3rd Delaware Week for Animals April 17-25, 2010

The Delaware Week for Animals team is currently organizing events and working with shelters and organizations daily across the entire state. We anticipate scores of events as we approach the exciting week of  April 17 - 25,  2010.

Start planning your events now. Your ideas and suggestions are truly welcome as we work together to build this exciting week designed to celebrate Delaware animals.
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Collection Drive Ends 4/16. Food  Distributed 4/17-25th

Coventry Health Care in Newark, Delaware
Pet Food Drive to Benefit Delawre Animal Shelters

Coventry Health Care Inc
211 Lake Drive
Newark, DE 19702-3320

The employees of Coventry Health Care in Newark, Delaware will be collecting pet food and supplies to be donated to local area shelters. A collection box will be located in the employee cafeteria to collection donations of food and supplies. All items will be collected by April 16, 2010  and delivered to shelters during the 3rd Delaware Week for the Animals! (302) 283-6500
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Saturday, April 17th            10:00am - 3:30pm
Earth Day Celebration 2010: Party for the Planet!
The Brandywine Zoo

The Brandywine Zoo
1001 North Park Drive
Brandywine Park
Wilmington, Delaware 19802

In conjunction with the Third Annual Delaware Week for the Animals, Brandywine Zoo is dedication a Party for the Planet intended to inspire zoo guests to learn about respecting our animal friends, both wild and pets! Learn about their unique care requirements (and why many don't make good pets) at various stations in the zoo.

Discover ways to appropriately interact with animals that will benefit them and you! Join the best party in town at the zoo with live entertainment, animal-related games, stories, crafts, live animal presentations and MORE are all part of the day's fun! Celebration takes place in the zoo, so dress for the weather.Registration not required. Fee: FREE with paid admission to the zoo. For more information visit their website.
http://www.brandywinezoo.org/family_programs.html
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Saturday, April 17th                    10:00am-2:00pm
Whimsical Equine Rescue, Inc.

“Visitors Day at the Farm”
29573 West Elliotts Dam Road
Laurel, DE 19956

Come and join us for the 3rd Annual Delaware Week for the Animals.  This is our first year participating in this exciting week to celebrate the wonderful animals that touch all of our lives. 

Whimsical Equine Rescue, Inc. is an all volunteer organization dedicated to improving the lives of the magnificent horses we rescue, as well as the families who adopt them.  The exhaustive labor of our small group is well rewarded by the knowledge that these horses are safe. 

You will have the opportunity to meet our wonderful horses and find you new partner!  You can check out our New “used” tack store.  Buy a raffle ticket for our Doll House or just spend some time with us. Donations of Triple Crown Senior, hay, gift cards from local feed stores would be appreciated!
http://www.whimsicalequine.rescuegroups.org/
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Saturday, April 17th-25th                     All day
Leasure Elementary Student  Pet Food Drive

May B. Leasure Elementary School
1015 Church Road
Newark, DE 19702-5101

During the entire week of Delaware Week for Animals, teachers and students at Leasure Elementary School will be collecting food for the Delaware SPCA Stanton Shelter!  

The students will also have the opportunity to read the book, " Mutt Dog" by Stephen Michael King and enter a art/essay contest. For more information, please call Mr. Werbrich at 302-731-0069.

Mutt Dog: City dweller Mutt Dog is brave, fast, and smart, but he is also hungry and lonely. When he happens upon a shelter for homeless humans, he finds food, companionship, and a shelter employee who takes him home. King's pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations exude a friendly, hopeful feeling, even at the beginning of the story when Mutt is scrounging for food in trash bins and seeking comfort under park benches. By the story's end, Mutt Dog is clean, brushed, well fed, and happy, but his adoptive family has wisely allowed him to remain himself--a mutt. A great choice for story hours.

