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Dog owners looking for an excuse to spoil their bundles of joy are in for a treat tomorrow night. Todd and Ellen Grey of Equinox Restaurant will be hosting their 6th annual Sugar & Champagne Affair to honor and benefit the Washington Humane Society’s Law Enforcement Officers and Humane Education Programs (anyone who’s seen Animal Planet’s Animal Precinct or Animal Cops should already be familiar with all the good these guys do).
Canines of all breeds and sizes will get to schmooze it up with other local pooches while their human counterparts will be enjoying some of the area’s finest desserts, sparkling wines and champagnes. A host of D.C.’s finest pastry chefs will be volunteering their services, including Manubu Inoue, Michel Richard, and Equinox’s Melanie Parker.
Photo by akkleis
There should be plenty of barking and sniffing going on ... and we're sure the dogs will be having some fun too.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
@ Galleria at Lafayette Center
1155 21st Street, NW
Washington, DC
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Cost: $85/person
For more information call 202-723-5730 (ext. 204), or email Skranitz (at) washhumane.org
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whose puppy? Or is this some internets puppy.
I've never understood this - how is a nonprofit organization operating law enforcement officers? I was confused as all hell when I saw on Animal Precinct what seemed to be badged, sworn, uniformed and I think armed officers that were from ASPCA, (instead of say NYPD) or as here in DC WHS (instead of MPD)
Are there other nonprofit orgs that somehow have a charter to do enforcement of specific kinds of laws? How did they get that authority?
"In New York State, the ASPCA's Humane Law Enforcement division has powers to investigate cruelty and enforce laws. The Humane Law Enforcement division has been featured on the television program Animal Precinct."
It was so empowered by the NYS leg.
According to their website, WHS has a congressional charter to enforce animal laws in the district...they also operate under contract with the DC government.
http://www.washhumane.org/about.asp
Wow, that just seems strange. I mean, it makes some sense (as it seems unlikely these kinds of investigations would have adequate resources otherwise,) but ASPCA police?
Shouldn't they be like *paying for* *normal old MPD or NYPD officers and equipment* rather than being a police agency themselves?
I would have loved to go to this until I saw the price tag... I just adopted my little monster (errrh, I mean bundle of joy) from the WHS in December and would love to help support them.. but I think these tickets were close to triple digits! Maybe they should increase the adoption fees! I only paid 35.00 for my pup (if they aren't spayed when brought in to the shelter, they cost a whopping $70)
I've been to this event for the past 3 years now and believe me, it's worth the price of admission! All the bubbles I can drink, all the desserts I want from the city's top pastry chefs, AND my dog can come with me..... AWESOME! Plus, it's a benefit for the Humane Society. Whether or not it's for their shelter or their law enforcement division, they and WARL are the only local shelters which don't euthanize unwanted animals. that's enough to win my support. Hope someone doesn't decide to just gas you to death when you're old and nobody wants you anymore.