Soi Dog Foundation, Thailand’s leading dog and cat welfare charity, has announced the launch of an attempt to break the current Guinness World Record for “Most dogs wearing a bandana in one place”, to be held on grounds surrounding the Hope and Anchor Inn, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire on Saturday 27th June 2015. The fun day out will start at 10.30am, with the record attempt scheduled for 1.00pm.
Organisers Isabel Van De Ven and Zat Lewis, UK supporters of the Thai charity, said: “This is purely being staged as part of a fun, family day out in the countryside. We’ll have lots of activities for the kids, as well as pub food, bric a brac, bottle stalls, tea room, healthy living stall, face painting, dog boutique, dog shows, dog agility demonstrations, a luxury raffle with first prize as a trip to Thailand, and lots more for all the family. We encourage everyone in the vicinity of Ross-on-Wye to come along, and bring your adult dog or dogs with you, for a day you’ll never forget.”
The current Guinness World Record for most dogs wearing a bandana in one place stands at 364, and Ms Van De Ven is hoping to break this by attracting over 764 adult dogs and their owners to the event.
“Anyone in the area with an adult dog can come along, have a great day out, and be a Guinness World Record holder by the time they get home!”, added Ms Van De Ven.
“Admission is £1, but it’s free to participate in the record attempt. All we require is that if you want to take part, you will need to register on arrival, pick up your free dog bandana (free to the first 500 dogs entering), have your dog verified as an adult, and briefly checked by a vet to ensure your pet is in good health. That’s it.”
More information on the event can be found on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/events/436257389855433
Anyone with specific information requests concerning the event can email: izzy@soidog-foundation.org
Ms Van De Ven hopes that the event will also raise awareness of the Soi Dog Foundation charity in Thailand, which cares for homeless dogs and cats in Phuket and Bangkok by offering sterilisation and vaccination programmes, emergency medical treatment for sick and injured street animals, and an adoptions programme. Soi Dog Foundation is also leading the fight against Thailand’s illegal dog meat trade, and just recently started a campaign in Vietnam to try and end the dog meat trade there as well. More details on Soi Dog Foundation can be found at www.soidog.org.
Soi Dog Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation established in 2003, is a legally registered charity in Thailand, the United States, Australia, the UK, France and Holland. Our mission statement is to improve the welfare of dogs and cats in Asia, resulting in better lives for both the animal and human communities, to create a society without homeless animals, and to ultimately end animal cruelty. John Dalley, co-founder and vice president, is available for interview.
For more information please visit www.soidog.org or www.facebook.com/SoiDogPageInEnglish.