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Dine Out Tuesday And Help Humane Society’s ‘Plates For Paws’

Author Melany Myers
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If you’re a big fan of animals and dining at local restaurants, then this Tuesday is a double score for you! The Humane Society of Charlotte is holding their annual fundraiser ‘Plates for Paws’ this Tuesday. Helping is so easy! All you have to do is find a restaurant that you enjoy, go have a great meal, and 20% of the participating restaurants sales will support local rescue animals in numerous ways.

The Humane Society of Charlotte works on connecting animals to their forever homes through adoption. In addition, they also serve community pets in other ways. They operate a low-cost essential care and spay/neuter clinic, offer educational programs for all ages, provide lots of support services, and manage a community pet food bank.

Both Phil and I have rescue dogs. Sometimes it takes time for new pet to get into a new routine and be part of a new family. I don’t know the full background on Kramer and Eddy however I do know that my Kramer was thrown out of a car window. Luckily someone saw the people do it, and they stopped to pick Kramer up. They took him to Gaston County Animal Care and Enforcement. I saw his picture on their Facebook page and went to get him immediately.

Eddy was rescued from a hoarding situation in Rockingham. She was basically a feral dog. In her intake photo, all you could see was legs and a head. She was wild, extremely malnourished, and beyond scared of people. The amazing rescue group, Clifford’s Army Rescue, after working with Eddy for 8 months, decided she was eligible for adoption. I was the first person she met, and she crawled in my lap after about 10 minutes. And that was it! Now she’s a confident, spoiled diva who loves her toys and her blanket.

Lots of Local Spots Are Helping

No matter what kind of food you like, there are numerous local businesses helping out with the event Tuesday. There are participating restaurants, bakeries, and breweries that at planning to donate 20% of their sales to support the fundraiser. Your meal/purchase will help lots of local animals in need.

You can find out all the ways to help out local animals via the Humane Society here. And you can find all of the participating businesses that are helping this Tuesday here. Please consider visiting one of the listed spots. You’ll snag some good food/beer, and lots of local animals in need will be able to get the attention they need.

Humane Society of Charlotte on Twitter: "#PlatesforPaws is just one week away! Where will you be supporting? https://t.co/8YMdRzKHvd / Twitter"

PlatesforPaws is just one week away! Where will you be supporting? https://t.co/8YMdRzKHvd

5 Of The Nation's Top Dog Friendly Restaurants Are In North Carolina

Five of the most dog-friendly restaurants in America are in North Carolina. Listen I love dogs. I really do. And I’m on board (if your dog can handle it and is happy) for taking dogs to places like breweries. Perhaps even somewhere with an outdoor patio to eat. But I’m a little more hazy on that one. But what I saw this weekend in Blowing Rock, was two different dogs one in a stroller and the other just laying under the table, inside in a restaurant. I’m sorry the line has to be drawn somewhere. Your dog will be ok at home for an hour by themselves. These were not service animals, just dogs that were accompanying their owners to dine inside a sit-down restaurant.

I get it. When my dog was alive I did wish I could take him everywhere. He loved to go to the drive threw, the bank,  or a pet-friendly store like Petsmart. But I never took him into a general store and certainly never to a restaurant. And in all honesty, he would have been miserable at a restaurant. He hated sitting still in a new place, would have been trying to eat everyone’s food, and the heat outside would have bothered him as well. But despite my personal feelings about taking your dog out to eat, numerous people do it. This is what led Yelp to create a list of the most dog-friendly restaurants in America. And not one, not two, but 5 North Carolina restaurants made the list.

Here’s how Yelp says the list was curated: “We identified businesses in the restaurants and food categories with a large concentration of reviews mentioning “dog friendly,” then ranked those spots using a number of factors including the total volume and ratings of reviews mentioning those keywords between June 1, 2020, and June 1, 2023. If a chain appeared on the list more than once, we only included the highest-rated location. When available, all businesses on this list have a passing health score as of June 1, 2023.” You can view the full list of 100 restaurants here or keep reading to see the 5 top dog-friendly restaurants in North Carolina.

Melany Myers is a Gastonia native and has spent most of her life here in North Carolina. Mel has worked in radio for over 20 years, many of which she spent co-hosting morning shows in Charlotte, NC, and Columbia, SC. Mel loves 80’s music, going to concerts, cooking, and eating! She is always writing about random news stories that really make you wonder, “what in the world?!” She also writes about rock music and human-interest content.

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