Feature your pet and help other critters too

Look for my pooch Bella on Jan. 15.

The Wildlife Care Center has found a great way for pet owners to honor their companions and support less fortunate animals. The Wildlife Care Center rescues and rehabilitates wildlife and certain domestic, exotic and farm animals.

The center is creating the Pets and More 2009 calendar with an animal photo on each day. Your pet or pets can have a day for $20. So far, about 85 days are spoken for, says Amy Loebl, director of volunteer services for the Wildlife Care Center.

So far, it looks like Bella will be the star of her birthday. As dates fill up, make sure to offer a second or third choice.

This is the first year the Care Center has pulled together the calendar. It's been a hit with those in the know. One volunteer has submitted pictures of 14 pets, Loebl says, some for relatives as far away as California. Businesses can post a card-sized ad for $100, and the calendar cover will be auctioned off April 18 at a VIP reception for the annual Walk for Wildlife.

"We're just having a blast with it," says Loebl. The deadline for pictures is May 31.

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