CMPD Animal Care & Control’s Largest Fundraiser Returns August 23

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CMPD Animal Care & Control’s largest annual fundraiser returns Sunday, August 23, 2015.

All of the proceeds from Animal Kneads day benefit the Animal Care & Control Community Spay/Neuter Assistance Program. This program is funded solely through “β€Ήdonations and grants, which makes Animal Kneads Day the most important annual fundraiser. “β€Ή

On the day of the event, the owners and staff donate their time and the ingredients to make over 1,000 loaves of bread. Volunteers from the Animal Care & Control (AC&C) offer the bread to customers for a donation of $10 a loaf.

The funding from this event is able to cover approximately eight clinics a year which results in approximately over 500 animal sterilization surgeries. In 2014, Animal Kneads Day raised $16,400.

There are an estimated 400,000 cats and dogs living in the metro area, and many of these animals are stray.Β  As a municipal shelter, Animal Care & Control cannot turn away any animal, regardless of the shelter’s capacity. Last year alone, due to pet overpopulation in the community, 13,157 dogs and cats entered the AC&C Shelter.

The event will take place on August 23, 2015 at Great Harvest Bread Company, 6420 Rea Road Charlotte, NC 28277 from 10a-5p.