the dogs including hurdles, shot put, and synchronised swimming. Every competitor selected a country to represent – selections were mostly based on the country of their breed’s origin. Volunteers registered competitors, and assisted with scoring and adjudicating. Winners received Gold, Silver and Bronze medals in front of a boisterous crowd of animal loving members of the public. Trivia Our annual trivia night in April took it’s theme from Canberra’s Centenary celebrations: Birthdays and Celebrations, with a prize awarded for the best dressed table. Once again our Quiz Master was the incomparable Senator Gary Humphries. Thanks again for your support Gary. As usual, tickets sold out quickly and the Convention Centre’s largest function room was filled to the brim with eager and excited trivia buffs. Teams included RSPCA ACT staff, corporate supporters and local veterinarians. Teams included: “Green Eggs and Ham”, “Fur-minators”, “Funkey Monkeys”, and “Wicked Woofers”.
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Thank you to all the donors, volunteers and participants for making this a memorable and successful evening. Santa Paws Last Christmas, animal lovers from near and far came to Santa’s den in the shelter for photos of their pets to be taken on Santa’s lap. It’s a jolly time at RSPCA though; wrangling all those species into suitable poses is a challenge for the volunteers and photographer. Thank you to Petroglyph Photography for donating days and days of time to undertake this annual project which raises more than $5,000 for RSPCA ACT.
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