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A total of $3,275.86 was raised through sell­ing raf­fle tick­ets and col­lect­ing gold coin dona­tions to par­tic­i­pate in games with the rangers.

Ben Kit­tle and the team at Com­plete Fenc­ing, who pro­vid­ed are­na fenc­ing for the event, also gen­er­ous­ly donat­ed their hire fees towards the contribution. 

Act­ing Man­ag­er of the Alice Springs Town Coun­cil Ranger Unit, Chris Gosling, said he was impressed with the public’s enthu­si­asm for the cause.

“Once again the Alice Springs com­mu­ni­ty has come togeth­er to sup­port the annu­al Pets on Parade event and the Alice Springs Ani­mal Shel­ter,” he said.

“Thank you to the Alice Springs com­mu­ni­ty for your generosity.”

Alice Springs Ani­mal Shel­ter Man­ag­er Tam­my Har­grave said the mon­ey will go straight into the shelter’s ​‘dona­tions’ fund, which is used to pay for improve­ments that direct­ly improve the lives of the ani­mals cared for at the facility.

Last year the Alice Springs Ani­mal Shel­ter cared for about 650 dogs and 570 cats, and they are cur­rent­ly hous­ing and feed­ing about 70 animals.

“It’s nice to be thought of because there are so many char­i­ties that need help,” Ms Har­grave said.

Mr Gosling reit­er­at­ed that the shel­ter was a wor­thy recip­i­ent of the donation.

“The Alice Springs Ani­mal Shel­ter plays an impor­tant, valu­able role with­in our com­mu­ni­ty,” he said.

“Stray and unwant­ed ani­mals are looked after at the shel­ter wait­ing for their for­ev­er homes, and look­ing after these ani­mals comes at a cost.”

Alice Springs Town Coun­cil would like to thank our Pets on Parade gold spon­sors for their sup­port: Desert Dwellers, Blue Dust NT, Cen­tralian Motors and The Alice Springs Vet­eri­nary Hospital.

For more infor­ma­tion, or to donate to the Alice Springs Ani­mal Shel­ter, vis­it www​.alice​springsan​i​mal​shel​ter​.com​.au.