Stamping Out Animal Cruelty: It's a Walk in the Park
Saturday, April 5. That's the day you can join your friends and neighbors in demonstrating support for stamping out animal cruelty.
The main event is either a 3/4 or 1 1/2 mile walk (take your pick) with your dog at the Palm Desert Civic Center Park. Sponsored by the Animal Samaritans, the event raises funds for the Samaritans' Humane Education Program.
Registration and continental breakfast begin at 8 a.m.; animal blessing with "Father Dan" is at 9:15; and the walk itself gets under way at 9:30.
There'll be all kinds of fun and activies, including pet costume contests, advice from pet nutrition and pet obedience experts, K-9 police dogs, pet adoptions, raffle prizes, low cost vaccinations and microchipping.
Fill out a sponsorship form and become eligible for prizes, but hurry! The deadline for sponsorship entry forms is Friday, Marcy 28.
All the details are here: http://www.animalsamaritans.org/walkbrochure08.pdf, or you can call 343-0837.