{"id":75128,"date":"2025-12-04T00:40:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T00:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/75128\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T00:40:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T00:40:12","slug":"lubbocks-helping-paws-campaign-enters-8th-year-supporting-pet-owners-in-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/75128\/","title":{"rendered":"Lubbock\u2019s Helping Paws campaign enters 8th year supporting pet owners in need"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) &#8211; The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=1239412524883225&amp;set=a.552400460251105\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=1239412524883225&amp;set=a.552400460251105\">Helping Paws campaign<\/a> is entering its eighth year after starting with a shocking realization that people were giving up their own food and clothing to their animals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Angelica Barbosa, a supervisor with Lubbock Animal Services, has seen how the effort to support pet owners has changed their lives. The community took notice and year after year, donations and support poured in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWe already have people contacting us saying \u201dhey when are y\u2019all starting helping paws, we want to donate, what are y\u2019all needing, do y\u2019all need food donations, do y\u2019all need money donations to go get the product,&#8221; so it\u2019s getting bigger and bigger as the years go by,\u201d Barbosa said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Lubbock\u2019s Helping Paws campaign enters 8th year supporting pet owners in need\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ELJKCI4MOJDM5JH66SBTYAZG3U.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"1382\" \/>Lubbock\u2019s Helping Paws campaign enters 8th year supporting pet owners in need(KCBD)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Barbosa said many pet owners often put their animals\u2019 needs over themselves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI\u2019ve seen it to where people who have a hat and they will cut little holes in the hat and give it to their dogs so that way their dogs will stay warm,\u201d Barbosa said. \u201cSo by donating all those blankets and hats and socks and stuff like that, they\u2019re warm as well as their animals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Growing community support<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Barbosa said every year there are more people and local organizations who want to get involved with the event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThey\u2019re constantly saying we love this event, we love when y\u2019all come out here and do this,\u201d Barbosa said. \u201cEven then we have citizens inside the building who are receiving the meals on wheels help and stuff, they always tell us thank you so much, this is going to help me in the long run, I have two dogs that need it the most or I have a cat that needed more cat food and I don\u2019t have to give up my food for my pet,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Whether it be a small bag of dog food or a pair of socks, Barbosa said any donation no matter the size will go a long way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Donations are accepted until December 15. Lubbock Animal Services will distribute the donations on December 22.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2025 KCBD. 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