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Victoria, TX 77901
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Dog Fashion Show
Written by Shannon Dillon
Saturday, 12 April 2008
FROM CUDDLY AND CUTE...TO FURRY AND FRIENDLY...ALL TYPES OF DOGS ARE HERE...WITH ONE COMMON INTEREST....TO STRUT, RUN, OR TWIRL DOWN THE RUNWAY IN THE SECOND ANNUAL DOG FASHION SHOW AT VICTORIA MALL.
JUST DOGS GOURMET INVITED PET OWNERS TO REGISTER THEIR PETS FOR FREE TO SHOW OFF THEIR OUTFITS ON THE DOGWALK...ALL EFFORTS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT PET CARE OPTIONS. SOME SAY THEY'RE HERE JUST FOR THEIR LOVE OF ANIMALS. "There like soft and cuddly and you can play with them and stuff,"says 10-year-old Priscilla Gomez. AND MANY LITTLE HANDS WERE OUTSTRETCHED TRYING TO PET AND PLAY WITH MAN'S BEST FRIEND. BUT THERE ARE DEEPER ISSUES THAT PET LOVER'S ARE ATTEMPTING TO FIX.
"By having Victoria adoption and the Dorothy O'Connor foundation we're able to find homes for the dogs and cats that need it most. So for me that's really important that we strive to get all the dogs and cats a home,"says Will Cleveland from Just Dogs Gourmet.
FINDING HOMES FOR THE THOUSANDS OF STRAY ANIMALS IN VICTORIA COUNTY IS THE MISSION OF PAWS AS WELL. LAST YEAR OVER 4200 STRAY DOGS AND CATS WERE EUTHANIZED IN VICTORIA COUNTY....AND NEARLY 900 WERE KILLED ON THE STREETS. "Thats what we're working to eliminate, we want to make this a no kill county,"says Cindy Schneider, Victoria PAWS President. SCHNEIDER SAYS PET OWNERS HAVE CHOICES. INSTEAD OF HAVING A LITTER OF DOGS OR CATS THEY SHOULD CONSIDER ADOPTING A STRAY PET. ANOTHER IMPORTANT ISSUE...SPAYING AND NEUTERING ANIMALS...SOMETHING THAT'LL HELP CONTROL THE PET POPULATION AND REDUCE THE NUMBER OF STRAYS.
"If you're on a government program, animal control will spay and neuter your dog or cat free. If you live in Victoria county,"says Schneider.
PAWS ALSO OFFERS SPAY AND NEUTERING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY WHO MAKE LESS THAN $25,000 AND HAVE HAD ONLY FIVE PETS IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS.
ORGANIZER'S SAY RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT PET ADOPTION AND CARE ISSUES IS THEIR MAIN PRIORITY....SO THAT MORE OF THESE CUDDLY CUTE FACES CAN HAVE A PLACE TO CALL HOME.
