Photos with Santa to benefit The Washington Humane Society

Celebrate the holidays with your four-legged “best friend”  at Santa Paws is Coming to Town hosted by Barkley Square Bakery & Boutique and Paws, Purrs & Exotics Animal Hospital in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia on Saturday, December 12, 2009 from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. The event will be held in conjunction with  the Washington Humane Society, which will bring their Adoption Mobile filled with shelter dogs and cats who are looking for good homes this holiday season. Holiday music will fill the air, while attendees enjoy complimentary holiday treats and beverages,  and meet all the adorable animals from the Washington Humane Society’s shelter. For a $15 donation to the Washington Humane Society, attendees will be able to have their child or pet’s photo taken with Santa. Barkley Square will provide complimentary treats for the four-legged attendees, and will have special holiday treats and other great holiday gift ideas for the special pet in your life.

WHAT: Fundraiser and animal adoption event to benefit the Washington Humane Society hosted by Barkley Square Bakery & Boutique and Paws, Purrs & Exotics Animal Hospital in Old Town Alexandria.

WHY:  Celebrate the holidays with your four-legged “best friend” and get your pet’s photo taken with Santa for a good cause!  

WHEN: Saturday, December 12, 2009 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

WHERE: 

Paws, Purrs & Exotics Animal Hospital
133 South Peyton Street
Alexandria, VA  22314
703-549-7297
www.pawspurrsandexotics.com

TICKETS:  Admission is free. Get photo with Santa are a $15 donation to the Washington Humane Society.

For more information, contact Andrea Rodgers at 202-422-2692, andrea@socialitemarketing.com, or visit http://www.pawspurrsandexotics.com or http://www.barkleysquarebakery.com .

About Paws, Purrs & Exotics Animal Hospital

Paws, Purrs & Exotics Animal Hospital is located at 133 South Peyton Street in Old Town, Alexandria, VA  22314, and offers high-quality, affordable veterinary care for dogs, cats, small mammals and exotics. Dr. Elton Vyfhuis and Dr. Nia Perkins provide services including general medicine, surgery, digital radiography, grooming, day boarding and daycare services, and professional training. Paws, Purrs & Exotics Animal Hospital is  the first and only African-American owned veterinary hospital in Alexandria, and one of the few in the Washington, DC area. To schedule an appointment, please call the hospital at 703-549-PAWS (7297)

About Barkley Square Dog Bakery & Boutique

In addition to her ever growing pet sitting business Karing by Kristina, Kristina Robertson is the proud owner of Barkley Square Dog Bakery & Boutique. This charming Alexandria establishment in the Del Ray neighborhood prides itself on providing dogs and their owners with the most up to the minute innovative canine accoutrements. From birthday cakes and specialty treats to couture outfits and bling jewels, Barkley caters to the well-being and enhancement of a dog’s life. 
 
About Washington Humane Society

The Washington Humane Society (WHS), the only Congressionally-chartered animal welfare agency in the United States, has been the area’s leading voice for animals since 1870. As the only open-access shelter in the Nation’s Capital, the Washington Humane Society provides comfort and care to over 30,000 animals each year through its broad range of programs and services including sheltering, adoption, spay and neuter, CatNiPP, humane law enforcement, lost and found, human–animal therapy programs and humane education.

WHS enforces all of the District’s animal laws under an 1870 Congressional charter, and all animal control laws under contract with the DC government. WHS operates the only open-access shelters in Washington, DC; a private shelter on 7319 Georgia Avenue, NW, and the DC Shelter (under contract by the Department of Health) on 1201 New York Avenue, NE.

In addition to the two animal shelters, WHS operates a low-cost National Capital Area Spay & Neuter Center, on 1001 L Street, NE, located in the heart of Capitol Hill, a new animal training facility located on 7315 Georgia Avenue, NW, and the administrative offices, located on 4590 Macarthur Blvd. NW.