The holiday season – a time of hope, joy and celebration – is almost over. But thousands of animals nationwide are still wondering if they will ever find a safe, loving place to call home — or if they’ve just been forgotten this year.

These helpless dogs, cats and other animals have never known what it feels like to be surrounded by comfort and love during the holidays. They need you to help end their suffering; to rescue them from the hands of abusers, from living in fear on the streets, or from neglect and pain.

They’re desperately reaching out. Please, answer the call by rushing a lifesaving donation before the end of the year.

We’re looking for 20,000 animal lovers like you to help create lifesaving second chances for animals like these before December 31. Your end-of-year gift is critical and can help bring comfort to the animals in our care as they heal.

This past year alone, support from people like you helped us give thousands of helpless animals their first holidays in loving homes after assisting them through natural disasters, cruelty and other heartbreaking situations. But so many are still waiting patiently for help.

If you can, give just one more gift before the holiday season ends — give vulnerable animals nationwide the second chances they deserve at lives free from neglect, uncertainty and abuse.

Please make a donation by midnight, December 31 and help us give them the gift of their first happy, safe holiday season.