Have you noticed December 26 identified as "Boxing Day"(Canada, United Kingdom)... and wondered what it meant? Didn't it strike you as odd that peace-loving people north of the States devoted a holiday to pugilism? Explain this to us, Avril Lavinge, Bobby Orr and Michael J. Fox.
A legal holiday in the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany Australia, New Zeland and Greenland, Boxing Day derives its etiology from the tradition of giving seasonal gifts to those less wealthier than yourself (a group growing increasingly small for some of us), trade and service workers (Ralph the doorman at the Jefferson's deluxe apartment in the sky). Boxing Day's celebration also included charitable giving.
So, before you add to your consumer debt by buying what you really wanted for Christmas or Hanukkah, consider aiding animal welfare organizations with your charitable, tax-deductible gifts. Consider this: King County has stopped taking in stray pets at its animal shelters. Blame the government's budget deficit or the risk of flooding in South King County, but the fact remains that local animal welfare groups will be swamped with the strays... and no additional funds to assist them. These organizations need our dollars more than Target or Macy's:
- Seattle King County Humane Society: http://www.seattlehumane.org
- Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS): http://www.paws.org
- Seattle Animal Shelter: http://www.seattle.gov/animalshelter/Default.asp
- Pasado's Safe Haven: http://www.pasadosafehaven.org/donate.html
- Humane Society of Snohomish County: http://www.pets911.com/organizations/humanesocietysnohomishcounty
- Humane Society of Tacoma and Pierce County: http://www.thehumanesociety.org
And for those of us who use the city's dog parks, consider supporting another 501(c)(3) beneficiary, Citizens for Off Leash Areas (COLA): http://www.coladog.org
Links to these organizations are provided for your convenience. Even a skinflint like George Jefferson would give three or four sawbucks to help a boxer puppy.
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