HARRISBURG – Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33) will host Working Animal Appreciation Day on Tuesday, June 10, with a news conference at 11:30 a.m. at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Soldiers Grove at the Capitol Complex, Harrisburg.
Mastriano, who serves as the chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, is working with Senate colleagues and the Pennsylvania State Working Animal Foundation to recognize the police and military K-9 units; search and rescue dogs and horses; services dogs and therapy animals.
He will be joined by Terri Heck of Summit Search and Rescue, Jen Snyder and Dingo of PA Canine Search and Rescue, and Shelby Wietrzykowski and Ruby of the PA Department of Agriculture.
The event will feature a special appearance by K-9 Detective Briggs, a dog that has worked with the Pennsylvania Game Commission, local police departments, the U.S. Marshal and Secret Service agencies, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Briggs is credited with assisting in the apprehension of arson and armed robbery suspects.
Working animal exhibitors representing organizations across the commonwealth will be available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to explain the valuable roles animals can play in our lives.
During the event, the PA Dairyman’s Association Milkshake on the Moove Truck will sell milkshakes for $6 with proceeds benefitting agricultural scholarships, youth programs and educational programs across the commonwealth.
Watch live at Mastriano’s website, Facebook, Instagram and X.
The event is open to the public.
CONTACT: Don Beishl, 717-787-6701