5K Race With Your Dog In North Brunswick Sept. 22

NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — Love to run with your pooch? Well-known Central Jersey pet rescue group Karma Cat + Zen Dog will host their annual fundraising 5K Sept. 22 where runners are encouraged — but not required — to run with their dogs.

Called the Fetch & Pounce 5K, the race will be held Sunday, September 22. This is a chip-timed, USATF-certified race and will be held, rain or shine, at the North Brunswick Community Park, at 2053 Rt. 130. Registration and packet pick-up begins at 7:30 a.m.; race kick-off is at 9 a.m.

Runners are encouraged, but not required, to bring their well-mannered, leashed canine running partners (dogs only). Top runners (human and canine), as well as top fundraisers will receive prizes.

Retractable leashes are prohibited, and participants are required to clean up after their pets. Registration is $25 and all proceeds will benefit the animals at Karma Cat + Zen Dog Rescue Society.

Participants who register by September 6 will receive a race T-shirt and goodie bag, and prizes will be awarded to top male and female finishers, as well as the top three fundraisers and first three canine runners.

To register or view the race map, visit https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/NorthBrunswick/FetchPounce5K.

“We’re so excited to host this,” said Karma Cat + Zen Dog's executive director Christie Arlotta. “Now that we’ve opened our Milltown Adoption Center, in addition to our North Brunswick PetSmart location, we’re thrilled to bring the community — and their pups — together, all for a good cause.”

Karma Cat + Zen Dog Rescue Society seeks to provide a safe and peaceful haven for homeless, abandoned or abused animals. They try to decrease the number of cats and dogs being destroyed in kill shelters through the work of our foster, spay/neuter, trap- neuter-return, and education programs. Their headquarters are in Milltown and they also work at the North Brunswick PetSmart.