Thursday, July 8, 2010
For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Angela Speed
Direct: (414) 431-6104
E-mail: aspeed@wihumane.org

MEDIA ADVISORY/PHOTO OPPORTUNITY

It’s a Rat Race. Really!
WHS to Celebrate Storming of the Bastille With
Rat & Small Animal Race

MILWAUKEE – What better way to celebrate the Storming of the Bastille? Come out to WHS and cheer on your favorite Frenchman on Thursday, July 8 at 12:00 Noon. The Wisconsin Humane Society is hosting a rodent race and you are invited to watch the revolutionary rats race to the finish!

Who will win? Will it be August Rodent, Gérbil Depardieu, Jean-Jacques Ratsseau or Claude Mousnet?

While they’ll never likely make it to Paris, they certainly can celebrate with the Eiffel Tower beckoning them to the finish line. Cheer for your favorite and celebrate the kickoff to a Storm the Bastille promotion, in which all small animal adopters receive a FREE adoption if they purchase a small animal kit this month.

WHAT: Rats & Gerbils Storm the Bastille Race!

WHEN: Thursday, July 8, 2010
12:00 – 12:45 p.m.
Race begins at 12:00 noon!

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

MEDIA INTEREST:

• Photo opportunity of small animals available for adoption
• Photo opportunity of rat race
• Interview opportunity with WHS staff regarding the event

NOTE: Please contact Angela Speed, Director of Community Relations, at 414-431-6104 or aspeed@wihumane.org if you plan on coming to the event!

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