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While all eyes are on the 2024 Summer Olympics, Helen Woodward Animal Center decided to hold their own, but a rescue pet version
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Helen Woodward Animal Center came up with abrilliant idea: to hold its own games alongside the Summer Olympics, only a rescue pet version of it.
The shelter creatively called the event the 2024 Critter OlymPETs and announced that the homeless pets will be competing in swimming, gymnastics, soccer, climbing and sailing.
“Calling all Summer Olympic Lovers! Helen Woodward Animal Center is excited to bring a touch of the Olympics into homes withenough cutenessto win gold,” the announcement on the shelter’s Facebook account stated. “Orphan canine Mister was the unanimous favorite to serve as Center flagbearer. His perseverance to find a forever home is the stuff of legends. The longest-term resident at Helen Woodward Animal Center, 3-year-old Mister, takes his training seriously and is looking for an adult home with a future coach that is an experienced pet owner.”
By presenting these adorableanimalathletes, the shelter not only hopes to bring joy to everyone who watches the competition, but also to inspire people to adopt them.
Everyone can see the broadcasting of the 2024 Critter OlymPETs online for free on Helen Woodward Animal Center’swebsiteandFacebook pagefrom now until the 11th of August.
The shelter calls it the 2024 Critter OlymPETs and just like the human Olympians, the pets will be competing in events such as swimming, gymnastics, soccer, climbing and sailing
The Helen Woodward Animal Center, together with the loving and healing power of furry friends, was probably the first one in the country to begin daily live-streaming ofadorablecritters for kids and adults who were stuck at home due to quarantine.
“Since the pandemic began, the staffers at Helen Woodward Animal Center have been witness to the amazing ways in which animals lift spirits and lighten hearts,” the center shared in its statement at the time.
Helen Woodward Animal Center was created in 1972 as an organization where “people help animals and animals help people.” Since then, the entire sheltercommunityhas provided inspiring educational and therapeutic programs for people, as well as humane care and forever families for homeless animals.
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