STEPHEN MICHAEL KING has written and illustrated many books for children, including his award-winning The Man Who Loved Boxes. He lives in Sydney, Australia.
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Saturday April 17- Sunday April 25th                       All days
Millsboro Art League Member Animal Art Benefit
for Delaware SPCA

Millsboro Art League
203 Main Street
Millsboro, DE 19966

The Millsboro Art League will be participating in the Week for the Animals by .  having an Animal Art display for April 17th to 25th . We are asking all members to bring in their art Animals. Ten % of the sales will go to local Delaware SPCA.  Visit  www.millsboroartleague.com and http://www.delspca.org/
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Saturday, April 17th                                 11:00 am til
Low Cost Vaccination Clinic

New Castle County Shelter
455 Stanton Christiana Road
Newark, DE 19713
302-998-2281

Vaccination clinic at the New Castle County shelter in Stanton.  Rabies, distemper, and bordatella vaccinations will be available.  Microchipping also available.
Available Services
*  Canine and Feline distemper vaccines - $10 each
*  Canine Bordetella (kennel cough) vaccine - $10 each
*  Rabies vaccine - $13 each (must be 12 weeks of age or older)
*  Microchip - $25 – permanent identification for pet-owner reunification

Instructions:Any prior rabies vaccine paperwork MUST be brought to the clinic. Dogs must be on leashes and cats should be in securely closed carriers
Payment for all services – Cash Only. Owners should bring valid identification with current address such as Driver’s license, state ID, or military ID to assist in the completion of required paperwork.

No appointment required – first come, first serve – please be prepared to wait. You and pets will need to wait outside, so please dress accordingly for the weather conditions. Thanks! http://www.delspca.org/   302-998-2281
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Saturday April 17th                  12:00 pm until 5:00 pm
                      Nuts For Mutts Adoption Day

House Pets
203 Atlantic Ave,
Creekside Plaza Shopping Center
Millville DE 19967
(302) 537-7695

Paws of Tomorrow will be hosting  local adoption event. Please visit us at House Pets located on Rt. 26 in Millville, in the Creekside Plaza shopping center, beside Food Lion. We will have a variety of young and adult dogs waiting to meet you, greet you, and most of all….play with you!
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Saturday, April 17th             6:00 PM    til
BARKITECTURE 2010
AN EVENING OF ART FOR THE ANIMALS

Greenville Country Club
201 Owls Nest Road
Wilmington, DE 19807

Faithful Friends is inviting individuals, architects, architectural firms, contractors, interior designers, high school and college-level design students, and local artists and designers to enter their creative talents in the design and construction of indoor or outdoor dog houses/cat condos, dog and cat statues, and frame-able art.

In addition to the live auction of these unique designer structures, the affair will include hors d'oeuvres, cocktails (cash bar) and music.  Trophies will be awarded for the best design entries and guests can enjoy bidding on tons of silent auction items throughout the event. Can't make our evening of "art for the animals?"  We are accepting silent auction items. For more information, go to our Auction page for more details.

All proceeds from Barkitecture 2010 will benefit homeless dogs and cats in Delaware served by Faithful Friends Inc., a no kill animal shelter located in Wilmington, Delaware. http://www.faithfulfriends.us/ 302-427-8514
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Sunday, April 18th                                          10 am - 2 pm
Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League
9th Annual Dog Fest

at St Anthony in the Hills
6742 Limestone Rd, Avondale, PA
(PA/DE Border)

Fantastic day is planned. We need Volunteers to help us! Free Admission - Donation of $20 for t-shirt & goodie bag! This is a free all-breed event.

MAGDRL is staffed completely by volunteers. Like all humane groups, MAGDRL is in the unique position of helping both humans and pets. In our case, the pets are Great Danes and mixed Dane dogs, and the people are all those who have or want the companionship of this breed or, often, just dogs in general.  Visit http://www.magdrl.org/
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Monday April 19th, 2010 4:00 PM until 09:00 PM
Grotto Pizza Community Night 

Grotto Pizza-Bethany Beach
793 Garfield Parkway
Bethany Beach De 19930
(302) 537-3278

Continue, Delaware's Week For the Animals by joining us at Grotto's for a family fun event. Grotto's will be donating 20% of your total bill to Paws of Tomorrow. Please click below for the voucher that must be presented when you order.

http://www.pawsoftomorrow.com/info/file?file=s2651m7143.pdf (voucher link)
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                    Friday, April 23th                                         6:00 pm - 8:30pm
Screening of " Earthlings " documentary!

