The Orange County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals would like to thank everyone who came out Sunday, September 15th to support our organization for the 16th Annual Walk for the Animals!  Once again, it was another fun and eventful day!  Please enjoy the online article published by the Orange County Register.

The crowd goes wild for the best patriotic costumes during the16th Annual Walk for the Animals benefiting the Orange County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Roscoe gives his owner a love bite when he doesn’t want to wear socks. He eventually did. The 16th Annual Walk for the Animals is held at Huntington Beach Central Park East Sunday.

Petey, sporting a propeller beenie, got a lot of attention during the 16th Annual Walk for the Animals at Huntington Beach Central Park East Sunday.

About 500 participants registered for the 16th Annual Walk for the Animals at Huntington Beach Central Park East Sunday.

The Walking Company was one of the sponsors for the 16th Annual Walk for the Animals held in Huntington Beach.

Roscoe, left, wearing a devil’s outfit acts the devilish part spurring on Iggy Stardust, an English bulldog, to no avail. Roscoe was rescued after being  found tied up to a dumpster in Santa Ana at 5 weeks old. The mutt only weighed 3 pounds. They participated in the costume contest losing out to two very patriotically-dressed Dalmatians. The 16th Annual Walk for the Animals is held at Huntington Central Park East Beach Sunday.

Patriot, a one-year-old Husky, jumps on his owner Kevin Marlin of Orange wanting to be carried and “comforted.” The former Camp Pendleton dog was abused with wire wrapped around his snout, leaving permanent scars. “Although he’s scarred on the outside, it hasn’t hurt his spirits on the inside,” Marlin, Co-Grand Marshal of Husky Camp Rescue, says. Marlin believes Patriot was abused because the puppy was barking due to extreme boredom. Marlin exercises with the dog daily and in the last year, since owning his former foster dog, has lost about 40 pounds. “Tired dogs don’t bark,” he adds. “My wife asks what am I going to do when the dog weighs 75 lbs.?” His response is, “Get a backache.” The close pair led the 16th Annual Walk for the Animals at Huntington Beach Central Park East Sunday.

Bella, 5, left, and his adopted “type a” brother Prufrock, 11, are more interested in looking at their owners than the camera. Although the mellow Great Dane outweighs the Chihuahua by more than 138 pounds, the little one is the boss, according to owners Bill and Sheree Carscadden of Garden Grove. The family prepares to walk a lap around Huntington Beach Central Park East Sunday during the 16th Annual Walk for the Animals. This year’s theme is “Dog Bless America.”

Spark, 4, is airborne after jumping off Whittier resident/owner Jaeleen Sattler’s back. The Border Collie caught the disc and wowed the crowd    during the 16th Annual Walk for the Animals at Huntington Beach Central Park East Sunday.

Luci DeRose of Anaheim is a two-time raffle winner receiving two big doggie bags with various dog toys and dog treats. The 16th Annual Walk for the Animals includes low cost AVID microchipping, Southern California Working Snow Dogs mushing demonstration, Disc Dogs, canine contest for best pet trick and best patriotic costume, a mini agility course sponsored by the Zoom Room and more.

Mary Lopez holding her firefighter, Perrito shares a laugh with another costume contestant. They lost out to two very patriotically-dressed Dalmatians during The 16th Annual Walk for the Animals held at Huntington Beach Central Park East Sunday.

Jenny, 9, chauffeured by owner Dorice Hershfield of Orange travels in style due to an enlarged heart. The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel later walks part of the way around Huntington Beach Central Park during the 16th Annual Walk for the Animals.