Submitted by UnforgivingPoptart t3_zv2ggu in LifeProTips
Animals in shelters still need toys for stimulation, blankets, pet beds, and carriers to keep them comfortable and happy.
Most shelters take gently used items as well as new items. Just make sure your local shelter accepts them by calling or checking their website if they have one!
Edit: My illiteracy strikes again.
The way you worded the topic, I thought you meant to give the ungrateful animals to the shelter.
Excellent LPT, well done - drop those ungrateful little bastards off at the shelter along with their unwanted toys. That'll learn them.
Glad im not the only one that was their first impression
*THE TOYS THE TOYS I MEANT DONATE THE TOYS
Don’t like this fetch toy, boy? Cool, here’s a bag of food and a new family.
He’s an ungrateful grump, but we’ve been together 12 years. I’m not surrendering him.
I mean isnt that a ULPT: when your pet gets too expensive to take care of exchange them at the animal shelter
Can confirm! Started volunteering with cats at a shelter almost a year ago.
As a cat owner, I threw out so many beds/toys/scratching things over the years. After starting working at the shelter, they will 100% find a cat that's into whatever you're donating.
Even better, most shelters have a drop off spot - you can literally drive up any time of day/night to drop shit off
Just pay for the box. They play with those anyway
I think he meant the toys, the wording threw us all off.
OK.
Fido and Puff are gone, but now what will I do with that squeaky toy and catnip?
I gave my dog a toy...he ripped it apart. I think he hated it... fluff everywhere.
Exactly what he should do
I mean, at first I wasn’t sure what on earth the animal shelter would do with them, but I guess at the end of the day, dildos are probably chewable.
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Excellent suggestion!
Knick knack, paddy-whack, give a dog a bone....
Same here hahaha
Typical white people
Dogs hurt the toys they love the most.
Also, look for non-stuffing toys. They tend to be made out of more durable material, and less mess to clean up. You do have to check the toy from time to time to make sure there are not long strips that are loose.
With you on that. My take on this post was
OH MY GOD YOU MONSTER HOW COULD YOU EVEN SUGGESt... oh, that's actually a really good idea about the donating unused/gently worn toys to shelters..
“Ungrateful Bitch!”
What about...wife? :)
"Them"= gifts or pets?
Idk about that. The longest lasting toy for my pit is a squeaky crusaunt that she treats like a baby and cries if she makes the toy squeak lol she carries and hides it everywhere!
That’s exactly what I thought lmao
That's better than throwing away the cat. Good idea.
I’ve considered donating our cats, but they outnumber me and glare at me menacingly when I bring up the subject. I figure maybe I should just drop it.
My cat didn’t like his new climbing tree so I immediately dropped him off at the shelter.
Thanks for the tip!
Just like the kids, i gave them to the shelter as well, these ungrateful little bastards
Try giving it to your kids and repeat the same operation
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The real LPT /s
I mean, what's wrong with that?
Or shop at a place with a good return policy that covers this situation.
My wife is asian, she ate the dog:(
In the end give it to your wife, if she doesn't like it and you've dumped her at the shelter, it might not be the toys but you.
Nether of my current cats actually has any interest in boxes! I was shocked
They are not cats. They are birds.
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