Sonia Breslow Adoption Center Grand Opening

Join the Arizona Animal Welfare League & SPCA for the Grand Opening of the Sonia Breslow Adoption Center on Saturday, April 21, 2012 – 10:00am to 12:00pm! The new state-of-the art facility will be hosting free tours, offering goodie bags, and hosting the adoption of spayed or neutered, vaccinated and microchipped, healthy animals.

Arizona Animal Welfare League & SPCA
25 N. 40th St.
Phoenix, AZ 85034
Phone: 602-273-6852

Event Contact
Michelle Ramos
602-273-6852 x122
mramos@aawl.org

Mark your calendars for Canine Carnivale-A Celebration of Pit Bull Awareness Day!!!

October 29, 2011
10:00am to 2:00pm
Admission: Free, games for donation
Benefiting: Mayday Pit Bull Rescue & Advocacy

Canine Carnivale is a day of games, contests and fun for you and your dog. Food and live music including a special performance by John Shipe of “Pit Bull Blues” fame! All breeds welcome. All dogs must be leashed and well behaved/socialized. Come out and have some fun!

For more information, please email info@maydaypitbullrescue.org.

BARKTOBERFEST 2011 IS COMING!

OCTOBER 8, 2011 9AM TO 3PM

GILBERT CIVIC CENTER, GILBERT, AZ SOUTHEAST CORNER OF GILBERT & WARNER ROADS IN GILBERT

Watch this page for details, including the schedule for the day, events,etc. Most importantly, mark your calendar and be there for all the fun!

EVENT SCHEDULE: 9AM TO 2:30PM – ONGOING EVENTS:

DOG AND BALLOON CONTEST*

BOBBING FOR BONES CONTEST*

10AM – LOOK-ALIKE CONTEST*

10:30AM – CANINE IDOL CONTEST*

11AM – BEST DRESSED DOG CONTEST*

NOON – ALUMNI DOG PARADE – A PARADE FOR ALL FRIENDS FOR LIFE ADOPTED DOGS!

12:30PM – ADOPTION PARADE – FOR ALL OF OUR DOGS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION!

1PM – GILBERT POLICE DEPARTMENT K9 DEMONSTRATION

2PM – BEST TRICK CONTEST*

2:30PM – RAFFLE DRAWINGS AND ONGOING EVENT WINNERS

3PM – EVENT IS OVER – DRIVE SAFELY! WOOF!

*$1 minimum donation for contests

Gilbert’s Cosmo Dog Park canine waste would fuel street lamp in project

Srianthi Perera The Arizona Republic Jul. 7, 2011 12:00 AM

The high volume of dog waste at Cosmo Dog Park in Gilbert has spurred a project that could put it to a productive use.

The project, scheduled to go to the Town Council next month for approval, would use the dog waste to light a street lamp at the park as a pilot project for a possible broader application later.

Students from Arizona State University’s Polytechnic campus in Mesa hope to design and create the “dog waste digester,” which will convert the waste to methane gas that in turn generates energy. The town is seeking a corporate sponsor for the project, estimated to cost $25,000.

Award-winning Cosmo Park, which opened in 2006, draws more than 600,000 visitors annually from Gilbert alone. It has been honored twice by Dog Fancy magazine and lately by msn.com as one of the nation’s best dog parks.

Former Gilbert Councilwoman Linda Abbott has been pushing the project after learning of a similar machine that was installed last year as a public-art project in a Cambridge, Mass., park. The Cambridge machine is no longer in operation because it had always been viewed as a temporary project.

Gilbert officials have held three meetings with ASU on the plan to design the machine when school resumes in the fall and to build the repository tank and digester in the spring.

Professor Kiril D. Hristovski, who will supervise the project, said the students would be challenged to design a machine suited to Arizona’s climate, taking advantage of the state’s abundant solar power.

“The principals of anaerobic digestion are the same,” he said. “We’re going to challenge the students to come up with innovative solutions that are unique.”

The digester would require a little more effort from dog owners, too.

Instead of throwing waste into the garbage, owners would collect it in supplied biodegradable bags, drop them into the digester and turn a hand crank to stir the mixture so the methane rises to the top, where it is burned constantly in the lamp.

Methane is a colorless and odorless gas that forms the major component of “natural gas” used for cooking and heating.

Abbott said the digester would be “a first” for Arizona.

