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2014 Annual Save-A-Pet Petathlon

Save-A-Pet's annual Petathlon 3k dog walk is taking place in conjunction with the Dog Days of Summer event in Libertyville on Sunday, July 13th.  The Petathlon event involves a 3k walk through Libertyville and a festival in Cook Park.  The festival includes live music, adoptable dogs, raffles, dog cooling stations, a pet prize spin wheel, snacks and more.  Registration is open in advance at http://www.petathlon.org/ and over the weekend at Save-A-Pet's booths at the Dog Days of Summer event on Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th.  Packet pick-up opens at 8am on Sunday the 13th and Mayor Terry Weppler will be kicking off the walk at 9:30am. All proceeds raised by the Petathlon will benefit Save-A-Pet's no-kill non-profit adoption center in Grayslake, IL. 
Find out more about Save-A-Pet here:  www.saveapetil.org

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