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Dear Friend,
We're sending you a special edition of KENNEL CHRONICLES to ask for your support of our upcoming fundraising event, the WAGGIN' TRAIL 5K, on Saturday, May 19, at Seneca Park in Louisville.
In this WAGGIN' TRAIL 5K Issue:
The Animals Need You - Help Us Meet Our Goal!
Why It's So Easy to Fundraise from Home...
Raise Money, Help Animals AND
Earn Prizes!
Pets Looking for Homes
To the Rescue! Story
Help Us Meet Our Goal Today - We Need to Raise $120,000 for the Animals!
Homeless Pets Depend Upon Your Support...
Start Raising Money NOW!
Click here to get started TODAY.
Calling all animal lovers! The WAGGIN' TRAIL 5K is just around the corner, and we need YOUR help to meet our fundraising goal for this event!
 Please do your part and start raising money for the animals NOW! If you have a pet you adore or one you've loved and lost, please make a donation in honor of them today. Click here to donate or sign up as a participant.
REGISTER ONLINE and set a goal to raise money for the animals. You truly can make a difference in an animal's life! For example:
- $50 provides one day's worth of food and water for 25 pets in our care
- $100 provides supplies for 10 surgeries at the new low-cost S.N.I.P.
 Clinic
- $250 provides a medical exam, vaccinations, flea and tick preventatives, and spay/neuter surgery for one homeless pet
- $500 provides gas for KHS' rescue vehicles for two weeks
- $1000 provides rehabilitation for an abused or neglected animal with major injuries
It's So Easy to Fundraise From Home!
Want to help needy animals, but think you're too busy to fundraise? Think again! You can raise money for the animals without ever leaving home!
How much easier can it get? Here's all you need to do...
- Create your own fundraising page! It only takes a few minutes
 to setup, and you can add your own pet's photo to your page. Click here to get started now.
- Import your personal e-mail address book. Easily contact everyone you know without having to send letters or make dozens of phone calls!
- Send a personalized e-mail to family, friends and co-workers asking for donations or to join your team (template e-mails provided!).
- Then, watch your pledges accumulate! Find out how you're doing along the way by receiving e-mail updates, accessing reports and more.
 What are you waiting for?
WE NEED YOUR HELP, and it's so easy to raise much-needed funds to help care for thousands of needy animals each year.
START A FUNDRAISING PAGE OF YOUR OWN by clicking here!
The More Money You Raise, The More Prizes You Earn!
 With our goal achievement award system, your WAGGIN' TRAIL 5K prizes accumulate as collected pledges increase. Don't miss your opportunity to help the animals and win some awesome prizes!
Here are the prizes you can earn:
- $45-$99.99
Silver Framed Keychain (for your pet's photo!)
- $100-$174.99
Commemorative T-shirt, plus above prize
- $175-$274.99
Insulated Lunch Cooler, plus all above prizes
- $275-$442.99
Stainless Steel Travel Mug, plus all above prizes
- $425-$749.99
Adjustable Ball Cap, plus all above prizes
- $750 & Above
Duffle Bag, plus all above prizes
Additional prizes will be awarded to the Top Fundraising Individual and Team! Make sure to read the May KENNEL CHRONICLES issue for more details!
Start raising money TODAY, and then join hundreds of animal lovers May 19 to celebrate the human-animal bond and have a tail waggin' good time from the area's largest animal welfare agency!
The 2007 WAGGIN' TRAIL 5K is presented by Hill's Science Diet, with support from these exclusive sponsors: 102.3 The Max, WAVE 3 TV, Feeders Supply, Footworks, Coca-Cola, Java Brewing Co., Papa John's, Invisible Fence, Republic Bank and Jenny Craig.
Have questions on how to get started? Contact Special Events Manager Heather Johnson at
(502) 515-3143 or events@kyhumane.org.
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Pets Looking for Homes
Support the WAGGIN' TRAIL 5K and help KHS find homes for thousands of needy dogs and cats! Here are just a couple of our adoptable pets...
"Admiral," a two-year-old brindle boxer/Labrador retriever mix, is eager to please! Coming to KHS in mid-February, this happy-go-lucky boy doesn't want to wait any longer to find his lifelong home.
 Admiral loves going for walks and playing with his favorite ball but, by the end of the day, he'll be ready to relax at your feet. He appears to get along with other dogs, walks well on a leash and knows basic commands, but would do best with children six years and older.
Neutered and microchipped, with up-to-date vaccinations, this sweetheart can offer a lifetime of companionship if given a chance!
Come visit Admiral today at the KHS main campus! Or, call (502) 366-3355 for more information.
"Smeigle," a five-year-old grey medium-haired kitty, can't wait to meet YOU! This handsome boy will entertain you with his playful antics, then snuggle up with you for an afternoon nap. Not only is he extremely  affectionate, Smeigle is also good with children and other cats. Neutered, microchipped and up-to-date on all vaccinations, this big sweetheart can't wait to be your new best friend!
Come visit Smeigle today at the Fern Creek KHS-Feeders Supply adoption site! Or, call (502) 366-3355 for more information.
Click Here to View More Pets in Need of Homes!
For a schedule of pet media appearances, click here.
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To the Rescue! Stories & Updates
YOUR support of the WAGGIN' TRAIL 5K helps animals like these!
On a cool April day, "Joplin," a one-year-old Rottweiler, was discovered wandering the streets in Bedford, Ky. A KHS rescue officer transported the stray canine from Trimble County to the KHS main campus for help.  Upon preliminary examination and testing, the KHS veterinary team discovered that Joplin was heartworm positive.
Heartworms are small parasites that reside in the right ventricle of the heart and nearby blood vessels. If left untreated, this disease can develop into a serious and potentially life-threatening illness for infected dogs by causing dysfunctions of the heart and lungs.
Thankfully, Joplin has been placed in foster care and already began to receive the much-need treatment to treat this disease. The sweet dog will continue to remain in foster care and receive medication for a few weeks until she tests heartworm negative. Once fully recovered, Joplin will be ready to join a loving family. KHS wishes her all the best!
Look for more rescue stories and updates in the next KENNEL CHRONICLES and our quarterly newsletter, the PAW STREET JOURNAL!
Don't get our newsletter? Click here to be added to the list.
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Submit Your Pet's Story & Win a Special
Pet Care Package! 
Do you and your pet have an interesting story to share? We want to know how your pet(s) has affected your life! Click here to submit your pet’s story and photo today. If your story is published in KENNEL CHRONICLES, you and your pet will win a special KHS pet care package!
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Our Eastpoint Pet Resort and Fern Creek Pet Resort were established to help support KHS mission-based programs, including adoptions, rescue and spay/neuter efforts. So, not only does your patronage of these facilities benefit you and your pet, but it also helps thousands of displaced and neglected pets from our area.
For more KHS updates, click here.
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