There are many activities and events that can be organized to raise funds using animals as the main attraction. Animals may be your own pets, rented or volunteered by their owners, and can attract the attention of children and adults alike. Raising funds using animals can be a fun way to collect money, especially for animal lovers.
Petting Zoo
This is a sure way to raise funds especially if you have exotic pets such as snakes and lizards as part of the petting zoo. You can ask neighbors, family and friends to volunteer to have their pets, such as rabbits, hamsters, parrots, pigs, kittens and puppies to be part of the zoo. You can raise funds by selling a cup of food to feed the animals and to pet them. Just be sure that you have volunteers who are able to watch over the children while playing with the animals as well as making sure that the pets are safe to play with.
Pet Pageant
A pet pageant can be easily organized and can be held almost anywhere such as in a school, a community hall or even in a local park as long as you have permission to do so. To organize a pet pageant you can make announcements in local newspapers or post ads in community bulletin boards with the information about the pageant. You can charge participants to join the contest and add categories such as a talent or costume show and give prizes such as trophies or treats to the winning pet.
Pony Rides
Charging a small fee for children to ride a pony can be done by asking local horse caretakers and breeders to volunteer their ponies. The key to this fundraiser is to remember that the more ponies you have, the less time people have to wait in line and the more money you can raise.
Topless Carwash
This is not your usual car wash. This topless car wash works like an ordinary car wash but it has mascots that are dogs wearing pants or skirts with no tops. This is a great way to get motorists' attention to stop and take a look. All you need is to put up banners advertising your topless car wash for a cause.
Dog Baths
Providing a service such as a dog bath can be held in your own back yard or front lawn, or you can team up with a neighborhood pet groomer or shelter to have your fund-raising event held there. You can charge pet owners a certain amount of money to give their dogs a bath and keep all the money that you made or share a percentage with the pet shop or shelter if you wish.
Homemade Dog Treats
You can make homemade, natural dog treats and coordinate with pet stores, pet grooming shops and pet bakeries to sell your products. All you'll need is a good recipe and a creative way to pack your treats and a maybe a few volunteers to help you make and distribute the treats. Advertise your treats in community bulletin boards, animal shelters and local newspapers to help spread the news.
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