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Calling
all responsible pit bull owners, advocates and fanciers...
Please mark Saturday, October 25, 2008 on
your calendars for the SECOND ANNUAL nationwide Pit Bull Awareness Day.
Last year's first ever Pit Bull Awareness Day was an incredible
success thanks to YOU - all the breed advocates across the country united to educate, raise awareness, and promote
a positive pit bull image. This year's events can be even better!
Bless the Bullys has teamed up with ROVERlution for this great cause in an effort to raise awareness to the plight of the All-American pit bull terrier
AND to make a united stand against breed specific legislation. October 25, 2008 will go down as a day that pit
bull advocates all over the country joined forces in support of an incredible cause! To learn more about ROVERlution
or host a Luv-a-Bully march, please visit www.roverlution.org.
In keeping with our tradition, your event is up to you... Whether
you plan an event all your own (and being so close to HOWLoween,
themed events could be a lot of fun!!) or if you choose to participate in a Luv-a-Bully
march, please join us on October 25, 2008 to celebrate this incredible breed and their devoted and responsible owners!
Why a Pit Bull Awareness Day?
In light of the constant negative publicity and sensationalized hype
that surrounds pit bulls, Pit Bull Awareness Day was established as a day to focus on these incredible dogs and
their devoted, responsible owners.
As breed advocates, it is our duty to show the public that all
pit bull owners ARE NOT alike. As responsible pit bull owners, we can no longer be willing
to sit back and be judged and criminalized by the image set by the visible minority of irresponsible
owners. Although we all work hard everyday to change the undeserved image of our dogs, Pit Bull Awareness Day is
the time to collectively make our voices heard. After all, we are the ONLY voices are dogs have.
Regardless of where you are located, please join Bless
the Bullys in celebrating this wonderful breed and their devoted, responsible owners/advocates.
Please participate in an activity on October
25, 2008 to promote and celebrate responsible pit bull ownership. Whether you choose to particpate in a Luv-a-Bully
March or another activity of you choice - an educational workshop, a meet and greet, a bully rally, a dog wash,
a BBQ or just a friendly get together - please sign up to
participate so people in your area know and can participate and promote responsible ownership with you.
Working together, we can change the image bestowed upon our dogs
(and their owners).
Never underestimate the power of a few committed individuals to change the world. Indeed, it's the
only thing that ever has. ~
Margaret Mead
HOST AN EVENT!!
*To add an event in your town, fill in the
form below.
(You can fill in the actual event at a later date.)
**PLEASE NOTE** The form is for event planners only!
**For promotional materials to host a Luv-a-Bully march, please visit ROVERlution!**
If you experience a problem with the form, simply e-mail me with the same information the form requests.
**With the exception of outstanding breed ambassadors, we encourage public events to involve
dog owners only.
Suggestions for Events
*Have ONE excellent breed ambassador at the event.
Encourage others to leave their bullys at home and make it a "dog owners only" event.
*Create handouts on responsible ownership practices and/or breed specific
legislation.
*Not creative? PBRC has a TON of educational flyers and handouts that can be printed and distributed.
*Ask a local pet store if you can set up a table and hand out flyers. Voilą!
Instant pit bull education workshop!
*Create a "Find the Pit Bull" game and demonstrate just how difficult it
is to identify a 'pit bull' (and why BSL doesn't work).
*Download The Message to the Media, Love Can Build a Bridge or any of the
wonderful, positive pit bull videos and play them at your event.
