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Local artists’ handmade ceramic bowls are securing services for shelter pets in the area.
The Eye of the Dog Art Center organized an Empty Dog Bowls fundraiser inspired by the Empty Bowls concept for the homeless, but tailored to help dogs. The event, held on March 29, attracted around 100 people and featured a gallery opening where bowls made by artists were sold. The $3,000 in proceeds was donated to PAWS Shelter of Central Texas recently in the form of a very large check. “We had PAWS in mind, because they do such a great thing for all the animals,” Tawni Bates, Eye of the Dog Art Center administrator, said. “And it’s just pretty cool that we raised as much money as we did on our first one.”
Caroline Smith, PAWS Shelter Manager, said she brought an adoptable dog, Treble, to the event as well, who found a forever family. And the funds raised by Eye of the Dog are going to help other dogs find homes.
“Right now, we’re working on a behavioral program, which includes board and training for some of our dogs that need just a little more extra behavioral support before they get adopted,” Smith said. “We have about three dogs in our care right now that we’re getting ready to gear up into it, and it’s about $1,400 for each dog. So that will cover two of these dogs going through a two week board and train program, and then they can go into a foster home and be adopted out.”
Go to pawsshelter.org/ adopt to find adoptable pets.
