It isn't as if you have enough Sunday-morning commitments: 9 a.m. mass, preparing a Father's Day brunch, watching the World Cup match between Brazil and the Ivory Coast. For those who love multi-tasking, here's one more activity: the Furry 5K at the Seward Park to benefit animal-welfare functions at the Seattle Animal Shelter (SAS).
The SAS? you might be thinking. The guys who make meanie faces and threaten to take away your dog when the neighbor with the Hummer H3X complains that your Siberian Husky "howls all the time"? The people with badges who make perimeter sweeps 0f the dog park and cite you for licensing issues?
Well, "yes" and "no." The city-operated Seattle Animal Shelter (SAS) has a law-enforcement component with officers who investigate animal-related complaints -- characterized as a "pseudo police authority" by O'Doul the Collie's spokesman Tony of Mount Baker. The Furry 5K, though, benefits the Help the Animals Fund, which finances veterinary care for injured and sick animals at the SAS' Interbay facility.
Event-day registration takes place between 8:15 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. The cost is $30 per person; checks (preferred type of tender) and cash only. While organizers won't guarantee that you'll receive a Furry 5K T-shirt, you can still nab the free dog-food samples.
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