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August
2006
Hot List: 20 Cool Reasons Not to Skip Town
This Summer
Every
Wednesday from 5–8 p.m.,the retro-chic Hotel Helix Lounge
( 1430 Rhode Island Ave., NW ; 202/462-9001;
www.hotelhelix.com)
hosts a Dog
Days of Summer Happy Hour for Washingtonians
and their furry friends.
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July,
2006
Bark Ball: A Doggone Great Time
By the time we reached the hotel, my date and I had been arguing.
We pulled up, and in his typical style he bolted from the
car, leaving me to pull out our luggage and tip the valet.
Stumbling toward the check-in counter, I gave him a tough
tug and quietly but curtly explained that if he didn’t
start behaving, we would be going home early. There we were—my
date pouting and acting immature while I silently fumed.
Yes,
we were on our way to the Washington Humane Society’s
annual black-tie event, the Bark Ball. My date? Zorro, a tenacious
Boston bull terrier who is also my best friend. (Being a dog,
however, doesn’t excuse bad behavior.) .
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June
18, 2006
Bark
Ball: Andrew Sullivan’s The Daily Dish
The whole family went to the strangest and funnest black tie
dinner and dance in
Washington last night. It's called
the "Bark
Ball" and it's a fundraiser for the Washington
Humane Society, an astonishing group that rescues thousands
of animals each year in the district from abuse or neglect
(you can donate here). R
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June
11, 2006
Your dog can be the best lift your social
life gets all year!
Summer’s
here and the weather’s fine. You and your furry best
friend want to get out and enjoy it, but you’re already bored
of circling the same cement route. “There must be more
to do,” you say, “but what?” Believe it or not, quite
a lot: Read
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June
9, 2006
Humane
Society Offers 2-For-1 Deal on Cats
The
Washington Humane Society is putting out an urgent plea for
residents to adopt one of its many cats. The humane society
says a decline in cat adoptions has left it with several cats
needing homes. Read More…
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June
7, 2006
Annual
Bark Ball corially invites you and your pooch
The
Washington Humane Society is hosting a ball for D.C. bigwigs
and their pets Saturday, June 17.
Event honorees include Andrew Sullivan, Time magazine
columnist and blogger, and Aaron Tone, portrait artist and
painter. Both are apparently “devout animal lovers,” according
to the invitation. Members
of Congress who are serving on the 2006 Bark Ball Honorary
Committee include Sens. Wayne Allard (R-Colo.) and Robert
Byrd (D-W.Va.) and Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.). Read
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June
4, 2006
Fur
Ball
Most
Americans associate the phrase Fur Ball, usually capitalized,
with events to raise funds for the Humane Society or A.S.P.C.A.
This is to care for cats, dogs, horses and other animals;
an annual black-tie dinner in
Washington to which dog owners are
accompanied by their canine companions is called the Bark
Ball. Read
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Washington ’s Wildest
Formal Event
What
do you get when you drop 400 dogs in the middle of a traditional
black-tie gala? One of the world’s most unique and laugh-out-loud
funny, formal events! On June 17, the Washington Humane Society
celebrated the human-canine relationship by throwing its annual
black tie gala, the Bark Ball, at the Renaissance Hotel.
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April
3, 2006
Kimpton
Warms Hearts in Cold Winter; Boutique Hotel Group Raises Money
and Awareness During National ''Kimpton Cares'' Month
Kimpton
Hotel and Restaurant Group, LLC, the leader in the boutique/lifestyle
hotel segment with a strong focus on philanthropy, encourages
its employees to give generously of their time to raise money
and awareness for deserving local and national charities.
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March
18, 2006
Man
Gets 2 Years for Killing Dog Over Fight
A
Northwest Washington man who thought his pit bull could
take his neighbors' pit bull in a fight was sentenced yesterday
to two years in prison for killing the other dog when it started
winning the battle. Read
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March
1, 2006
His
and Hers
The
Washington
Humane Society's Bark Ball on June 17th…
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February
15, 2006
Parvovirus Hits District Dogs
The
Washington Humane Society says an outbreak of the deadly canine
parvovirus has hit the District’s dog population. The highly
contagious and often fatal dog disease has hit particularly
hard in the areas of Benning Road and
Maryland Avenue, NE
, and along
East Capitol Street east of the
Anacostia
River . But they say dogs anywhere in
the city or surrounding area could be at risk. The disease
is not transmissible to humans.
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January
23 , 2007
Love
Your Pet: You Can Bring Your Dog
Sweets
and dogs don’t usually make the best combination (if your
mutt’s ever torn through a bag of Snickers, you know why)
but at the annual Sugar & Champagne Affair, hosted by Equinox
owners Todd and Ellen Gray, the pairing works. Read
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February
1, 2006
Love Your Pet: Giving a
Good Pet a Home
If
you're considering getting a pet, an animal shelter is a good
place to start. Up to 8 million cats and dogs enter the nation's
shelters each year--and half will be euthanized. Each county
typically has a shelter, run with taxpayer dollars, and also
nonprofit animal-rescue groups that have no-kill policies.
Some rescue groups work with shelters and pick up animals
the day they're to be put down. Read
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January
25, 2006
Washington
Humane
Society a sugar and Champagne affair
About
400 animal loving guests packed the Ritz-Carlton's grand ballroom
along with 200 of the city's most stylish dogs, wearing designs
from Ralph Lauren to Burberry. Owners and pets alike gobbled
up scrumptious dog-shaped deserts. Read
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December
26, 2005
D.C. Humane Society Hopes to Curb Killing
The
Washington Humane Society has announced a five-year goal of
eliminating euthanasia of adoptable animals brought to the
D.C. shelter, potentially saving the lives of thousands of
cats and dogs by finding homes for more of them and preventing
unwanted births. Read
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December
15, 2005
It's
tough when the job you love forces you to do something you
dread. This is the case for many animal shelter workers, often
forced to euthanize dogs and cats because there are more pets
than there are homes for them.
Now, the
Washington Humane Society vows to be a model for the nation
by finding homes for every unwanted animal it gets its hands
on. Read
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December
1, 2005
Local group locates homes for homeless pooches
I'm
a Dalmatian and I live at the Washington Area Humane Society
with nine of my friends. We used to live in Washington until a nice
woman came and found us. Read
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June
21, 2005
ENSIGN
HONORED BY WASHINGTON , D.C.
, HUMANE SOCIETY
nator
John Ensign was honored by the Washington Humane Society over
the weekend for his commitment to animal welfare issues. Ensign,
a veterinarian, has led the effort in the U.S. Senate to stop
the neglect and mistreatment of animals through several pieces
of legislation. Read
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December
1, 2005
Animal
Abuse Tied to Youths
The
Washington Humane Society is investigating seven unrelated
violent attacks on dogs and cats by children and teenagers
since May, an upsurge in juvenile cruelty crimes that is fueling
calls for preventive education, court-mandated counseling
for offenders and tougher laws.
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March
25, 2005
Feral
felines find friends in the Alley
Cleo
hadn't been seen in the alley for two days, and Holly Marie
was starting to worry.
"I hope he's OK," Miss Marie said. "He
had a busted eardrum, which has thrown his equilibrium off.
If some kids found him, it could be disastrous." Read
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