Oil Spill Still In Need of Fur, Hair and Nylons

The oil spill in the Gulf is still being cleaned up by volunteers every day. If you want to help but don't quite know how, here's a simple way: get your pet groomed! Right now Best Friends is collecting the hair that they clip from their hairy friends and sending it to the Matter of Trust organization. They take the donated fur and hair  along with nylon stockings and create hair booms and mats for use to soak up the oil in the water and along the beaches. If you'd like to donate your pet's hair to this cause, call us at 508-881-3441 to book a grooming appointment.

Help your pet "Go Green"

Everyone's doing their part to pitch in and help improve the planet by reducing their carbon footprint. With Earth Day right around the corner (April 22nd), we thought we'd direct you to some useful sites to help Fluffy and Fido reduce their "Carbon Paw Print." Something as simple as buying biodegradeable dog waste bags or cooking simple meals for your dog or cat every once in a while can make a big difference in cutting back on pollution! Here are some sites with more helpful hints:

Shrink Your Pet's Carbon Pawprint
Reducing Your Carbon Paw Print
The Carbon ‘Pawprint’ Of Pets
Informative Newsweek Article