National Homeless Animal's Day Candlelight Vigil

[Guest guest]

The Queenie Foundation, Inc.

Animal protection through education

Dallas, Texas

214.328.3332

queeniefound

www.TheQueenieFoundation.nhfind.com

www.petfinder.org/shelters/TX340.html

 

Dear Animal Lovers, Activists and Rescuers:

 

The Queenie Foundation announces its ninth annual National Homeless Animals' Day

Candlelight Vigil Saturday, August 21, 2004, Dallas, at Flag Pole Hill (Buckner

Blvd. and Northwest Highway) from 6 - 9 PM.

The International Society for Animal Rights (ISAR) began this event in 1992. It

is recognized worlwide. You can check out the website at www.ISARonline.org; the

vigil is listed under Campaigns or just go directly to:

http://www.isaronline.org/campaign_NHAD.htm. If you are not near Dallas, look

for a vigil close to you or request a packet from ISAR to have your own.

 

This year's theme is " I Survived Death Row. " Therefore, I am calling upon all

organizations and people that have saved an animal off death row from any

shelter, and I don't care if it's a hedgehog, to bring those animals to the

vigil.

 

We will highlight these animals during the vigil and acknowledge all of the

organizations and people for the tireless work that you do to save homeless

animals. (Please bring a photo if the animal cannot attend the vigil.)

 

When you RSVP, please let us know if you're bringing a death row survivor and

the species of the animal.

 

All rescue - adoption/legislative/rights/welfare organizations are invited to

set up their table starting at 5 PM; all others are invited to attend. This

event is free for everyone. Please invite your volunteers, family, friends,

co-workers and neighbors (leashed companion animals are always welcome). We also

encourage you to post this event on your website and list it in your newsletter.

The Meet & Greet is from 6 - 8 and the vigil is 8 - 9 PM.

 

Please RSVP to vigil2004 if you plan to have a table. This is an

event to inform the public about the tragedy of animal overpopulation,

specifically dogs and cats and that spay/neuter is the answer, HOWEVER, it can

apply to any species, such as rabbits, horses and farm animals (saved from

slaughter). We invite you to wear your organization T-shirt, display your

banner, bring your literature and photos of your adoptable animals, sign people

up on your mailing list, make appointments with prospective adopters and invite

the public to volunteer with your organization. This is not an adoption event.

If you are a rescue and planning to attend with some of the animals in your

system or personal animals, please make sure that they are sterilized and

current on vaccinations. No rescue will be allowed to participate with

unsterilized animals.

 

Our Special Guest Speaker is Tami Stanley, Gifted Animal Program Certified

Diagnostician. Ms. Stanley will do a demonstration with her working dogs. Other

guest speakers are Starlyn Smelker with the Greyhound Protection League and

Linda McKellor with DFWCares. Recipients of The Queenie Foundation's Outstanding

Media Coverage Award and Rescuer Par Excellence Award are Randy Bigham and

Jennifer Mills with the Navarro County Star and Audrey Merritt, Founder of the

North Ellis County Animal Awareness Program (NECAAP), respectively.

 

Tasty food will be available from Ft. Worth's own Spiral Diner.

Dr. David Kahn will be available to administer vaccinations.

Live music provided by Naked Violet (http:// www.starpolish.com/brigittemiller)

with opening acoustic performance by " duratboy " (http://www.rat-o-rama.com/

).

 

Please write to vigil2004 if you have questions or comments.

 

Sincerely,

Enid Breakstone,

Founder and Executive Director

 

Sent on care2.com by LaDonna Wernersbach, Vigil volunteer

 

 

 

http://pets.care2.com/

 

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