October 2, 2015 - With pet owners in tow, dogs everywhere are invited to take a 1.5-mile walk through Headwaters Park West – Rothschild Pavilion as part of *Petco Foundation Presents* - 28th annual Walk for Animals to help fight animal neglect and cruelty through education and community outreach. This year’s event, will be held on Sunday, October 11. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m., walk begins at 1p.m. . Pledge forms are available at Animal Care & Control and local veterinary hospitals. You can also register electronically at www.fwacc.org or at the Walk on October 11th . Registration fees or donations can be submitted at the Walk. All participants win a shirt based on donations raised, enjoy good friends and sample vendor products.
- $35 minimum pledge requirement per adult or child, or
- $120 minimum pledge per family from one household.
We are excited once again to welcome WANE-TV’s Gina Glaros to MC this year’s Walk. In addition, six fantastic prize packages are awarded based on dollar amounts raised and turned in on October 11th. Clubs and businesses with four or more people can form a Dog Pack and get a keepsake photo of their group at the event!
The 2015 Walk for Animals is dedicated to Rudy who will be in attendance at the walk with his new owner. Rudy arrived at the shelter and was adopted only to find he had an inoperable heart condition (see story attached). Rudy was fostered, loved and eventually adopted by an Animal Care & Control Volunteer who gave Rudy his forever family. Although we do not know what Rudy’s future holds we do know that for whatever time he may have left, he is loved.
Rudy represents one of the thousands of adoptable pets we receive at Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control each year. Rudy is one of the many, whose life was made possible because of hope, and because of people like you.
*The mission of the Petco Foundation is to raise the quality of life for pets and people who love and need them. We believe that raising the quality of life for pets requires creating lifesaving communities nationwide. As one of the nation’s largest funders of animal welfare causes, the Petco Foundation holds a responsibility and obligation to invest funds wisely in organizations that achieve their mission and vision