~2009 Strut Your Mutt Dog Walk~
Saturday July 25th, 2009
Registration 10:00am – 10:45am
Madison City Armory
Walk begins at 11am
PRIZES FOR TOP 3 PLEDGE EARNERS!!
A FREE TEE SHIRT FOR PLEDGE EARNERS OVER $$50
Who may attend? Anyone! Feel free to walk with or without a pet!
What should you do? Pick up a pledge form at KJAM or Lake Vet Clinic and request pledge money prior to the walk.
The more you collect, the more you help purchase food and medical care for the animals in need.
Bring your pledge form to registration to be eligible for prizes.
Walk Guidelines
Everyone is Welcome! Walkers under the age of 12 must be
accompanied by an adult
.
Make sure your dog is current on vaccinations and gets along with others!
Animals must remained leashed at all times.
Please remember to bring bags and dispose of any waste your animal
leaves at the event.
Almost Home would like to thank the
Jason Debus Heigl Foundation
for their generosity!
The foundation is sponsoring our new arrivals from puppymills. 6 out of 7 of these dogs are pregnant and need extensive medical care and high quality food. We are incredibly honored to receive this donation and also would like to extend our deepest appreciation to Nancy Heigl and her support of our efforts rescuing puppy mill dogs. Here are the dogs that are being sponsored:
The Problem in General
Over $2 billion is spent annually by local governments to shelter and ultimately destroy 8-10 million adoptable cats and dogs because of a shortage of homes. Source: Business Wire Features 2/16/99
7 dogs and cats are born every day for each person born in the United States; only 1 in 5 puppies and kittens stay in their original home for his/her natural lifetime; the other 4 are abandoned to the streets or end up at a shelter. Source: The Humane Society of the United States.
An unspayed female cat, her mate and all of their offspring, producing 2 litters per years, with 2.8 surviving kittens per year can total 11,606,077 cats in only 9 years. Source: Spay USA
An unspayed female dog, her mate and all of their puppies, if none are ever neutered or spayed, add up to 67,000 dogs in 6 years. Source: Spay USA
Approximately 25% of the animals in shelters are purebred. Source: The Fund for Animals -- Kim Sturla
The public acquires only 14% of its pets from shelters; 48% get their pets as strays, from friends, from animal rescuers, 38% get their pets from breeders or pet stores. Source: The Humane Society of the United States.
Only 42% of cat owners and 39% of dog owners are aware of the pet-overpopulation problem. Source: Massachusetts SPCA survey 1993
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
Spay and Neuter your pet which is the true meaning of responsible pet ownership and love; sterilizing your pets prevents the birth of more homeless animals.
Adopt a homeless pet.
Spay or neuter a local stray.
Tell others the good reasons to spay and neuter pets.
DO NOT, under any circumstances, buy a dog in a petstore. Here is why: http://www.prisonersofgreed.org/
Make an appointment with your veterinarian to spay or neuter your pet today.
Your spayed or neutered pet will be happier and healthier:
Neutered pets can't develop testicular tumors, the second most common malignancy in males, and have a lower incidence of prostate cancer, which is better for your pet and means lower medical bills.
Spayed females typically stay healthier and live longer. They have a lower incidence of mammary tumors and no uterine or ovarian cancers, which is better for your pet and means lower medical bills.
Neutered/spayed pets are less aggressive, less likely to fight, and less likely to bite, as documented in studies.
Neutered/spayed pets (especially males) are less territorial and less likely to roam. Research indicates that 80% of dogs hit by cars are unaltered males.
Neutered pets are less likely to mark furniture and rugs with urine.
Spayed females will not have heat cycles that soil rugs and furniture and usually shed less fur.
Sterilization does not change the pet's personality or cause weight gain.
Removing the urge to mate focuses more of a pet's attention on the caregiver, aiding in training. Sterilized pets behave better.
Sources: American Humane Association, Humane Society of the United States, Cornell University's DogWatch
PLEASE DONATE YOUR ALUMINUM CANS
Drop off
your cans at Lake Vet Clinic in Madison. A kennel is outside
the clinic, just drop your bags inside the kennel.
ALL PROCEEDS WILL BE USED TO FUND OUR SPAY AND NEUTER PROGRAM TO REDUCE THE PET OVERPOPLATION CRISIS!
UNTIL THERE ARE
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