The shelter’s presence at the tournament is due to the generosity of Doctors Urgent Care and Olympus, said Mari Lee Schwarzwalder, executive director of the Warren County Humane Association.
The animals will wear a yellow wrap-around vest that patrons can place money in. Humane Association officials are trying to raise $10,000 for a new run-and-training area for the shelter dogs behind their building on Cook Road.
The planned training area will help make the dogs more presentable to possible owners, Schwarzwalder said.
“We are beyond pleased that these two outstanding organizations have come together to help us achieve our mission of preventing and eliminating the cruelty, neglect and homelessness of pets in the Warren County area,” Schwarzwalder said.
The Humane Association will also hold a number of raffles at the tennis tournament, including a grand prize of tickets to the semifinals and finals.
Contact this reporter at (513) 696-4544 or jmcclelland@coxohio.com.
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