Patricia Hoover of Huntingtown describes her 9-year-old daughter, Lauren, as “an animal activist in training.” The proud owner of a guinea pig named Seamour, Lauren professes a love for all animals, “especially horses.”
Lauren recently read a story entitled “Owl in the Office,” which is part of a collection of tales written by Ben M. Bagio called “Animal Ark.”
According to Lauren, “Owl in the Office” is a story about a woman who runs an animal sanctuary on property she rents. When she and the animals, face eviction due to lack of funds to pay the rent, two children help her out by holding a pet show.
It got Lauren to thinking, and with her family’s backing, the young, budding animal activist is hosting a pet show Saturday, June 2 at her home on Holland Cliff Road.
“She decided to benefit two animal causes and came up with the idea to have a pet show to raise money,” said Patricia.
“I wanted to do the pet show to raise money for the Calvert Animal Welfare League [CAWL] Rescue Center and Donkey Sanctuary in England,” Lauren stated, adding she learned about the British sanctuary by playing a computer game called “My Donkey and Me.”
“Both organizations would probably need money at some point,” said Lauren.
Patricia Hoover confirmed that she has notified both organizations about Lauren’s fundraiser but had not received a response as this story was being posted.
The pet show will be held starting at 1 p.m. and the cost for pet owners is $2 per contest. Those contests are:
The dog with the tail that wags the most (or fastest)
The most obedient dog
The rodent with the twitchiest nose
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