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Estes Park K9K Walk to Cure Canine Cancer Videos
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
1st annual Estes Park K9K Walk to Cure Canine Cancer
Friday, September 25th, 2009Colorado pet owners gathered Saturday, September 19, 2009, in beautiful Estes Park, Colo., to celebrate the lives of their dogs and those dogs who have passed at the 1st annual Estes Park K9K Walk to Cure Canine Cancer. The walk benefited MAF’s Canine Cancer Campaign and to date has raised more than $15,500.
The event was organized by Patty Henderson, co-owner of Estes Bark. Patty reached out to MAF after a close friend lost her dog, Emily, to cancer, and Patty wanted to honor Emily’s memory.
More than 200 walkers and their furry friends participated in the K9K as well as more than 100 virtual walkers from around the United States. The day’s activities gave pet owners the opportunity to visit with various pet-related vendors, listen to three keynote speakers, including Dr. Robin Downing, MAF trustee and owner of Windsor Veterinary Clinic; Dr. Deanna Worley, a surgical oncologist from the Colorado State University’s Animal Cancer Center; and Dr. Patricia Olson, president/CEO of MAF. The Estes Park Jug Band provided entertainment.
Event sponsors included Eukanuba, Chuck Latham and Associates and The Downing Center for Animal Pain Management, LLC.
Please stay tuned for exclusive video from the Estes Park K9K! In the meantime, enjoy a few photos from the event.
Littleton Veterinary Clinic Honors Patients at Estes Park K9K
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009Littleton Veterinary Clinic Honors Patients at Estes Park K9K Walk to Cure Canine Cancer
Denver/Sept. 15, 2009 — National canine cancer statistics are startling—and for staff members at Colorado Veterinary Specialists, the fatal disease too often strikes close to home. Some are cancer survivors themselves, some have seen their pets struggle with the disease and all have given cancer diagnoses to pet owners too frequently.
That personal and professional experience prompted this veterinary hospital in Littleton to participate in the K9K Walk to Cure Canine Cancer in Estes Park on Sept. 19, 2009. The event benefits Denver-based Morris Animal Foundation’s (MAF) Canine Cancer Campaign, which funds research into cancer prevention and treatment.
“It is important for people to understand that we are dedicated to a cure,” says Beth Lewis, DVM, DACVS, whose basset hound Dash is undergoing treatment for lymphoma.
Elizabeth Hanssard, a customer service representative who organized the hospital’s K9K team, lost her Airedale terrier Elszie to osteosarcoma, an all too common and painful bone cancer. “As a cancer survivor myself, I would like to see treatments developed for our canine friends that have a higher success rate.”
The Estes Park K9K was organized by Patty Henderson, whose best friend lost her dog, Emily, to canine cancer. The event will feature three speakers, including Robin Downing, DVM, CVA, CCRP, DAAPM, owner of Windsor Veterinary Clinic and the Downing Center for Animal Pain Management; Deanne Worley, DVM, DACVS, a surgical oncologist at Colorado State University’s Animal Cancer Center; and Patricia Olson, DVM, PhD, MAF President/CEO. Learn more at www.caninek.org/EstesPark/.