To support his passion for animal welfare, real estate agent Michael Pallares, with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage of Jamaica Plain, is donating $500 of each home sale or purchase for which he’s responsible to The Animal Rescue League of Boston this year. Pallares, who recently welcomed two homeless pets into his own family, is an advocate for responsible pet ownership.

“I grew up in a household surrounded by cats and dogs that were adopted from shelters and rescue organizations,” says Pallares. “It’s a practice that my family continues to this day.”

Last year Pallares joined the Dog Park Association of Southwest Boston, a volunteer organization whose mission is to create a new fenced-in dog park for the Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Roslindale and West Roxbury neighborhoods of Boston.

For more information about selling or buying a home with the assistance of Michael Pallares, and supporting The Animal Rescue League of Boston in the process, call 617-899-3162 or visit GoHomeWithMichael.com.