“We really would be setting the template for other communities in terms of mirroring this sustainable idea,” she said.

Jennifer Kostic, the project coordinator from the university, said it was an opportunity for students to solve a problem in the “real world.”

“We like to bring in industry folks and different people in the community who are professionals dealing with real-world problems and integrate that into our educational program,” she said.

Hristovski added, “Through solving this specific problem, they learn different aspects: They learn engineering skills, management skills, economic skills and see how everything fits together.”

Assistant Town Manager Tami Ryall said town officials were “really excited at the opportunity to have the students design it.”

The college and town would enter into an intergovernmental agreement so that Gilbert gets some of the intellectual-property rights so it could duplicate the finished project in the future.

2011 Event Schedules

Great Chandler Dog Walk & Pet Parade

Raffle and Silent Auction

• TBA

• TBA

Pet-Friendly Services

• Rabie Vaccinations – $20.00 each
  Presented by Maricopa County Care and Control
• Microchips – $25.00 each
  Presented by Maricopa County Care and Control
• Dog Licenses
  $17.00 for Sterilized Dogs and $42.00 for Unaltered Dogs
  Presented by Maricopa County Care and Control
• Mobile Adoption Bus
  Variety of Breeds – Cats and Dogs, Large and Small
  Presented by Maricopa County Care and Control
• Freedom Land – Miniature Bark Park
• Caricature Drawings
• Pet Psychic
• Pet Massages

2010 Concert for Critters Bands

Woofstock Rules of Play

• Keep dog on leash at all times
• Each dog must have it’s own walker
• Poop Bags … we have them … please use them!
• No shock collars
• No pulling carts
• Aggressive behavior will not be tolerated
• Rain or shine
• No refunds

Volunteers

• Do you want to assist with the walk or help out at the silent auctions?  We are actively seeking volunteers to assist with this great community event.
  If you are interested in volunteering, complete the volunteer form. (pdf)  Mail completed forms to Attn: Special Events Coordinator, PO Box 4008, MS 500, Chandler, AZ 85244 or fax it to 480-782-2713.

Year Round Tips For Pets! – NEW FEATURE

• NEVER leave your pet in a parked car, even with the windows open.  An animal’s body temperature can rise in just seconds, causing heat-related problems or even death.  Normal body temperature for dogs and cats is between 101 and 103 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Walk your pet on cooler surfaces to protect his feet from burning.  If the pavement is too hot for you to hold your hand on for more then a few seconds, it’s much too hot for your pet’s paws.
• Keep walks to a minimum.  Your pet is much closer to the hot pavement and its body can heat up very quickly.

Pongin’ for Pitties

Beer Pong Tournament & Fundraising
Event

Saturday, August 27th

Fido Fest Walk for Rescue

Looking for a great reason to laugh out loud AND help to rescue dogs in need?  Well look no fur-ther!  Coming Saturday, August 13th, 2011 is agreat night of food and entertainment with the proceeds going to Boxer Luv Rescue.  International stand-up comedians Bob Kubota and Armon Williams will be providing the entertainment at The Olive Branch Mediteranian Restaurant.  The show is scheduled for 6PM on Saturday August 13th, 2011.  The cover charge is $15, and this is a 21 and over event, so leave the kids at home.  For more information, contact Christa at (602)292-3200.

The Olive Branch

http://olivebranchmed.com

3231 S. Mill Avenue

Tempe, AZ

480-966-9829

Boxer Luv Rescue

www.BoxerLuv.org

(602) 530-5671

Once again, the American Mustache Institute is demonstrating the giving spirit of the sexually dynamic Mustached American lifestyle.

On August 7 at 1pm, AMI’s Arizona Bureau will hold its second annual “Cups For Pups” fundraising event at Uncle Bears Bar & Grille in Mesa, AZ (Ellsworth & Baseline location).

The charity event will raise funds for Valley of the Sun Dog Rescue, a no-kill animal shelter which accepts all breeds but specializes in American Pitbulls and American Staffordshire Terriers.

As Uncle Bears is a dog-friendly venue, pets are welcome….along with extra large mustaches.

For more information, email AMI Arizona Bureau Chief Curtis W. Flournoy III at cflournoy3@gmail.com.

Original content can be found here.

WHEN:
Sunday, August 7 · 1:00pm – 4:00pm

WHERE:
Uncle Bears – Mesa
9053 East Baseline Road # 101A
Mesa, AZ