Aug 31, 2008 4:32 pm US/Eastern
Pet Events
If you are looking for a pet-friendly activity in the Delaware Valley this list could help.
Saturday, September
6, 2008
11-4:00pm (Raindate 9/7)
The Animal Orphanage of Voorhees New Jersey
12th Annual WOOFSTOCK FESTIVAL
Lion's Lake
Park-Dutchtown Rd & Rt. #73, Voorhees, NJ
(Across from Library II Restaurant)
Admission: $5.00 (Children under 12 and Seniors FREE)
Vendors, Rescue Groups, Police K-9 Demonstration, Agility
Demos, Food, Entertainment and much much more!!
For more information contact Christine Todd
609-743-6444
c.todd@theanimalorphanage.org
Sunday Sept. 7
10 am to 5 pm
Natural Pet Expo
Liberties Walk
1040 N. 2nd
Phila., Pa
Info on natural pet care, food, etc, pet parade, free samples
More Info: Visit www.naturalpetexpo.blogspot.com
September 7th
WHAT: Public Meeting on Preventing
Cruelty to Dogs - FREE meeting for animal lovers
WHEN: Sunday,
September 7th, 2008, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
WHERE: Ridley Park Borough Hall -
105 East Ward St., Ridley Park, PA, 19078.
Speakers:
Representative Bryan Lentz
Tom Hickey,
Sr., a member of the Pennsylvania Dog Law Advisory
Board
Howard Nelson, Chief Executive Officer, PSPCA
Bill Smith, Founder of Main Line
Animal Rescue and recently featured on Oprah!
Jessie
Smith, Pennsylvania's special deputy secretary for Dog Law
enforcement
Join us RAIN OR SHINE for this free meeting!
If you could
help prevent animals from being abused by making a few phone calls, would you do
it? If so, this is the meeting for you! Join animal lovers from across
Pennsylvania for this exciting meeting!
Saturday Sept. 13
9 am-2pm
Go Green For Greyhounds
Clothing Collection Drive
Precious pets
5 E Somerdale, Road
Somerdale,
NJ 08083
Keeps landfills free of clothing and each pound collected
will generate cash to help adopt retired racing greyhounds
Also collecting hard toys, stuffed animals, wearable
clothes, bedding, curtains, tablecloths, towels, etc.
Questions:
Heidi
609-247-5392
Maria 732-213-1789
Terryl greygal3@optonline.net
Jane lehmbeck@warwick.net
Saturday Sept. 13
9 am – 3 pm
Adopt a Boxer Craft & Flea Market
Rose
Tree Park
1671 N.
Providence Rd.
Media, Pa
Crafts, canine agility, dog training classes
Benefits Adopt a Boxer Rescue, re-homing and vet care for
boxers
Info: thelillyputian@yahoo.com
Saturday Sept. 13:
12-4 pm
Cow Bingo
334 Faggs Manor Road
Cochranville, PA
BBQ, service dog, puppy kisses
$10 ticket could win you $5,000
Benefits Canine Partners For Life
www.k94life.org
610-869-4902 ext. 214 for tickets
Wed. Sept. 17:
5 pm to 7:30 pm
First Annual Black Coat and Tails Fundraiser
Twin Lakes Brewing Company
4210 Kennett Pike
Greenville, Delaware
Cost $25 or $30 at the door
You can bring your dog!!
Price includes beer, beverages, food. Dog games, raffle and silent auction.
Dogs up for adoption will be there too!
Benefits: A Buddy for Life, Inc.
www.abuddyforlife.org
302-322-4997
Buddy for Life tries to save as many dogs as possible and needs and wants foster families
Saturday Sept. 20
6 to 11 pm
Animal
Adoption Center
Chinese Auction 700 Cooper Road
(Off Centennial Road)
Voorhees NJ
Admission is free
Dinner and Snack food available
100 gift baskets, food, jewelry, restaurant, spa, salon etc.
This NO KILL shelter will be forced to close unless
"serious" funds are raised
www.animaladoption.com
Saturday Sept. 20 (raindate Sept. 21)
1pm to 3 pm
Animal Alliance Courtyard
Shelter dog agility demos, children's activities, music, refreshments, meet the best cats and dogs in town
Animal Alliance Courtyard located between the Cape May county Animal Shelter and the Animal Alliance Spay/Neuter Clinic
Garden State Parkway to Exit 11, to Moore Road and go about 1 mile
www.animalalliancecmc.org
Saturday Sept. 20
9 am registration (events go on all
day!)
TAILS ON THE TRAILS DOG WALK
Warminster Community park
Warminster, PA
(15 minutes from Rt. 1 Exit of the
PA Turnpike)
Hike with your dog…two distances,
foster dogs for
Adoption, Canine Good Citizen test
for dogs, silent auction, PA Sled Dog
Club will be there with a wheeled
car and lead dogs. Try your dog sledding!
Registration is $25, or $40 day of
hike.
Benefits Siberian Huskies and Husky
mixes
Lots more details at
www.siberescue.com
and www.HuskyTailsOnTheTrails.com
Mon. October 6:
The first Monday in October 7:30 p.m.
South Jersey Bird Club Chinese Auction
The Fountains
114 Hayes Mill Road
Atco, New Jersey
Chairperson - Deb Schretzman
856-435-7692
We also happily accept donations of new or slightly used items, not necessarily bird related.
Saturday Oct. 18
Registration: 8:30 am till noon
Paws in the Park Dog Walk
Fasola Park
Sycamore Lane off Delsea Drive
Deptford, NJ
08096
Walk with your dog in the park to
raise funds for low-cost, spay/neuter programs.
Adoptable animals available,
Blessing of the Animals.
Gather pledges from friends, cost is
$10 / person (dogs are free!)
Shelters and Rescues are welcome at
no charge, bring your own table and materials (rsvp by Sept. 28)
Benefits Save the Animals
Foundation, Inc.
www.stafnj.org
PO Box 5689, Deptford,
NJ 08096 or call 856-582-3661 or email
drmalc@comcast.net
Every Saturday and Sunday:
11 am to 3 pm
Adopt a Homeless Cat or Dog, Save a Life!**
PETsMART, South Philadelphia (24th & Oregon Ave.)
PETsMART, Cottman Avenue (7501 Horrocks Street, NE Philadelphia)
Tri State Weimaraner Rescue's 2nd Annual Photo Contest
Winners to be selected by William Wegman.
Please visit our website www.tristateweimrescue.org for details.
Tri State Weimaraner Rescue Yankee Candle Fundraiser
Why not help rescue a weimaraner with the purchase of something we all enjoy anyway. Please visit our website at www.tristateweimrescue.org to see how you can make a purchase and help save a weim. Tri State Weimaraner Rescue gets 40-percent of every purchase.
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