Paws in the Park Petwalk was created as a way to raise funds for the Dutchess County SPCA, while educating the public about the plight of the homeless and abused animals. The first Petwalk was held in 1994, when approximately 90 participants helped to raise $9000 to benefit the shelter. Since then, this yearly event has provided a fun, festive, educational and informative environment for our pet loving community. And thanks to our supporters and participants, it is now one of our largest fundraisers, raising almost $50,000 last year to help our shelter animals.

We hope you'll join us on Saturday, September 13, 2008 for this fun event — you'll have a doggone good time!

See all the great activites going on throughout the day!

To pre-register and begin collecting pledges, click here or pre-register on line and set up a fundraising page.

If you can't walk at the Petwalk you can still help the homeless animals by sponsoring our mascot.