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Dogs Deserve Better created it's 'coming out' booth at an AnimalFest in Altoona, Pennsylvania on October 27, 2002.We had a great response to our booth! We sold t-shirts, doggie biscuits, baked goods, as well as sharing flyers about the organization, our goals, and why chained dogs deserve a better life. I could feel the relief in the air from those who were happy someone was finally doing something about this! Like me, many of them have spent years driving by chained dogs, feeling their pain and feeling helpless to do anything to stop it. We may have affected many lives, and these individuals will now feel braver talking to others, knowing there is an organization out there that will stand behind them to make changes in this area. We also had a great response to our handout letters, one women took at least 10 and requested that I send her more! Another gentleman from Jollyman Animal Sanctuary in Florence, PA, had a petition that we signed to send to state legislature. He and I agreed that we will pull together to work on this issue in the future. He feels as strongly about it as I do, and together we may make some great changes for the dogs. As much as I wish a law would come about really soon, I think it will take some time, and I would love people to change their minds about chaining their dogs because it's the right thing to do, and not because they will be breaking a law! That being said, I'll take it however it comes about... I took my dog Riley (the dog in the logo), and after puking in the back seat of my van and peeing on the box with the baked goods (nothing was ruined!), he calmed down and was quite a hit with the show attendees. We were asked if he was up for adoption on numerous occasions! Thanks so much to Mary Jane from Aid for Animals/Laws for Paws in Altoona for donating the booth space for Dogs Deserve Better. And a special thank you to my wonderful volunteers, Nina Kimberly and Tressa Masters for all their help leading up to the event and the day of the event. Thanks also go to Nina for baking doggie biscuits and pizzelles, and Reni Estep for baking banana cake and brownies. We had to repeatedly assure people throughout the day that the pizzelles and cakes were actually for people and not dogs! The Dog's Life t-shirt design was donated by a great artist and wonderful friend, Tracy Copes. My son, Rayne Grimes, was kind enough to draw the See Spot dog for me, and I designed the rest of that shirt. We are seeking other area venues to set up a booth, if anyone knows of a local fair or event where we may get a table, please e-mail us. Also, if you'd like to set up a booth in your area, please contact me and I will send you all the information (and t-shirts) you need to make the booth a success! Thanks so much for all your support! Please donate or buy a shirt if you can. Tammy S. Grimes, President, Dogs Deserve Better
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Contact
Info: Dogs
Deserve Better, Inc. • P.O.
Box 23 • Tipton, PA 16684
• Toll Free 1.877.636.1408 • 814.941.7447 |
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