Hogs Saving Dogs Charity Ride
by rider on Aug.30, 2009, under General
It is interesting how life often circles back around. About a month ago, we found a lost puppy wandering the streets near our home. He had no collar or tags, but he was well fed and looked cared for. Naturally we assumed someone would be looking for him, so we picked him up and printed up some fliers with his picture and posted them at every intersection for a couple miles around. Nobody called.
We called our local vet to see if they had someone in the office who could scan the pup for a microchip, and we were lucky enough to catch someone there. Success! He had a chip. Surely we would have him reuinited with his people shortly. Or not. The chip was never registered, and the trail dead-ended at a shelter in Oregon. They had apparently adopted out the dog, but never recorded his chip number.
Days went by, and nobody called about the dog. It was becoming more and more apparent that someone had just put him out rather than making an effort to find a home for him. We could not keep him long term, because we already have two big dogs. So we turned him over to a local rescue group, Pet Rescue By Judy.
Fast forward to this weekend. The local Harley Owners’ Group held a charity ride to benefit Pet Rescue By Judy, and Lisa and I knew we just had to go.
We rolled into the starting staging area around 8:30, and joined the large group of riders already on hand to raise money for this worthwhile group.
The first stop on the ride was, appropriately enough, the Rescue’s main shelter.
The shelter doesn’t normally allow visitors in the animal lodging areas, but because it was a special event, they allowed us back to visit with some of the dogs. In the kennel area was a familiar face - little beast, the dog we had found and turned over to the rescue! He seemed to remember us, and promptly flopped over for a tummy rub when he saw us. The rescue staff told us they had a foster placement for him, and he would be going there soon. It’s good to see he’s with people who care about him and are taking care of him now. A horrific pox upon whomever dumped him….
The ride continued through a couple more stops, where the riders had to locate items of information about each of the stops for our ride forms.
The ride culminated at the Green Parrot in Fern Park, where the final turnout proved to be very impressive.
It was a great day for a ride, and a great turnout to support the work of the Rescue. Lisa and I were glad to be a part of it.
