Yes, I'm sporting a mustache for the entire month of May and you can check out my daily photos over at mustachemay.com. However, I'm also using said mustache to raise awareness and hopefully some money for a great animal rescue and rehabilitation non-profit called Hope For Paws, based in Los Angeles, California.

I know what you're thinking, I live in Madison WI and aren't there shelters there? There are, and I donate to them on a regular basis but I also don't believe they have the need that a metropolitan area like L.A. generates. What first caught my eye was a photo of Eldad's on Flickr, which led me to their amazing and touching youtube channel.

Taken from Hope For Paws' website:

"Audrey and Eldad Hagar have been fostering hundreds of animals in their home for the past eight years.  They created Hope for Paws to help animals in this country who suffer and die every year because of negligence and abuse.

Our fostered animals are a part of our family and are treated as such.  Too often, people undervalue their furry family members and abandon them in their backyards, on the streets or at the shelters.  These animals die from starvation, abuse, and euthanization because of the overcrowding at the shelters.

Pets are not items that can be thrown away or exchanged for younger models. Animals are sentient beings who feel pain, love, joy, mourning, and loss.  These valuable creatures help us whether it is assisting the blind or finding people under the rubble from an earthquake.  They help us in times of war and during human catastrophes.

We want to help both humans and animals alike live harmonious and fulfilling lives together."

So please, if you can swing it, help out Hope For Paws and click that big orange "Give now" button up top. Every little bit helps.