Eugene, Oregon – July 28 – Janice Copperman The Society to Save Endangered Species will be hosting a one kilometer dog walk to raise awareness and support for the now endangered African Wild Dog. “I was reading through a blog that a conservation staff member was writing which told of Wild African dogs that were being killed by negligent poachers and sometimes farmers,” commented Fred Smilek, founder of the society. “It was terrible to hear that the potential cousins of America’s favorite companion are suffering and in some cases, being killed! Upon reading this I wanted to help this conservation and I had a feeling that many proud dog owners would want to do the same.”
Compelled to action, Fred Smilek and staff have begun preparations and planning for the “Let Your Dog Run Wild!” one kilometer dog walk. Registered participants of this event will accompany their canine companions through a park (final location pending), which on that day will be filled with African culture, support information, and great giveaways for man’s best friend. There is no affirmative information yet on the cost of registration, but the return on investment will be high, as the event is continuously receiving sponsorship packages from local groomers, pet stores, and many other organizations that want to protect endangered species and reward canines for coming out and supporting a great cause. All registration fees and donations will be matched and given to the conservation staff to help fund their efforts.
The Society to Save Endangered Species began as a small group with only five students but with the support of the community it has grown to almost fifteen members. The society was started by Fred Smilek out of his garage two years ago. So far this year they have done a remarkable job in raising money to benefit endangered species. In the two years since the society was formed they have been able to raise nearly $25,000. Mr. Smilek is working closely with other organizations such as the WWF (World Wildlife Fund) in order to give rare species of animals, now bordering on the brink of extinction a fighting chance at survival.
More information is being gathered and will be posted soon on http://www.fredjsmilek.com.
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Anybody have any information how to get invovled in this..............sounds like a great event!!!
ReplyDeleteAt first when I read this, I saw 1k walk and I thought "finally a race that I can actually last til the end!" but now that I've read this through, this looks like so much fun!
ReplyDeleteNo, I am very interested in this as well.... Hopefully someone can give us some more info.
ReplyDeleteemanuela, looks like it will be a blast! Do you guys have dogs as well?
ReplyDeleteI don't but all my friends have some so I'm sure I could steal/babysit one haha! And I love that the money will go to helping another animal society
ReplyDeleteYes I have a dog who loves to be outside and run around... however I am always working a usually dont have time to take him out and let him run wild. This Dog Run sounds like a great chance to let me do that with him.
ReplyDeleteMilly,
ReplyDeleteI completely agree, i get stuck having to travel and i dont get to spend the time that i need to with my two dogs.
Aw i'm so jealous of you two! what kinds of dogs do you have?
ReplyDeleteVlad, what kind of dogs do you have?
ReplyDeleteI have the two greatest dogs in the world. One is a german shepard, and the other is half Lab, half german shepard.
ReplyDeleteYa, German Shepards are pretty cool. I have a Golden retriever
ReplyDeleteOh man Vlad, I love pure bred german shepherds. Probably my favorite k9. How old is he/she?
ReplyDeleteThe are my boys!
ReplyDeletei got them a few months apart when they were first born......they are both almost 2yrs old.
Such big dogs! My friend who I was thinking about asking if I could borrow her dog has a boston bull terrier. Hopefully they have a small dog heat
ReplyDeleteNice, I got my retriever about 6 months back .... I adapted him after he was taken away from his previous owner for animal cruelty
ReplyDeletethat raises an interesting question Emanuela, have you been able to find anyfurther news on this and if there will be serveral races?
ReplyDeleteMilly, Great for you!!!!.......we should all "apapt" more animals lol
ReplyDeleteI haven't been able to yet. I saw on Fred's facebook that he is going to be making some changes to the site soon so I'm assuming we'll find out soon?
ReplyDeleteExcuse me "adapt"...hahahaha
ReplyDeleteHAHAHAHA seems like you can't spell Adopt either.....lol
ReplyDeleteWait, there is a website for this already as well?
ReplyDeleteThere's just the main website http://www.fredjsmilek.com
ReplyDeleteMilly, we should have asked Emanuela how to spell it since neither of us could. lol
ReplyDeletehahaha
ReplyDeleteadopt.
a-d-o-p-t
adopt.
ok, im gonna take a sec to go check out the site
ReplyDeleteThank you for the english lesson. LOL
ReplyDeleteMaybe we should all 3 get together and have our own Dog Walk!!!
ReplyDeleteYay!! but I still need to find a dog haha.
ReplyDeleteactually, I might even go to the local animal shelter and see if I can bring one of theirs for the day? Is that leasing a dog?
ReplyDeleteooooooo great point emanuela
ReplyDeleteOkm so i went and checked out the site and it is up and working but it definitly seems like it is still under construction
ReplyDeleteLease a dog for a day??............never heard of that.
ReplyDeleteIve never heard of that either
ReplyDeleteHaha ya "leasing a dog" sounds bad but to go play with one for a day and run it around...that sounds great right?
ReplyDeleteEmanuela you seem to be the kind of person to put a pari of socks on layaway, and forget to go back and claim them....LOLjk jk
ReplyDeleteEasy now. I'm serious about my socks! haha
ReplyDeleteum yea sure
ReplyDeletehahahahahaha
ReplyDeleteLOLOLOLOL :-)
ReplyDeleteAlright guys
ReplyDeletegotta get back to making that paper Yo! lol
ReplyDeletePeace Out!
ReplyDeleteLet's keep each other posted on any news about the dog walk. bye!
ReplyDeleteok bye
ReplyDeleteEmanuella i would like that very much
ReplyDeletePeace!
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