SPCA nixes 2009 Westmuttster show
Westmuttster, the Aiken SPCA’s annual dog show fundraiser, has been canceled this year.
SPCA Executive Director Gary Willoughby said he and the board of directors hated to call off the event this year but decided the planning process would be too overwhelming in the midst of everything else the nonprofit organization is taking on.
“There is so much that goes into that,” Willoughby said. “It takes so much time and so many committees. We believe it is better to cancel than to have a negative show.”
The SPCA is in the middle of a capital campaign to raise several million dollars for its new facility off Willow Run Road, planning the Dec. 12 opening of its dog park and had recently held its Fur Ball.
“Taking on another thing would just be too much,” Willoughby said.
Westmuttster is scheduled to return November 2010.
The popular dog show featured shelter mutts and purebreds going nose-to-nose in categories such as Prettiest Eyes, Best Tail Wagger, So Ugly It’s Cute and Grandparents and Granddogs.
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