Photo via Operation Kindness Facebook page
Want to see cute, cuddlybranimals in your workplace? Operation Kindness, North Texas' original andbrlargest no-kill animal care and adoption center, encourages Metroplex businessesbrto celebrate National Take Your Dog to Work Day all summer long with a Work Paws Playdate. Allowingbremployees a chance to step out of the office to interact with adorable,bradoptable animals enhances employee health and productivity. Take Your Dog TobrWork Day was established in 1999 by Pet Sitters International to celebrate thebrgreat companions dogs make and promote their adoptions.
As a part of the WorkbrPaws Playdate program, Operation Kindness will bring socialized puppies, dogsbrand sometimes kittens to any local workplace. This unique program treats humansbrto a “Cuteness Break,” featuring playtime with adoptable pets and “fur therapy”brof dog kisses and cat purrs – ensuring employees will return to workbrrejuvenated and ready to take on the rest of their day. Playdates are limitedbrand arranged on a first-come, first-serve basis. Operation Kindness requests abrdonation to help fund medical and general care expenses.
“We could not have askedbrfor a better way to relieve the stress of our busy season. According to many ofbrour staff, having the puppies and kittens run around our office made it ‘Thebrbest day of work ever!'” said Debbie Ames, director of Human Resources forbrGoldin Peiser & Peiser, LLP, who recently arranged a Work Paws Playdate forbrher office.
For companies unable tobrhost animals at their place of business, they can visit the Operation Kindnessbrcampus for a volunteer day that includes walking dogs, playing with kittens andbrprojects around the facility.
Operation Kindness doesbrnot receive government funding and relies solely on funds from donations andbrcorporate sponsorships to care for homeless animals. Since 1976, OperationbrKindness has saved more than 90,000 dogs and cats. Each life saved by OperationbrKindness costs an average of $398 to provide comprehensive care beforebradoption; in some cases, the costs are higher for animals that have beenbrinjured and require lifesaving surgeries.
Last year alone,brOperation Kindness was able to save the lives and find forever homes for 4,566branimals. The on-site medical hospital provided care to 4,887 animals; performedbr2,875 spay/neuter surgeries, 20,656 exams and 250 medical surgeries; gave morebrthan $100,000 worth of medicine; and provided more than 292,000 meals. To helpbrOperation Kindness save more lives in 2017, employees can join together tobrraise funds needed to provide lifesaving medical services by creating abrCompanies Who Care fundraising campaign with TXT-2-Give by texting “give” tobr972-441-7708.
Companies across thebrMetroplex are welcome to learn more about how they can become involved inbrOperation Kindness' Companies Who Care program by visiting OperationKindness.org.