CANDLELIGHT VIGIL TO REMEMBER EUTHANIZED PETS.Byline: - Dana Bartholomew Animal rights activists will hold a candlelight vigil A candelight vigil is an outdoor assembly of people carrying candles, held after sunset. Such events are typically held either to protest at the suffering of some marginalized group of people, or in memory of lives lost to some disease, disaster, massacre or other tragedy. in Westwood tonight to commemorate the 5 million unwanted dogs and cats destroyed each year in shelters across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . ``It's really a time for all the people to get together and grieve,'' said Melya Kaplan, executive director of Venice Animal Allies, local host of the National Homeless Animals Day observance. ``What's important is that this is a very deeply felt issue for many, many, many people in this city. And this is a problem that has such a simple solution: Spay spay v. To surgically remove the ovaries of an animal. spay, spey to remove the ovaries. See also ovariohysterectomy. spay hook see spay hook. and neuter neu·ter adj. 1. Having undeveloped or imperfectly developed sexual organs. 2. Sexually undeveloped. n. A castrated animal. v. To castrate or spay. neuter 1. your pets; don't breed; adopt a wonderful cat and dog from a shelter.'' The vigil will take place between 6:30 and 8:30 tonight at the Federal Building in Westwood, at 11000 Wilshire Blvd. For information, call (310) 392-5153. On hand for the vigil, expected to draw 500 residents and their shelter- adopted pets, will be keynote speaker Dan Knapp, general manager of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Animal Services, who as head of the city's animal euthanasia program is working toward a ``no-kill'' policy. Residents are invited to share success stories about adopted dogs and cats. And in addition to a memorial for euthanized animals, there will be three shelter dogs available for adoption. |
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