The fur will fly as paws and feet hit the pavement together in Moscow this summer.
On June 9, the Humane Society of the Palouse will hold their second annual 5K Paw-louse fun run to raise money to finish remodeling its outdoor dog kennels.
The fun run raised nearly $4,000 last year, Lori Freeman, director of the humane society said.
“For the first year it was a really good turnout,” she said.
So many people signed up in the first year that the humane society ran out of the t-shirts that runners received with their registration fees. The humane society plans to purchase more shirts this year.
Pre-registration for the race ended May 25 and cost $20 per person.
“Even though we like doing pre-registration, you can register the day of the race,” Freeman said.
Late registration for the event will cost runners $25.
“We’ve even had people give donations that don’t want to physically participate in the race or won’t be in town, and just want to help out,” Freeman said.
The society is hoping to make at least $5,000 from the race this year. Finishing the kennel remodel will cost the humane society an additional $11,500.
“It’s one of those things that we know isn’t going to cover everything,” Freeman said. “But we have already had some money donated toward them.”
The race will run along Paradise Path through Moscow and begin in the Sweet Street parking lot at the University of Idaho.
Dogs are welcome to walk or run with their owners, but each person is limited to one dog.
“If you have a family that has multiple dogs, as long as there are multiple people in the family that can handle one dog per person, that’s all that really matters,” Freeman said.
To register for the Paw-louse 5k Fun Run visit www.humanesocietyofthepalouse.org
Molly Spencer can be reached at [email protected]