your selected animal, and even a certificate of "adoption" to give to your friend. Whoever receives this gift will absolutely love it both because they'll be helping actual animals survive and thrive in the wild, and because they'll get their own stuffed animal, photo, and certificate to remind them of your unique present.

Give That Dirty Dog of Yours a Bath: While cats are pretty skilled at keeping themselves clean, dogs have no problem getting completely filthy. How about doing your whole family a favor and buy your dog a bath: you'll make your family happy, plus your dog will have a relaxing experience and might even receive a tooth brushing, manicure, and massage. Go to http://www.grooming.petsmart.com/packages.shtml for more information.

For the Pet/Pet Lover: Here in America, most pets are treated like part of the family- they sleep in our bedrooms, they are protected by law, just like humans, and some pampered pets even have their own masseuse. This year, you can give a wonderful, lifesaving gift to your pet or to your friends who love their pets. For Christmas, sponsor an emaciated, unloved cat or dog from Mexico to come and be healed, fed, neutered, and paired with a loving owner here in America. Just go to CWOB.org, sponsor a dog in your friend's name, and they'll receive a card, letter, photo of a sponsored pet, and more.

....Or Save our Pets here in America: While most pets in the USA have loving owners, some have no owners at all. Give your friends or family a gift by supporting your community's homeless dogs, cats, horses and more. Even better, head down to the local animal shelter and adopt a pet for yourself. You'll save an animal's life and gain a dedicated and loving friend by taking home one of America's homeless animals. Go to http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=donate_home for more info.

Choose one of these gift ideas, and you'll give your friend a unique present they'll always remember while saving animals in need.