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Dog walk fundraiser in support of Bow Wow Rescue returns to Seaforth
Marco Vigliotti
Postmedia Network
The pooches will be mak-
ing the rounds through Sea -
forth later in June when the
Dog Walk and Silent Auction
in support of the Bow Wow
Rescue scurries back in town
for its third annual showing.
This year's event will take
place on June 14th at the
community's dog park
located inside Optimist Park.
From there, humans and
their canine counterparts
will embark on a peaceful
trek through town starting at
3:30 p.m. before returning
for the subsequent auction,
as well as food
and refreshments.
During the walk, water
bowls will be placed out for
the dogs and environmen-
tally safe refuse bags
donated by Earth Rated will
be provided. A detour will be
offered for those unable to
complete the entirety of the
route.
The charitable drive will
look to improve on the
$1,400 raised last year to
reach its stated 2015 goal of
$2,000, says Dene Coombs,
an organizer and volunteer
assistant at the Rescue.
All the money raised, save
for a nominal amount
deducted to cover expenses
such as renting out the park,
will be used to help fund the
crucial work done by the
Clinton -based Bow Wow
Rescue caring and rehoming
stray or surrender dogs, she
said.
"The fundraiser is desper-
ately needed," Coombs
added.
Bow Wow describes itself
on its website as a small,
entirely volunteer, not-for-
profit organization dedi-
cated to providing public
education, veterinary care
and forever homes for
abused, neglected and/or
abandoned animals.
Unlike the SPCA, the Res-
cue does not receive govern-
ment funding and instead is
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entirely supported by private
donations and fees attached
to surrendering and adopt-
ing dogs in their care.
The cost to adopt a
younger dog totals about
$300, while the fee to bring
home an older one is lower
at only $150 to $200.
Meanwhile, the cost to
surrender a dog is $150,
though Coombs notes that
even this is occasionally
waived for those who cannot
afford it.
"The only money that's
made, and there isn't money
made in that, is just from the
dogs (they) take in," she
explained in an interview,
noting that the dogs that are
surrendered to the Rescue
typically need to be spayed
or neutered, vaccinated and
microchipped, as well as
given costly flea medicine.
The cost to spay or neuter
alone usually adds up to
$300, says Coombs, who
stresses that some of the
dogs at the Rescue stay there
for a year at a time.
"You can see that it's not
really a money making ven-
ture," she said.
Those looking to partici-
pate in the walk can pick up
a pledge form from Coombs
at 3 Main Street South or by
giving her call at
519-527-1500.
Registration for the Walk
begins thirty minutes before
the walk commences at 3
p.m.
All participants will
receive a goodie bag stocked
with dog -centric items
donated by local businesses,
as well as scarf from the Res-
cue provided by the Seaforth
Sewing Centre.
NEWS BRIEF
Wire snafu
prompts fire
alarm
A fire alarm heard in Sea -
forth on May 25 was
prompted by a dump
truck getting caught up
in hydro lines on Bridge
Road, the Huron East
Fire Department has
told the Expositor.
It says there were no
injuries and the truck
was free from the wires
within minutes.
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