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When the news came out that a unpublished manuscript from the late Dr. Seuss had been found, fans of the beloved children’s author were elated. A recent partnership between the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) and Random House Kids finds another group elated by the news - pets, the subject of Suess’ final book.
Inspired by the title of the book - What Pet Should I Get? - the ASPCA asked pet owners to tweet photos of their pets with the hashtag #WhatPet. For each tweet, the publishing house pledged to donate $1 to the ASPCA, up to a maximum of $15,000. The campaign honors Dr. Seuss’ known love of animals - the author featured many animal characters in his books and kept pets all of his life.
Show off your pet and help raise money to fight animal cruelty! http://t.co/dfVQDmJk56 @randomhousekids #whatpet pic.twitter.com/tf9nK0dGhV
— ASPCA (@ASPCA) August 13, 2015 Still going! Share a photo of your pet with #WhatPet and $1 will be donated to the @ASPCA! http://t.co/OD7OLEFa0z
— Random House Kids (@randomhousekids) August 12, 2015 Pet lovers quickly took up the challenge and posted some seriously adorable photos of themselves with their four-legged family members.
Of course there were loads of beloved dogs.
#whatpet pic.twitter.com/olNMD1LdKd
— Victoria Teplitz (@TorTeplit) August 24, 2015 @Karyn_Keene @randomhousekids I'm joining in the #whatpet campaign too! Charley is doing his part to help! pic.twitter.com/FV1XyCCJ3C
— Leslyn Musch (@LeslynMusch) August 24, 2015 @ASPCA @randomhousekids #whatpet Charlie & Buzz Best friends! pic.twitter.com/uUp9a48aCO
— Tania Hunter (@taniashunter) August 13, 2015 As well as many deeply treasured cats.
@randomhousekids Jet is my #whatpet @ARFAlberta @rvssocial use the #whatpet w/ pic of your pet, 1$ donated to @ASPCA pic.twitter.com/EygKOCs7Tm
— Miss Kim (@ClimbandGrow) August 14, 2015 Doing this to raise money for the ASPCA - my adorable little Trumbo #whatpet pic.twitter.com/CTQztdBsoE
— Asonta Benetti (@AsontaMarie) August 14, 2015 And then an assortment collection of other, equally loved pets.
@ASPCA @randomhousekids #whatpet Snappy sunning outside today. pic.twitter.com/Jx7oF3eEpq
— Crawling (@NoRaisonDetre) August 13, 2015 @ASPCA #whatpet #sammi #shihtzu #pancakes #bunny #besties #animallover pic.twitter.com/e8Ad6efQu0
— Julie Bernicker (@JBernicker) August 11, 2015 YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE:
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