Hundreds of walkers and their pets begin their trek at the 30th annual pet/people walk at St. Cloud’s Wilson Park Sept. 8. This year’s theme was “Bark to the Future,” a pun on the 1980s movie “Back to the Future.” Sponsored by the Tri-County Humane Society, the goal was to raise $60,000. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]
Ground broken for new humane society facility
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com Not to be outdone by tall people and their shovels, a black-and-white pooch named Roger dug in the dirt at the Nov. 7 groundbreaking for the Tri-County Humane Society. The crowd that gathered at the event applauded, cheered and chuckled as Roger, spurning the use of a golden shovel, used his front paws to dig, dig,
Humane Society Walk set for Sept. 7
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com Organizers hope to raise at least $55,000 at the 31st annual Tri-County Humane Society Companion Walk set for the morning of Saturday, Sept. 7, at Wilson Park in east St. Cloud. The event will begin at 9 a.m. with fun and games in the park followed by the walks at 10 a.m. The TCHS will use
Humane Society Walk falls short of $60,000 goal
by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com The final tally raised for the Tri-County Humane Society from its 29th annual Woofstock Companion Walk Sept. 9 is $47,756. Organizers of the walk were pleased with the amount, even though it is nearly $12,000 short of the goal they’d aimed for – $60,000. “Thank you to all who contributed and/or participated in our Woofstock Companion
Grace-under-pressure rules at humane society
Want to see up-close what grace-under-pressure looks like? Go visit the Tri-County Humane Society in east St. Cloud. I saw those wonderful people in action five times recently – the five times I brought homeless cats to them during late February, early March. In my neighborhood, every winter and spring there are pitiful homeless cats wandering around here, seeking a
Tickets still available for humane-society event
There are still tickets available for the 15th annual “Wine, Kibbles and Bids,” one of the two most important annual fundraisers for the Tri-County Humane Society. The deadline to buy tickets is Tuesday, April 19. The event will take place at 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 22 at the Gorecki Center on the campus of the College of St. Benedict, St.
Remy to ‘star’ at humane society fundraiser
by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com Remy the Wonder Dog will be the star attraction and honored guest at the 15th annual “Wine, Kibbles and Bids,” one of the two most important annual fundraisers for the Tri-County Humane Society in St. Cloud. The deadline to buy tickets for the dinner-and-auction is Tuesday, April 19. The event will take place at 5:30 p.m.
Humane society shines in caring for brutalized dog
What kind of despicable excuse for a human being would shoot a sweet, lovable yellow Labrador retriever six times at close range while restrained and then leave the suffering dog for dead? That is the hideous crime that happened in Avon Township almost two weeks ago. (See related story in today’s paper.) The good news is the reactions of outrage,