August 29, 2008
JUST FOR PETS
A RUFF CAMPAIGN
Presidential hopeful Barack Obama has reportedly told his two daughters that the family will get a puppy after November - no matter the electoral outcome. (His rival, John McCain, already has a bustling menagerie, including English springer spaniel Sam, Yorkshire terriers Lucy and Desi, mixed-breed Coco, Oreo the cat, two turtles named Cuff and Link, a ferret, three parakeets and more than a dozen saltwater fish.)
The American Kennel Club has come up with a list of hypoallergenic breeds for the Obamas. Cast your vote for the bichon frise, Chinese crested, poodle, soft-coated wheaten terrier or miniature schnauzer at presidentialpup.com by Aug. 19. In turn, an irked Best Friends Animal Society has launched the rival obamafamilydog.com to encourage the candidate to adopt a shelter dog. "For a candidate focused on 'hope' and 'change,' adopting a homeless pet is the right choice for the Obamas," said a Best Friends representative.
As for your pooch, he can give a candidate endorsement at PetsVote.com.
RESCUE RIDERS
Those Rescue Ink guys have their motors runnin'. The world's most-tattooed - and softest-hearted - animal rescuers are sponsoring a Ruff Riders Rally on Sunday to benefit Save-a-Pet Animal Rescue in Port Jefferson Station. Registration is $20. The ride starts at the Brookhaven Amphitheater at Bald Hill, tours along Suffolk's South Shore, and ends at Mulcahy's Pub in Centereach. For more info, visit saveapetli.net or rescueink.org (click on "Events") or call 631-473-6333.
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