May 7th begins "Be Kind To Animals Week" and also on
Sunday, May 7th, the first annual MILLION MUTT MARCH! will take place at
the Capitol in Washington, D.C. in order to celebrate national "Mayday
For Mutts" a nationwide effort to promote adoption of mixed-breed,
older, and special needs dogs, and help eliminate canine discrimination.
ALL DOGS WELCOME RGARDLESS OF PEDIGREE OR LACK THEREOF.
Marchers will meet at the East Front of the Capitol in
Washington D.C. The actual march will take place around the Capitol
grounds.
Sponsors of the march are:
Indian Lake Screen Printing
Petco
Chicken Soup for the Dog & Cat Lover's Soul
Lost Dog Cafe
Humane Society of the United States
Contributors:
Three Dog Bakery
Kinkos
Fast Signs
Nutro Dog Food
The Bark magazine
Communication Express
All American Printing
and of course all the wonderful volunteers without whom
this event would be impossible. The march is co-organized by MetroPets
Online and Karen Derrico, author of the book, Unforgettable Mutts: Pure
of Heart Not of Breed.
Starting at 10am local animal shelters and rescue groups
will bring mixed-breed and special needs dogs as representatives to join
in the march. These dogs will be "tagged" as adoptable, however there
will be no adoptions conducted at the event. Various posters and
literature will be available at the event from different organizations,
as well as information on Mayday For Mutts. 3-Dog Bakery will be on hand
dishing out yummy cake for the canine marchers.
You are invited to bring your canine and human family
members to join in the march and help promote this important cause.
Please make sure to fill out the registration form. In order to follow
Capitol regulations, each participant must complete a registration form
prior to the event. The registration form and more information can be
found at
MetroPets: Million Mutt March
http://www.metropets.org/MMM/
Email:
info@metropets.org
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