“Did you know April has more pet-awareness events than any other month? [There are more than] 10 national events, including ASPCA’s Prevention of Animal Cruelty and the Red Cross Pet First Aid Awareness. Why do we care so much about our pets for us to celebrate them in so many different ways in just one month?

“Most of us own pets. We know the comfort they provide for life’s invisible scars. The unconditional love they provide transcends work issues, family conflicts, death, divorce and other life events. Our pets don’t care if we can read or not, what our skin color is, or who we love.

“At DollarDays, the nation’s premier online wholesaler, we are doing our part by giving away $5,000 worth of merchandise to help animal shelters across the country—and you can be a part of it. Please nominate an animal shelter in your community by entering on our Facebook page. Additionally, Animal Planet’s hit reality TV show, ‘Pit Bulls & Parolees,’ will have a donation opportunity for their pit bull rescue center, Villalobos (VRC), on DollarDays’ checkout page during April. Customers can choose to donate $1, $5 or $20 to VRC.

“During this month-long celebration honoring our best friends, please do the right thing. Do what you can to help shelters and caring organizations ease the burden for defenseless animals. Make a donation to and/or try volunteering at your local shelter. Whatever you do, be sure to enter DollarDays’ $5,000 pet shelter giveaway—it takes less than a minute. Your act of kindness goes a long way for animals who can’t speak for themselves,” said Marc Joseph, Founder and CEO of DollarDays.

You can read Marc Joseph’s blog, “Pets Rule in April,” [in] The Huffington Post to understand why DollarDays’ heart goes out to our pets who need our help.