'Cruisin' 4 Critters' Pet, Motorcycle Show at Animal Shelter

MILLERSVILLE, MD – Those who love animals and those who love motorcycles (and those who love both!) are invited to “Cruisin’ 4 Critters,” a combined free motorcycle show and pet adoption event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 14, at Anne Arundel County Animal Control, according to a news release.

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Riders are encouraged to enter their motorcycle in the show and compete for trophies in several categories as well as door prizes. Free motorcycle registration will be from 8:30 to 10 a.m. the day of the show at the shelter, which is surrounded by large parking lots.

In addition to motorcycles and the adoptable animals that will be available from both the shelter and some of its rescue group partners, the shelter’s second motorcycle show will feature rock music by the Genghis Khan Band, food for sale and other vendors.

A raffle sponsored by Friends of Anne Arundel County Animal Control will benefit the homeless pets at the shelter.

The motorcycle show and an annual car show are “nontraditional” shelter events that help Anne Arundel County Animal Control reach new potential adopters for its animals.

A previous car show, for example, resulted in a single-day record number of pets being adopted. That show, “Wheels for Wags,” will be repeated Aug. 13.

Anne Arundel County Animal Control, part of the county’s Police Department, adopted out 1,622 animals in 2015. An additional 750 pets left with animal rescue groups that partnered with the shelter to find them new homes, and 775 lost animals were reunited with their owners at the shelter.

The May 14 motorcycle and pet adoption event is co-sponsored by Friends of Anne Arundel County Animal Control, a nonprofit charity created by the shelter’s volunteers to help its homeless animals and Dockery’s Body and Frame.