Group of young colleagues celebrating Christmas at work with a dog and collecting donations for shelter dogs. — (Photo Credit: SrdjanPav | Getty Images)

How You Can Help Dogs in Shelters This Holiday Season

December 5, 2024

For dogs in shelters and rescues, the holidays can be a lonely time. Among the chaos that ensues this time of year, it’s easy to forget there are thousands of pups who will be spending these weeks without loved ones or with no home to call their own.

If your family isn’t quite ready to permanently welcome home a…

Jenna was the Managing Editor of DogTime.com and CatTime.com from June 2023 through December 2024. She is the proud helicopter dog mom of her rescue pups Washington and Goldie Hawn. She grew up in rural North Carolina on a family farm, which is where her love of animals became apparent as she quite literally endeavored to save every abandoned fur baby within the farm's proximity. Jenna has worked as a book editor, ghostwriter, and speech writer for various political personalities across the country. She is passionate about animal rights, sustainable agriculture, equality, and climate change—even appearing on PBS NewsHour, as well as in NBC News, The Nation, The Advocate, Yahoo News, and Newsweek.