EVENTS IN CANADA
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Location:
Toronto, Ontario
Event:
Dress up Bully Walk
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
"Pit Bull" Co-Op
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Location:
St. Judes, Brampton, Ontario
Event:
Howl-o-Woof
Day of Fun/Awareness/Education
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Southern Ontario Animal Rescue
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EVENTS OUTSIDE NORTH AMERICA
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Location:
Russia
Event:
The Day of Pit Bulls and Staffords
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
"BeStaff" Olesia Borysenko
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OCTOBER 25, 2008 EVENTS
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Location:
Algood Park
Cookeville, Tennessee
11:00 to 3:00
Event:
Bark in the Park
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Bless the Bullys
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Location:
Nashville, Tennessee
Event:
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HOSTED BY:
Community Bully Advocates
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Location:
Memphis, Tennessee
Event:
Pitbull Awareness & Education ~ Meet & Greet
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Pawsitive Pitbulls & Friends
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Location:
Knoxville, Tennessee
Event:
Pit Bull Awareness Festival
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Knoxville Bully Breed Advocates and Rescue
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Location:
Pegram, Tennessee
Event:
Pittie Party: A Celebration of the Mighty
Pit Bull
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Woof Waggin' Board & Biscuit
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Location:
New Market, Alabama
Event:
Education & Fun Show
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Alabama Bulldogger Association
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Location:
Florence, Alabama
Event:
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HOSTED BY:
Pets are Worth Saving
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Location:
Tucson, Arizona
Event:
Pit Bull Education/Adoption
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Sunny & Trista of Accurate Mobility, Inc.!
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Location:
Duck & Decanter
Phoenix, Arizona
Event:
Pit Bull Awareness Day Education and Raffle
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
MaydayPitBullRescue.Org
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Location:
Tucson, Arizona
Event:
Meet & Greet
(Shake & Speak)
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Deb Smoot & friends of PitBulls
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Location:
Phoenix, Arizona
Event:
$20 Rabies vacs for Pit Bulls
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Maricopa County Animal
Care and Control
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Location:
Conway County, Arkansas
Event:
Meet Axl Rock and Axl's Rose Red!
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Cypress Valley Pit Bull Rescue
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Location:
San Diego, California
Event:
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Location:
Brea, California
Event:
Luv-a-Bully March
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
ROVERlution.org
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Location:
Irvine -or- Lake Forest, California
Event:
Pit bull education & games for people
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Sabrina Sadeghian
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Location:
Sacramento, California
Event:
Horatio - The Story of an Unbroken Spirit
of a July 4th Bully
Contact:
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Location:
Pet Food Express
Deer Valley Way
Antioch, California
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Event:
Pit Bull Awareness Day
Halloween Bully Costume Contest
Contact:
Rheanna
(925) 778-3972
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HOSTED BY:
Kers Shorty Kennels &
Pet Food Express
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Location:
Petco Sports Arena &
San Marcos, California
Event:
Education/Meet & Greet/Adoption Promotion
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Its the Pits Rescue
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Location:
San Diego, California
Event:
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Location:
Los Angeles, California
Event:
Atomic Dogg Show
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Level Entertainment
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Location:
Table Mountain Animal Center
Golden, Colorado
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Event:
Pit Bull Awareness Day
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Vikki Joseph
Front Range Labrador Rescue
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Location:
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Event:
Pit Bull Awareness Day
$20 off any training class for
Pit bull and Pit bull mixes
for the month of October!
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
All Breed Rescue & Training
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Location:
New Haven, Connecticut
Event:
Meet the Breed Education & Celebration
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Friends of New Haven Animal Shelter
Hotwater Rescue
Bikers Against Animal Cruelty
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Location:
Battery Park
New Castle, Delaware
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Event:
Candlelight Vigil
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Christy Carter
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Location:
Gainesville, Florida
Event:
Pit Bull Awareness Day
October 18, 2008
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Phoenix Animal Rescue
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Location:
Tampa Bay, Florida
Event:
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Location:
West Palm Beach, Florida
Event:
Pit Bull Awareness Day
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Ethical Bull Breed Rescue & Referral of Florida
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Location:
Coco, Florida
Event:
Pit Bull Adoption Day
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Central Brevard Humane Society
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Location:
Port St. Lucie, Florida
Event:
Luv-a-Bully March
Meet&Greet
Bully Kissing Booth
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Dogs & Cats Forever, Inc.
