GMAP's Charity Pet Shop Lebanon: Purchase for a Purpose
If you have already purchased your first item from Charity Shop by GMAP, you will definitely know by now that we are not an ordinary Lebanese pet store. Since you also know that 100% of the money you spend on high quality items for your pet is directly funneled towards the GMAP shelter and all its activities, you might be wondering what that entails. Here, we will show you exactly how much of a difference you are making by purchasing from our ethical pet shop in Lebanon.
With each purchase from Charity Shop, you will be:
1. Covering the daily GMAP shelter expenses
These include the necessities of the GMAP residents as well as those of our staff living on the premises such as water, power, food, gas, repairs, etc.
2. Helping us to rescue more animals
The more funding we receive, the more we can afford to help with urgent cases. Your purchases will help us cover transportation, vet bills, and after-care costs for animals in dire situations.
3. Funding vet visits and treatment for citizens unable to afford the costs
GMAP offers discounted treatment, medication, surgery, and spaying/ neutering services to those caring for rescues or pets of their own that cannot spare the expenses. By funding Charity Shop, you will also be helping all these people. This is one of the many ways our pet shop in Lebanon helps the community.
4. Backing our TNR Campaign
GMAP not only helps with spaying and neutering operations on an individual level, but we are also launching a TNR (Trap, Neuter, Release) campaign. This nation-wide campaign is projected to drastically decrease the number of animals on our streets, as well as lessen the load in areas with dense populations of strays. By supporting our pet store in Lebanon, you will be a direct contributor to this campaign!
5. Feeding strays as a part of our Feeding Program
The GMAP Feeding Program consists of our volunteers making rounds in set locations around Lebanon and feeding the strays congregated there. These strays have also been vaccinated, spayed, and neutered by GMAP. We require extra funding in order to look after these dogs along with our shelter dogs, so every penny we receive from our Charity Pet Shop Lebanon helps.
6. Supporting our educational campaigns
GMAP also has a Youth Education and Awareness Campaign, which aims to familiarize Lebanese children with animal rights, educate them about the plight of strays, as well as nurture a great relationship between them and rescue dogs. Since this campaign involves visits to schools, camps, and other children’s institutions, as well as producing educational materials, we also require extra funding for transportation. Moreover, we actively produce digital and online educational materials for our social media pages and website. Any items you buy from Charity Shop will assist us in these endeavors.
7. Giving our dogs the happy endings they deserve
If you follow Give Me A Paw on social media, you will definitely be familiar with our “happy tails” posts. In order to get our dogs adopted, especially abroad, we also require funds to cover transportation, legally required vet checks, flight tickets, crates, etc. Through GMAP’s Charity Shop, you will help our rescued dogs live happily ever after.
8. Enabling us to conduct more cruelty investigations
Last, but certainly not least, any type of animal cruelty investigation requires resources on GMAP’s part in the form of transportation, phone credit, treatment and after-care costs. When you buy from Charity Shop, you will be helping GMAP bust breeding facilities, pet shops, puppy mills, and any type of cruel animal display for entertainment purposes (zoos and circuses for example).
Hopefully the eight points above have pushed you to give GMAP’s Charity Pet Shop Lebanon a try if you haven’t already. Go to https://shop.givemeapawlb.org/ and start your journey of helping Lebanese animals in need. We promise you that both your pet(s) and conscience will be elated!
Best regards,
The Charity Shop Team