Newark Free Library 
750 Library Ave
Newark, DE 19711

Contact: Joan Ozelis Calpin  plc95@yahoo.com or 302-378-2244
Limited Seating - 50 maximum, first come first serve basis
Graphic Images - Adults Only / Over 18 Only

EARTHLINGS is an award-winning documentary film about the suffering of animals for food, fashion, pets, entertainment and medical research. Considered the most persuasive documentary ever made, EARTHLINGS is nicknamed “the Vegan maker” for its sensitive footage shot at animal shelters, pet stores, puppy mills, factory farms, slaughterhouses, the leather and fur trades, sporting events, circuses and research labs.

The film is narrated by Academy Award® nominee Joaquin Phoenix and features music by platinum-selling recording artist Moby. Initially ignored by distributors, today EARTHLINGS is considered the definitive animal rights film by organizations around the world. “Of all the films I have ever made, this is the one that gets people talking the most,” said Phoenix. “For every one person who sees EARTHLINGS, they will tell three.”
Visit www.earthlings.com for more information .
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Saturday April 24th                        8:00 am -- 03:00 pm
1st  2+4 Make-over 

Avery Gallery
Map: 9802 Golf Course RD
Ocean City MD 21842
(410) 213-7222

Avery Gallery will be hosting the 1st Annual 2+4 Make-over. You might be asking yourself "what is a 2+4 make-over?" Well, its a special fundraising event for 2 legged and 4 legged friends. Avery Gallery~Hair and Beauty Salon will be offering clients hair cuts and Lyssa Sabia and friends~ groomers, will be primping your pooch.

There will be other beauty services available along with a silent auction, Chinese auction, refreshments and a pet adoption area. All the profits from the day will go to Paws of Tomorrow animal rescue. www.pawsoftomorrow.com
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Saturday, April 24th                               Hours TBA  

KCSPCA 11th Annual Scamper for Paws & Claws
5K Run –Walk/Pledge Walk for the Animals

Killens Pond State Park
5025 Killens Pond Road
Felton, DE 19943-1916

In Memory of Peder Hansen.5K Run –Walk/Pledge Walk for Animals

Are you what we call an “Animal Person”?  Do you think of yourself as a “Dog Person”, “Cat Person”, “Horse Person” etc., or just an all around “Animal Person”?  If so, you’ve probably thought that the Kent County SPCA is the kind of organization that you could support in some way.  http://www.kcspca.org/
Tel: 302.698.3006 | Toll Free: 888.352.7722
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Saturday, April 24th   Rain or Shine!        Registration begins at 11 am

Delaware Humane Association
Walk for the Animals at the Beach

Rehoboth Beach, DE
Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk at Lake Avenue

Delaware Humane Association
701 A Street
Wilmington, DE 19801

Proceeds from the Walks support DHA’s mission as it is carried out throughout the Delmarva Peninsula. Our work reaches many animals and people in a four-state area. We appreciate the ongoing support of our Walkers, Pledgers, and Sponsors from throughout the Mid-Atlantic states who come to Rehoboth Beach each year to join in our efforts!
http://www.dehumane.org/

Rain or Shine!  Near Henlopen Hotel (parking will be available).Registration begins at 11 am.Walk begins at 12 noon. Phone (302) 571-0111
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Saturday, April 24th                1:00 pm- 3:00 pm
Girl Scout Troop #42:  "Love Your Pet" Event

Newark Free Library
750 Library Ave.
Newark, DE 19711-7146

Girl Scout Troop #42 is sponsoring a "Love Your Pet" Event @ the Newark Free Library on Saturday, April 24, 2010 from 1:00 - 3:00 PM.

Come celebrate Delaware Week for the Animals by making a craft and playing games.  Participants are asked to bring a can or bag of pet food which will be donated to a local animal shelter. Any questions call Girl Scout Leader Jayne Mitchell-Werbrich @ 302-731-0069. This is a wonderful community event!

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Click on the swimming dolphins to hear "One Love."
3rd Delaware Week for the Animals is for Everyone!