The Animal Kneads Day event started in 2007 at Great Harvest Bread Company. The bakery opens on a Sunday (which is not a regular business day), the owners and staff donate their time and the ingredients to make hundreds of loaves of bread. Volunteers from Animal Care & Control staff the counter and offer the bread to the public for a donation of $10.00 a loaf. 100% of the proceeds go directly to the Animal Care and Control Free Public Spay & Neuter Fund.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg is one of the top 10 fastest-growing US metro areas. As the Charlotte area continues to grow, so does its animal population. It is estimated that there 400,000 cats and dogs in the metro area. As a municipal shelter, Animal Care & Control can not turn away any animal, regardless of how full the shelter is. Last year alone, due to severe overpopulation of unwanted animals, the shelter had to euthanize 12,632 cats and dogs (in FY09), many of whom would have been adoptable. To help reduce the number of animals that come to the shelter the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Animal Care & Control Division (CMPD-ACCD) instituted a Free Public Spay and Neuter Assistance Program. This program is completely donation and grant funded. The spay/neuter program was able to sterilize 1,228 animals in FY09.
Event Information:
Sunday, August 23, 2009 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Great Harvest Bread Company
6420 Rea Road (Shops at Piper Glen)
How can you help? Support the event by stopping by and making a donation, and tell your friends, family, neighbors about the event.
- Become an event sponsor
- Participate in the event with a booth
- Match donations made during certain hours of the event
- Advertise the event
- Distribute posters and flyers
Contact Melissa Knicely at 704-336-3627 if you are interested in participating.
