PhilaPets.com Newsletter: August 2006

There are lots of pet events going on this weekend and in the next couple of weeks so we are sending out the newsletter a little early so you can plan your weekend fun!

Smile!

Want to show off your pets? Just send us their pictures and we will make them forever famous in our client gallery. Their image will also show in the upper left-hand corner when you login to my.philapets.com.

This week, we showcase some of our more &unusual& pets: Mr. Walker, Danger, [Orangina, Mango and Slim], and Rory.

Upcoming Events

Saturday 08/12/2006 08/19/2006 10:00am-4:00pm		Alliance Dog Wash The Alliance is partnering with Whole Foods Market on South Street for a series of dog washing events! The good, clean fun will happen every Saturday in August (5th, 12th, 19th & 26th) from 10am-4pm at the Whole Foods @ 10th & South Streets in Philadelphia. The cost is $5 for small dogs and $10 for large dogs, with all proceeds benefiting the programs of the Alliance for Philadelphia's Animals. Tell your friends!!!!
Saturday 08/12/2006 12:00-2:00pm		Microchipping Event United Animal Nations (UAN) and the Alliance for Philadelphia's Animals invite you to a low-cost microchip event, where you can purchase potentially lifesaving identification for your pets for only $10 per animal - including registration! UAN's Emergency Animal Rescue Service volunteers will also distribute valuable disaster preparedness information and answer your questions about how to prepare your family and pets for disaster. Microchips are the size of a piece of rice and are implanted under an animal's skin. They provide permanent identification so animals can be reunited quickly with their caregivers, even when their collars have fallen off. Nothing provides better assurance that you will be reunited with your animal if you are ever separated. When UAN responds to a disaster and provides temporary sheltering services to displaced animals, the microchipped animals are frequently the easiest to reunite with their families. Fels Community Center 2407 South Broad Street Dogs on leash; cats and rabbits in carriers. $10 including lifetime registration (Cash only, please.)
Sunday 09/03/2006 10:00am-10:00pm		South Street Green Festival Join the Alliance for Philadelphia's Animals in supporting the Urban Green Partnership's South Street Green Festival on Sunday, September 3rd, at the intersection of 10th and South Streets in Philadelphia. It promises to be the greenest festival Philadelphia has ever seen. Labor Day, good food, South Street, and saving the planet. For more information visit www.urbangreenpartnership.org.
Saturday 10/01/2006		The Paws for the Cause Doggie Walk and Horse Trot The Paws for the Cause Doggie Walk and Horse Trot will take place October 1 at Rose Tree Park, located on Route 252 in Media, Pa. This walk will raise money for the Linda Creed Breast Cancer Foundation and the Animal Rescue Foundation of Southeastern Pennsylvania.

PhilaPets News and Information

Labor Day Is Coming!
Are you planning for an end of summer trip or vacation?

Labor Day is Monday, September 4th this year.

Be sure to book your pet sitting needs early. Labor Day is one of our busiest holidays and we want to make sure to plan accordingly.

Pet Oddities

A Two Faced Kitten is Born
I don't think that I'd believe it if I didn't see it, but a two-faced kitten was born in Ohio just last week.

See the MSNBC video
Note: A short advertisement will play before the video begins.

If there is something that you would like to share with the PhilaPets community, tips, events, jokes, or other interesting tidbits, e-mail them to newsletter@philapets.com and we will try to make it a part of our next month's newsletter.