FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Kerrie Leclair, Director of Development
, 207-985-3244 x123 or 207-899-8131
Registrations Still Being Accepted for Strut Your Mutt!
WEST KENNEBUNK, Maine – August 30, 2013 – Strut Your Mutt, now in its 19th year, is the single largest fundraiser for the Animal Welfare Society. This year’s event will be held on Sunday, September 8th at 11 am on Mother’s Beach in Kennebunk. The event covers a two-mile walk along the beach, and is attended by more than 250 people and their four-footed companions. Walkers are encouraged to collect pledges from friends, family and co-workers.
Again underwritten by Kennebunk Savings Insurance, the event raises much needed funds for the shelter’s animal medical care budget, known as the Sadie Fund.
The Fund, named for a Shih Tzu surrendered to the shelter with too many medical problems to list, is a symbol of the more than $150,000 spent each year on treating ill, injured and aged animals at the Animal Welfare Society.
“Some medical ailments seem so simple – a urinary tract infection or an upper respiratory infection – and yet, the treatment can be quite expensive. Without this fund, we wouldn’t be able to get these animals on the road to recovery so quickly,” said Bobbi Allen, shelter manager. “Other medical ailments, like broken bones or heartworm treatment cost even more. The Sadie Fund literally means a second chance for so many animals.”
Other headlining sponsors of this year’s event include: OgunquitInns.com, H.M. Payson, Harbor Consulting IP Services, Planet Dog, The Ogunquit Village Food Market and IDEXX Laboratories.
Further support has been provided by: Amica Insurance and Kennebunk Veterinary Hospital.
For more information, or to get involved, visit the Animal Welfare Society’s web site at Walkers can even create their own fundraising web pages. Registration fees are $20 for individuals, $65 for teams (4-9 walkers) and $160 for squads (10 -20 walkers). Can’t make the event? You can still make a donation to the shelter’s Sadie Fund by calling 207-985-3244 x123.
About The Animal Welfare Society
The Animal Welfare Society exists to provide humane shelter and care to animals temporarily in need of housing, and to further the cause of responsible animal adoption and ownership through education and public awareness. The society actively promotes kindness, the elimination of cruelty and neglect to all animals, and the lifelong commitment of people to their pets. For more information please visit
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