Brandy and Val Go To Washington
Welcome to the first posting of Brandy and Val’s blog where we’ll keep you up-to-date on the pups’ news and events! We’re excited to announce that Brandy and Val books and toys will be making their debut in the D.C. area at the Washington, D.C., JCC blood drive and emergency preparedness day. The blood drive runs from 4:30 – 8:30 p.m. A portion of our sales from the event will help support the JCC. Emergency preparedness is near and dear to our hearts since Val is a Hurricane Katrina dog and he most likely lost his family when they had to evacuate New Orleans and was forced to leave him behind. Why was he abandoned, you might ask? Because there was no evacuation plan that provided for pets! Since then, the Government has thankfully enacted the Pet Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act (PETS). www.avma.org/disaster/petsact_faq.asp We hope Bo, the first dog, helps out with the enforcement of this important provision.
Tags: blood drive, Bo, emergency preparedness, Hurricane Katrina, JCC, Katrina dogs, PETS Act, White House dog