No Kill Animal Shelter
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Location:
Atlanta, Georgia
Event:
Atlanta Pitpalooza
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Atlanta Bully Rally
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Location:
Decatur, Georgia
Event:
Spay/Neuter for Pit Bulls
Contact:
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Location:
Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park
Event:
Hawaiian Bully Bash 3
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Phenom Power Pits
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Location:
Boise, Idaho
Event:
Pit Bull Education
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Idaho Humane Society
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Location:
Morton, Illinois
Event:
Pit Bull Education
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Beth Satterlee and Kayla Schepka
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Location:
Edwardsville, Illinois
Event:
Pit Bull Education
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Erin Heil & Connie Frey
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Location:
Indianapolis, Indiana
Event:
Pit Bull Awarness & Education Rally
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Casa Del Toro Bully Education & Rescue
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Location:
412 Colon Street
Sioux City, Iowa
Event:
Howl-O-Ween haunted house
(No fee)
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Pit Bulls for Justice
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Location:
Murray, Kentucky
Event:
Pit Bull Education/Adoption
Contact:
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Location:
Scarborough, Maine
Event:
Pit Bull Awarness & Education
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Animal Refuge Leage of Greater Portland
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Location:
Best Friends Facility
Rockville, Maryland
Event:
Pit bull education / Meet & Greet
Best Friends Halloween Party
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Tia's Promise Animal Rescue
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Location:
Leonardtown, Maryland
Event:
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HOSTED BY:
Second Hope Rescue, Inc.
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Location:
Baltimore, Maryland
Event:
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HOSTED BY:
B-More Dog, Inc
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Location:
Reisterstown, Maryland
Event:
Pit Bull Education/Adoption
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Humane Society of Baltimore County
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Location:
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Event:
Spirit of the Pit
Contact:
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Location:
Detroit, Michigan
Event:
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HOSTED BY:
Michelle Touchtone
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Location:
Romulus, Michigan
Event:
Howl-o-Ween Bully Fun Fest
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Friends For The Dearborn Animals Shelter
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Location:
Dearborn, Michigan
Event:
Howl-O-Ween Bully Fun Fest
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HOSTED BY:
Dearborn Recycl-A-Bullz
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Location:
Minneapolis/ St. Paul Metro Area
Event:
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HOSTED BY:
A Rotta Love Plus
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Location:
McComb, Mississippi
Event:
Education & Fun Show
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Techa and Ricky Day
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Location:
Picayune, Mississippi
Event:
Pit Bull Awareness Day
Education, raffle and Pit bull show
Contact:
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Location:
St. Louis, Missouri
Event:
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Location:
Poplar Bluffs, Missouri
Event:
Pit Bull Awareness March
Contact:
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Location:
Kansas City, Missouri
Event:
Luv-a-Bully Protest March
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Kansas City Dog Advocates
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Location:
Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Event:
Luv-a-Bully March
Contact:
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Location:
PetCo
132nd & West Street
Omaha, Nebraska
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Event:
Bully Breed Awareness Day
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
No Pets Left Behind
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Location:
Lincoln, Nebraska
Event:
Pit Bull Awareness Day
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Community Approach to
Dog Bite Prevention
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Location:
Las Vega, Nevada
Event:
Meet & Greet/Pit Bull Awreness
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Monsieur Pit Bull Rescue Inc.
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Location:
Dog Fancier's Park - Area 3
5800 East Flamingo
Las Vegas, Nevada
Event:
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HOSTED BY:
Las Vegas Pits Club
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Location:
Cinnaminson, New Jersey
Event:
Pit Bull Awareness & Education Day
& Meet and Greet
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Heather and PetCo
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Location:
Dogtoberfest
Ocawasin Lodge
625 Mocopin Road
West Mildord, New Jersey
12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
October 26, 2008
Event:
Meet and Greet & Pitbull Awareness
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Paws In The Cookie Jar Pitbull Rescue
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Location:
Roxbury Mall
Succasunna, New Jersey
Event:
Education/Meet & Greet
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Eleventh Hour Rescue
& Petco
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Location:
New York City, N.Y.
