St. Pittie's Day: Adopt-A-Thon, Pub Crawl Planned

From the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter:

March 6 2020

The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter’s (SCCAS) annual Saint Pittie’s Day Weekend Celebration returns March 14-15, 2020, celebrating the loving companionship of pit bulls, spreading awareness about the breed and finding homes for currently adoptable dogs. Register today at www.scanimalshelter.org! Events include:

Weekend Adopt-a-thon -- Special gifts for lucky people who adopt pit bulls and pit bull mixes,including:

• FREE front-clip harness and dog toys for your new family member;

• FREE St. Pittie’s Day T-shirt.

4th annual Pit Stop Pub Crawl for a Cause – $1 off all pints at participating establishments on Saturday, March 14th. Registration underway at the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter, 1001 Rodriguez St., Santa Cruz (corner of 7th Ave. and Rodriguez St.).

$25 registration fee includes 2020 St. Pittie’s Day T-shirt (short- or long-sleeved), allowing discounted pints at select animal-loving local breweries and pubs, including Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing, Sante Adairius Rustic Ales, Discretion Brewing, The Jury Room, Brady’s, Beer Thirty Bottle Shop and PourHouse, Parish Publick House, East Cliff Brewing Co., Lupulo Craft Beer House, Steel Bonnet Brewing Co., Rush Inn, Poet & Patriot Irish Pub and Santa Cruz Cider Co.

FREE Pittie Portraits – On Saturday, March 14th between noon – 3 p.m., FREE professional pet portraits for all Santa Cruz County owners of pit bulls and pit bull mixes by professional photographer Tom Burke! (Limit two dogs per family and no group photos.)

St. Pittie’s Day proceeds support programs and services provided by the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter. For more information, please visit www.scanimalshelter.org.

About Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter (SCCAS)

The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter is an open admission shelter which welcomes EVERY animal in need. Our goal is to be a humane resource for the community by providing a safety net and second chance for local animals. There are two locations where owners can find and recover lost pets, adopt new animal companions, or sign up for PLANNED PetHood,our low cost spay/neuter program available for all resident pets. Our success is achieved through a variety of life-saving services and programs which are described in detail on our website, www.scanimalshelter.org. The support of our community is crucial to sustaining and expanding these services.

This press release was produced by the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter. The views expressed here are the author’s own.