Contact:
Jolene Miklas
Director of Communications
412.719.0031 (cell)
jmiklas@ThinkingOutsideTheCage.org
Animal Friends’ canines are sick of pet overpopulation and homelessness, and they’re not going to take it lying down anymore! The disgruntled dogs are taking over Animal Friends’ annual Tag Day event, and are staging a mass picket in downtown Pittsburgh on June 5. You’ll find shelter dogs and their obedient volunteer handlers on almost every street corner, brandishing paw-made picket signs as our dogs bark slogans like “Honk for Homes,” “Homelessness Bites,” “Working Like Dogs No More” and “Bring Our Pups Home!” You can quell their protest by dropping a donation in their bowls or—better yet—adopting one of our homeless residents. Animal Friends’ volunteers will be answering questions about pet adoption and the importance of tagging your dog, and will be passing out dog license applications. Don’t miss the dogs’ picket on Tag Day!
Friday, June 5, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Best time for coverage: Noon - 1:00 pm at the Tag Day Headquarters, USX Plaza
Tag Day Headquarters: USX Plaza, downtown Pittsburgh, and the following downtown locations:
USX at 7th and Grant
USX at 6th and Grant
City-County Building at Grant and Forbes
Macy’s at Forbes and Smithfield
One Mellon Bank at Grant and Fifth
Gateway Center at Stanwix and Penn
Market Square
Saks Fifth Avenue at 4th and Smithfield
Liberty Avenue and Stanwix
Fifth Avenue Place
Dominion Tower at 7th and Liberty
PPG Place
Liberty Avenue and Wood
Westin Convention Center and Hotel at 10th
Animal Friends’ volunteers and adoptable dogs
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Animal Friends is a non-profit companion animal resource center serving the needs of pets and people since 1943. Our progressive programs have been nationally recognized and include humane rescue, shelter and adoption services for over 2,500 pets annually, humane education, pet behavior classes, pet-assisted therapy, wellness programs and more. In addition, Animal Friends is leading the way towards ending pet overpopulation in western Pennsylvania through comprehensive, community-wide spay/neuter programming. Animal Friends is supported by donors, 700 volunteers and a staff dedicated to ensuring the well being of companion animals, while ending overpopulation, abuse and unwarranted euthanasia. For more information, visit http://www.ThinkingOutsideTheCage.org/.
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