Dog Walk Lights Brooklyn Bridge
September 29, 2009 by Paris and John
Filed under Dog News, Shelters and Rescues
Last week in our Dog Festivals section, we told you about the first annual Brooklyn Bridge Pub Crawl that was planned for September 26, 2009. Now we’re pleased to report that we’ve received word that over 400 dogs participated in that event to help raise funds for the one million pets that, according to ASPCA estimates, have lost or will lose their homes to foreclosure.
“The down economy has hit animal shelters twice as hard,” said Howard Wu, Kennel Supervisor for the Brooklyn Animal Resource Coalition (BARC), a non-profit, no-kill animal rescue shelter in New York City, one organization that benefited from the event. “There is an increase in the number of animals being abandoned because people can’t afford to care for them any longer and, at the same time, we are seeing a sharp decline in donations. We’re caring for more animals with fewer funds.”
According to Joseph Hassan, one of the organizers of the event, “Our goal is to help feed as many pets as possible in animal shelters across the country. Twenty dollars is enough to feed one shelter pet for an entire month.” Partners including Iams and The LuLu Leash which donated the first-ever illuminated dog leash to highlight the nighttime dog walk, the cause and to help keep participants safe. Other official Pup Crawl partner shelters included Get-A-Life Pet Rescue in Fort Lauderdale and Ace of Hearts in Los Angeles, making this a coast-to-coast initiative. Organizers encouraged Americans to donate to local shelters across the country.
“If, months down the line, we hear that one pup or kitten — we love cats, too — has been reunited with a family that gave them up because of the financial crisis, we’ll have done our job,” said Mr. Hassan.
For more information:
- visit www.thepupcrawl.com
PRNewsFoto/The Brooklyn Bridge Pup Crawl
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