Animal Friends Hosts a Blessing of the Animals on October 4
Friday, September 25, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:        

Jolene Miklas                              
Director of Communications                         
412.847.7043                                            
jmiklas@thinkingoutsidethecage.org             

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

“Animal Friends Hosts a Blessing of the Animals on October 4"

All are welcome to join Animal Friends on Sunday, October 4 at noon as we honor St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals, with a traditional Blessing of the Animals. The blessing is free, and all pet owners are invited to bring their pets for this special celebration. Individual blessings of owned pets and a special blessing of shelter animals will be offered.

Cookies and coffee will be served, and guests and their pets will be invited to enjoy Animal Friends’ patio, and gazebo.

All dogs must be on leashes and all cats and exotic animals must be in carriers.

The Blessing of the Animals will take place at Animal Friends’ facility, the Caryl Gates Gluck Resource Center, located just .5 miles from the Camp Horne Road exit off of I-279. For more information, contact Animal Friends at 412-847.7035.

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About Animal Friends
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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