Purina's 9th Annual Walk for the Animals will be held on Saturday, February 21, 2009 in downtown Miami's Bayfront Park. This is the premier fundraising walk-a-thon in Miami for dogs and their owners to benefit the Humane Society of Greater Miami Adopt-A-Pet.  We work diligently towards creating a community where ALL companion animals have homes with responsible, committed and loving caregivers and to eliminate cruelty, neglect and pet overpopulation. To achieve our mission, we must be so much more than a shelter. And we are. We offer programs and services throughout our community to educate, inform and inspire people to take responsible care of their pets, spay and neuter, and treat animals with the kindness they deserve. We set the example ourselves by guaranteeing every healthy, adoptable animal in our care a second chance, free from the threat of euthanasia.

The Humane Society of Greater Miami is a not-for-profit, 501 (c) 3 organization and does not receive any funding from government agencies. It relies completely on private donations, grants and fundraising events like the Purina Walk for the Animals to help raise the money needed to care for more than 200 homeless dogs and cats each day; continue to operate our low cost  and free spay/neuter and preventative health care clinics; and offer important programs to our community like teaching humane education lessons to both children and adults and providing pet therapy to senior citizens and rehabilitation centers.

Here's how you can help. Getting started is easy It only takes a few minutes to create your online Purina Walk for the Animals Personal Fundraising Page:

• Click the Get Started button below
• Customize the text and the photo on your online Personal Fundraising Page to express your passions and your purpose
• Send the link out to your friends, family, colleagues – anyone you think will help you reach your goal.

For more details on how to form a pack or pack leader training dates go to our website at www.humanesocietymiami.org

We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, February 21st 2009