Press Releases

July 6, 2006
For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Michelle Pintar
Phone: (414) 431-6104
E-mail: mpintar@wihumane.org

MEDIA ADVISORY/PHOTO OPPORTUNITY

Experience the “Magic” Between Children and Dogs

MILWAUKEE – What happens when you bring children and dogs together? At the Wisconsin Humane Society, nothing less than magic happens. The bond between children and dogs becomes so strong that the youth can effectively teach the canines how to sit, go down and walk nicely on a leash through WHS' People and Animals Learning (PAL) Program. Twelve youth at-risk will demonstrate their bond with their new friends at the PAL graduation on Friday, July 7 at noon.

WHAT:   
PAL Graduation

WHEN:   
Friday, July 7, 2006
Noon to 1 p.m.

WHERE:   
Wisconsin Humane Society
4500 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53208

WHY:   
Twelve at-risk youth, ages 10 to 13, will graduate from the violence prevention PAL Program and show off their newly learned dog training skills including teaching dogs how to sit, go down and heel to parents and friends.

Through PAL, children gain an increased sense of self worth, develop compassion and learn the importance of success through positive means.

PAL is a nationally recognized violence prevention program developed by the Wisconsin Humane Society in 1993. At-risk Milwaukee-area youth are nominated by their teachers and social workers to participate in PAL.

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