Paws Republic Centre for Pets in Martensville not only provides daycare, boarding, grooming and training options for our furry friends, but they help return lost pets to their families and find those without homes a new loving family to call their own.
With fostering pets comes added expenses and thanks to a donation from St. Michael Community School of dog food, it helps to lighten the load.
The donation was collected through a unique event. Brittany Brunn, the Indigenous Coordinator for St. Michael Community School explained how they were able to take the opportunity to give back.
“Our school is the Metis School of Excellence in Saskatoon. Every year we host what is called the Metis Voyageur Games. It’s a huge event for Metis people in Saskatchewan. So we brought it to our school and we have seven events which are axe throwing, including plastic axe throwing kit, log tossing, rope winding, relay races, animal calls, jigging and dog food racing,” Brunn said.
The dog food racing consisted of large and small bags of dog food and participants raced with them. Younger kids carried smaller bags and the older kids had larger bags.
“Whoever wins the most ribbons, on a point based system, is the King or Queen trapper. The kids absolutely loved the idea of giving back to the animals,” Brunn added.
In addition to the generous donation of dog food, Paws Republic owner/operator Kristine O’Brien expressed gratitude for all of the donations that come through their doors. Recently, animal lover Owen Coon, a local youth, sold freezies to raise money to be donated, and Warman Thrift Store donatesd blankets that they are unable to sell regularly so the animals have a cozy place to curl up.
“We are so incredibly grateful for all of the support that we receive from local individuals and businesses. Thank you to everyone that thinks of us. It is appreciated more than you know,” O’Brien said.
