For the remainder of August, Cape Ann Animal Aid (CAAA) is joining NBCUniversal Local’s Clear The Shelters™ nationwide effort with a special promotion designed to help more deserving animals find loving homes!

Throughout the month, more than 30 adult, special-needs, and extended-stay animals at CAAA will be featured in a “Name Your Price” adoption promotion. For select animals, adopters can choose what they are able to pay for the adoption fee, and CAAA will honor it.

CAAA is going a step further by providing additional resources with select adoptions:

• Dogs in the promotion will receive a $200 professional training reimbursement and six months of flea, tick, and heartworm preventative to help set them up for success.
• London, a diabetic cat, will go home with one year of insulin provided by CAAA, along with a $200 reimbursement toward veterinary care related to his diabetes.

The “Name Your Price” animals represent just a portion of the pets currently available for adoption at Cape Ann Animal Aid. Each participating animal’s bio will include information about their eligibility for the promotion and any additional resources available with their adoption.

Interested adopters can visit capeannanimalaid.org to view the animals currently participating in the promotion and learn more about their individual needs and personalities.

Register as a walker: Registration is required for walkers, and all registrations help support life-saving work! Click “Donate or Register to Walk” to get started. Note: kids under 5 years old and dogs walk free, but we would still like you to register them for an accurate head (and paw!) count.

How to Fundraise: Help raise crucial funds to help homeless animals! You can make our event as successful as possible by creating your own fundraising page. Our suggested goal for each individual fundraiser is $200, but feel free to set any goal that feels achievable to you! Fundraisers who raise over $50 will get a free “Tails on the Trails” t-shirt (additional t-shirts available for purchase). To create your personal page, click “Start Fundraising!”.

Creating a team is welcome too – walk with your friends, family, workplace, or any other group of animal lovers! The more, the merrier!

Route: This 2.6 mile loop travels from the water tower at the top of Summit Ave in Rockport through the Dogtown Woods (map below). The trail can get a bit rocky and uneven, so we recommend participants (human and canine alike!) be comfortable with a moderate woods hike for this event.

Time: The main group for the hike will kick off at 10am! Late starts are welcome but will cut off at 12pm.

Parking: parking is available at Evans Field in Rockport. PLEASE NOTE: there is a short (.25 mile) walk to the start of the hiking loop from Evans Field. If you would like to be dropped off closer to the hike start, you may drive up Summit Ave to be dropped off. Volunteers will be in all parking areas to guide participants to the trail start. We recommend arriving early enough to give yourself time to get to the start and rest a bit before starting the main walk!

Pets: Friendly, leashed and vaccinated dogs are welcome to join you on the trails! Because not all pups appreciate crowds or being approached by other dogs, we are asking all participants to kindly keep their pets on-leash for the duration of their walk. Think your pet would enjoy a quieter experience? Check out our virtual walk option!

What to Bring: Please carry in, carry out! Participants are encouraged to bring your own reusable water bottle. We will have water jugs available to refill your water and water stations for your pups along the route, but will not have plastic water bottles available for hikers. Wear comfortable shoes for hiking, and dress appropriately for the weather! All dogs participating should be leashed.

To learn more, please visit capeannanimalaid.org/walk