Run (or walk) for shelter pets
It’s a new year so many of us have dusted off our sneakers in an effort to burn off the holiday binges and fight off the winter blues. If you happen to be a goal-oriented type, here’s a run you can start training for that will help shelter pets here in Roanoke.
The Roanoke Valley SPCA will hold its first annual Tail Chaser 5K…Running for Their Lives on March 30. The event will begin at Roanoke’s Wasena Park to River’s Edge and back and it will be timed.
If you are like me and can’t run (my bionic knee apparently lacks the super powers I had hoped it would contain) the One Mile Black Dog Salvage Walk will stroll from Wasena Park to Vic Thomas Park and back.
Friendly, leashed canine companions can accompany you (proof of vaccinations will be required at check in.)
Here are more details:
- Run begins at 9 a.m. (on-site registration opens at 7:30 a.m.)
- Dog Walk begins at 10 a.m.
- Registration is required to participate in the Tail Chaser 5K &/or 1 Mile Black Dog Salvage Dog Walk
- Pre-registration fee – Tail Chaser 5K – $20 (runner), $5 canine companion (runner); 1 Mile Black Dog Salvage Dog Walk – $20 (walker),
$5 canine companion (walker) - Day-Of registration fee – Tail Chaser 5K – $30 (runner), $5 canine companion (runner); 1 Mile Black Dog Salvage Dog Walk – $30 (walker),
canine companion $5 (walker). - Online pre-registration closes at 6 p.m. on March 27.
- Prizes and plaques wil be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place overall runners (both male & female.)
- T-shirts will be guaranteed to the first 100 runners/walkers to register before March 1.
- Tail Chaser 5K bandanas guaranteed to the first 100 dogs registered.
January 11, 2013 - 2:50 PM
Well if your bionic knee doesn’t have super powers, I will have to rethink about getting one myself. LOL
off topic, but check out wdbj7 website for a story on chicken treats for our puppies.
The warning’s been out for months. Now some dog treats are being pulled off of store shelves because they may contain trace amounts of a poultry antibiotic which is not approved for in the U.S.
The treats in question are chicken jerky treats made in China. Veterinarians say they can make dogs sick and some dogs have even died. Until now those treats have remained on store shelves.
Nestle Purina Petcare is taking Waggin Train and Canyon Creek Ranch brand dog treats off the market and Milo’s Kitchen is recalling its Chicken Jerky and Chicken Grillers home-style dog treats.
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The companies claim they don’t pose a safety risk to pets, however, Roanoke veterinarians say they’ve seen numerous dogs that have come in sick after eating the treats. The Food and Drug Administration reports hundreds of fatal cases nationwide that may be related to chicken jerky treats made in China.
“Some dogs got really sick. There were some dogs that had kidney failure and kidney damage,” Dr. Mark Finkler, a veterinarian with Roanoke Animal Hospital said. “We have seen definite cases, with vomiting, diarrhea, even bloody diarrhea within just a day or two of eating chicken jerky treats.”
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The Food and Drug Administration has seen an increasing number of in reports of sick pets connected to jerky treats, particularly chicken jerky made in China. The FDA has been notified of 360 dogs that died after eating jerky treats over the past 18 months and it’s conducting an investigation to figure out the definitive cause.