Get ready for the fundraiser event of the year for the Corinne T. Smith Animal Center (CTSAC).  On Thursday, March 18 at 6pm, the CTSAC will be hosting its annual Canines, Cats, and Cabernet event at the Depot Civic and Cultural Center.

This year the event will be a bit different.  Local folks including the 4-H Center, Casey Rowlett, James Cleveland, Prima Pasta, Steves’ Market &Deli, The Turtle Gelateria, and Twisted Sisters will provide a wide variety of food!  Paired with all this fine food is a delightful array of wines local, domestic, and imported.

This year the event will also be serving a few fine beers for those who tastes prefer beer to wine.  In addition to sampling foods, wines, and beer there will be a silent auction and a live auction with many beautiful and fun items to bid on, such as trips, furnishings, jewelry, spa packages just to name a few.

The CTSAC works tirelessly to serve the greater Brown County and surrounding counties with a wide variety of animal related issues.  Not only do they take in strays and abandoned animals, they have a strong adoption philosophy which includes our transferring programs which moves dogs and cats to rescue and no kill facilities, animal cruelty investigation, a voucher program to help spay and neuter animals and a safe and healthy environment for abandoned animals to stay until they can transition in to forever homes.

They are not just the “dog pound” anymore.  They are the Animal Center striving to protect and serve the forgotten, abandoned, or abused animals of our community! With over 5,000 animals coming through their doors each year, it takes a lot of resources to ensure proper treatment for each critter like food, water, beds, medicine, TLC and of course constant cleaning.  The dedicated staff works hard to ensure the best care possible.

Every cent raised will go directly to CTSAC.  Tickets are $45 and are available at AgMart, Corinne T. Smith Animal Center (646-0617), Small Animal Medical Center, or emailing [email protected]. For that price, you get an evening of socializing with your community, sampling fine food, tasting delicious wines and beers and the satisfaction of knowing you are helping our center be the best it can be.

Please order your tickets early and enjoy an evening of fun.  As the gentle Mahatma Gandhi said, “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated”.  It will be a fun evening.