Bring the whole family out to Ruin Creek Animal Protection Society’s
Spring Fling Pet Palooza on Saturday, May 3 for a day of fun activities, all to raise awareness about animal stewardship.
The event will take place at the former Boyd dealership, 284 US 158 bypass from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
RCAPS Executive Director Tracy Tsoumbos said there will be vendors and food trucks as well as arts and crafts activities to enjoy, as well as a dog obedience demonstration and a martial arts demonstration.
The Vance County Animal Shelter’s adoption van will be on site, too, loaded with adoptable animals from the shelter.
It’s a fundraiser for RCAPS, Tsoumbos said, but just as important as raising money is the idea of raising awareness in the community about issues surrounding pets – including the importance of having pets spayed and neutered to reduce the number of unwanted pets that often end up at the shelter.
“The shelter remains full,” Tsoumbos said. “We want to get more awareness of the shelter situation,” she said, adding that adopting animals to loving homes or finding a rescue organization to foster them has proven more challenging recently than in the past.
Having pets spayed or neutered is one of the best ways to help reduce the number of unwanted pets.
A fairly new program called “Dog Day Out” pairs trained volunteers with one of the adoptable dogs at the shelter to get them out into the community for an adventure.
It’s already paid off for Copper, who’d already spent more than 300 days at the shelter. After taking the dog out, along with posting photos, the dog found its new home.
“Getting those dogs out of there, getting them exposed to an environment outside the shelter,” is proving to be a positive step toward adoption, she said.
And if you’d like to help raise funds in another way, join the Downtown Dog Walking Club, which offers incentives through a phone app called Wooftrax. The app tracks your steps when you’re walking your dog, which translates into a financial reward to the shelter.
Check out RCAPS on Facebook to learn more about both programs.
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