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June 11, 2015
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Tracey’s Hope celebrates pets on Saturday by Stephanie Longo CNG EDITOR
For many people, their pets are four-legged, furry, cuddly members of their family; always showing love with a wag of a tail or wanting to get their bellies scratched. For many people, when a pet dies the death can be traumatic. Recognizing the need to grieve the loss of a pet while celebrating the lives of those that are still living, Moosic-based Tracey’s Hope Hospice Care Program and Rescue will host its seventh-annual Memorial Pet Walk at McDade Park this Saturday, June 13, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Registration for anyone wishing to walk with or in memory of their deceased pets is $25 per walker, regardless of how many pets are participating, and includes a Memorial Pet Walk T-Shirt, a bandana for the animals and balloons to be released in memory of deceased pets. Memorial Pet Walk organizer and chief executive officer of Tracey’s Hope, Denise Kumor, said that proceeds from this year’s event will help Tracey’s Hope pay off the veterinary bills accrued from the recent cruelty case in Moosic where John Tanis was convicted of mistreating five dogs last December. According to Kumor, veterinary bills for the dogs rescued from Tanis’s home are in excess of $10,000. “We do hospice care for animals,” Kumor said of Tracey’s Hope’s mission. “We also bring euthanasia to the comfort of the pet owner’s home for suffering and terminally ill pets. We provide grief counseling as well. We help to prosecute animal abusers by showing a presence in the courtrooms. We also work with the local police departments and the district attorney’s office to help prosecute animal abusers and we hold their criminal evidence. We also rescue pets from high-kill shelters who are scheduled to be euthanized for space. We vet them and find them good homes.” In addition to the pet walk, Rev. Gary Mensinger from St. Michael’s Byzantine Catholic Church in Pittston will give a blessing to
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Bob Parlanit, of Clarks Summit, with his pug, Millie, attended a past Memorial Pet Walk for Tracey's Hope Hospice Care Program and Rescue, at McDade Park. This year’s event will be held on Saturday, June 13, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.. JASON FARMER / FILE PHOTO
all pets present at 11 a.m., followed by a recitation of the “Rainbow Bridge” prayer in memory of deceased pets. A balloon release in memory of all of the pets who died this year will be held immediately after the prayer. The “Celebration of Life” will begin at noon and will feature vendors, a basket raffle, dogs who are up for adoption, children’s fingerprinting by the Moosic and Taylor Police Departments and psychic readings. “It is going to be a fun day,” Kumor said. “Part of the day’s activities will also include demonstrations by Four Paws and a Tail Dog
Agility and performances by the talented Dancing Dogs. Therapy Dogs International will be on hand and Alan Finn, the ‘dog whisperer’ of the northeast, will also demonstrate. Attorney Vito DeLuca will also speak on animal cruelty.” Anyone who is interested in obtaining a sponsor form in advance to walk with or in memory of a pet can email secretary.traceyshope@gmail.com. Registration will also be available on the day of the Memorial Pet Walk. Call 570-457-1625 for more information or visit traceyshope.com.