ASPCA and Animal Hero Senator Bob Dole Celebrate Dogs and Cats on Capitol Hill

July 30, 2015
This afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives became an animal house! The ASPCA, along with the Congressional Animal Protection Caucus (CAPC), hosted the fourth annual “Paws for Celebration,” a Capitol Hill animal adoption event that brings attention to shelter animals and honors rescue organizations locally and across the country. 
 
CAPC co-chair Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) spoke to the crowd, which included members of Congress, congressional staff, and 50 adoptable dogs and cats. This year’s event included a very special guest, former Senator and Majority Leader Bob Dole. During his service in Congress from 1961 to 1996, he spearheaded passage of several landmark legislative advances in animal protection.
 
ASPCA and Animal Hero Senator Bob Dole Celebrate Dogs and Cats on Capitol Hill
 
Best of all, several animals found their forever homes today at Paws for Celebration. Huge thanks to the following local animal rescue groups that participated:
Animal Welfare League of Alexandria
Animal Welfare League of Arlington
Fairfax County Animal Shelter
Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue
Homeward Trails Animal Rescue 
Last Chance Animal Rescue
Lost Dog & Cat Rescue Foundation
Pinups for Pitbulls
Prince George’s County Animal Shelter
Washington Animal Rescue League
Washington Humane Society
 
ASPCA and Animal Hero Senator Bob Dole Celebrate Dogs and Cats on Capitol Hill
 
“I was so pleased to be a part of the Paws for Celebration event–a favorite event on Capitol Hill, featuring dogs and cats from shelters and rescues from the D.C. area," said Representative Blumenauer. "We were also honored to host Senator Bob Dole, a longtime animal welfare champion, demonstrating yet again the incredible bipartisan and unifying nature of doing the right thing by our animals.”
 
Want to be sure that your U.S. representative is aware of animal protection issues in Congress? Encourage him or her to join the Congressional Animal Protection Caucus today!