Event:
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HOSTED BY:
NYC Pit Bull Group
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Location:
Queens, New York
Event:
Pit Bulls: Fact or Fiction
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Julio Rivera, K-9 Guardian
Dog Re-abilitator
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Location:
CountryMax
Courtland, New York
Event:
Meet & Greet/Education
Contact:
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Location:
Amsterdam, New York
Event:
Pit Bull Education/Adoption
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Jackson's Legacy Bully Breed Rescue
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Location:
Saratoga Springs, New York
Event:
Kiss-A-Bull Kissing Booth
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Out of the Pits &
Sloppy Kisses: A Treat Boutique for Dogs
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Location:
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Event:
Howl-O-Ween Party
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Old North APBT Club of Fayetteville
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Location:
Bear Creek, North Carolina
Event:
Pit Bull Education/Meet & Greet
Contact:
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Location:
Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina
Event:
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Location:
Cedarock Park
Burlington, North Carolina
10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Event:
Pit Bull Education Howl-O-Ween Celebration
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Animal Protection Society of Orange County
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Location:
Winston Woods Park
Harbor Meadows/Ladybug Landing
Cincinnati, Ohio
Event:
Bark in the Park (10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Walk for Gage (begins at 2:00 p.m.)
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Bark Ark Bully Rescue
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Location:
Marysville, Ohio
Event:
Pit Bull Awareness Day &
Halloween Party
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Snips @ Pawsitive Energy
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Location:
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Event:
Pit Bull Education
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Elizabeth Ratcliffe &
Oklahoma Bully Breed Rescue
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Location:
Portland, Oregon
Event:
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Location:
Cottage Grove, Oregon
Event:
Education, Gathering
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Community Bully Advocates
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Location:
Clark Park
West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Event:
Canine Costume Contest
Local Bully friendly rescue
groups
Pinup for Pitbulls
Bands
Local Pet supply shops
Artists
Bully Friendly vendors
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Pinups for Pitbulls
Philly PAWS
and
The Chic Petique
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Location:
Reading, Pennsylvania
Event:
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HOSTED BY:
Good Dog Adoption Agency Inc.
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Location:
State College, Pennsylvania
Event:
Pit Bull Education/Meet & Greet
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Happy Paws Happy Homes
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Location:
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Event:
Pit Bull Education/Adoption Specials
Contact:
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Location:
Manchester, Pennsylvania
Event:
Pit Bull Awareness Day Education
and Adoption Event
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
The Phoenix Rescue Group
& Bad Press
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Location:
Updike Park
Wickford,Rhode Island
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Event:
Tricks & Treats for Furry Feet
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
PittieLove Rescue (MA)
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Location:
Charleston (area), South Carolina
Event:
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HOSTED BY:
New Hope Pit Bull Rescue
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Location:
Mountain Creek Park
Grand Prairie, Texas
Event:
Pit Bull Awareness & Education Day
*Please visit NTBBC website for event date
and details*
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
North Texas Bully Breed Club
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Location:
Petco
Sherman Town Center
Sherman, Texas
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Event:
Pit Bull Education & Awareness Meet Up
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Texoma Bully Breed Outreach
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Location:
San Antonio, Texas
Event:
Pit Bull Education Event
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Alamo City Bully Breeds United
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Location:
Waco, Texas
Event:
Pit Bull Education and Adoption
Contact:
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HOSTED BY
Happy Endings Dog Rescue
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Location:
Park City, Utah
Event:
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HOSTED BY:
Dr. Stephanie Singer
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Location:
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Event:
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HOSTED BY:
Bully Paws - Pit Bull Patriots
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Location:
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Event:
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Location:
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Event:
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HOSTED BY:
Virginia Beach SPCA
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Location:
Richmond, Virginia
Event:
Education, Awareness
& Spay/Neuter Day
Contact:
wclowrey@hotmail.com
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HOSTED BY:
Ring Dog Rescue
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Location:
Everett, Washington
Event:
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Location:
Southeast, Wisconsin
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Location:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Start Point: Veteran's Park Lagoon
End Point: City Hall, 200 East Wells
Street
Event:
Luv-a-Bully March
Contact:
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HOSTED BY:
Brew City Weight Pull Club
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