“Forgotten Hollywood”- Doris Day’s Christmas Advice…
Manny P. here…
Animal activist Doris Day has a reasoned suggestion for the Holidays:
Many people think dogs, cats, birds, and bunnies make good Christmas gifts, and they couldn’t be more wrong… The holidays tend to be loud and chaotic — an awful environment into which to bring a new pet. Those cute, rambunctious puppies and kittens given as gifts often prove to be too much for the household to handle and wind up back at the shelters.
Her alternative, though less satisfying to youngsters on Christmas, may resonate with some families.
A much better option is a gift certificate from a local shelter or rescue organization, and wait to redeem it until the dust from the holidays settles. When things calm down, take the entire family, other pets included, and carefully choose a pet that you can commit to for its entire life… The best way to honor the memory (of a lost pet) is to save another life from the shelter.
A hugely popular singer and actress throughout the 1950s and 1960s, Day first became interested in animal issues on the set of the 1956 Alfred Hitchcock film, The Man Who Knew Too Much. In 1978, she founded the Doris Day Animal Foundation, a small grassroots organization. Now 93, Day still takes an active role in the cause and the Foundation. Over the years, many animals have passed through the Day household, and several still call it home. She is down to three dogs and a few cats.
As for this Christmas, Day says it be typically low-key, and she plans on spending it with her family… and her loving pets. DORIS DAY —–>
Until next time> “never forget”
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