Send a Valentine to a pound pup and help improve their care

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

A single relationship status doesn’t mean you can’t have a valentine.

There are lots of other singles waiting on the city’s West Side, just hoping for a heart-shaped greeting.

They’re kind of short. And hairy. And they have big ears.

But they’re great kissers, and you can’t find a better foot warmer.

For the third year, Friends of Fido, a group of volunteers who work with dogs at the Mahoning County Dog Pound, is asking people to send Valentine’s Day cards with a $1 donation enclosed to the pound pups through Feb. 14. The cards should be mailed to P.O. Box 14155, Poland 44514. Pound dogs may be viewed at www.petfinder.com/shelters/OH599.html and through the organization’s website, www.friendsoffidomahoning.org.

“The first year, we raised $7,000,” said Trish Collins, Friends of Fido president. “Last year we raised about $4,000.”

The group pays for veterinary care and provides toys, treats and beds for the animals as well as walking the dogs and covering the fees paid to the dog pound by rescue groups.

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