Calling all dog loving artists

Calling all dog loving artists

Do you know an artistic person who can paint or loves to create creative designs? We’d love to have their help (or yours, if it’s you!) to participate in the FETCH a Cure Steel Dog Project!

This artistic project is a fundraiser with the non-profit organization FETCH a Cure to raise money to fight pet cancer and assist owners whose pets are currently undergoing cancer treatment.

Steel dog sculptures are sponsored by local businesses and individuals, who then ask or hire local Richmond and Charlottesville artists to decorate them. The dogs are then placed in high-traffic locations throughout the community. These eye-catching works of art start a conversation about pet cancer, reminding people to check their pets for early warning signs and make them aware that FETCH a Cure is there to help. It’s our hope to display the decorated steel dogs at the DogFest event in September and incorporate a contest where attendees vote for the best-decorated dog.

If you’d like to help or know someone who would be willing to lend their talents to this worthwhile cause, or if you have creative design ideas for one of the steel dog sculptures, please contact us at (540) 832-1751 or at xroadsanimalhospital@gmail.com.