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The Students’ Society of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (VETERNAK) and Zoologico Club, UPM are proud to inform you that the DOGATHON™ is here once again for the 13th time. The particulars of DOGATHON™ 2009 are as follows:

Date : 16th August 2009 (Sunday)

Time : 7.00am to 2.00pm

Venue : Bukit Ekspo, UPM

OUR THEMES

2004

The theme in year 2004 was “Doing it the Hawaiian Style” where participants donned the Hawaiian outfits whilst enjoying a relaxing beautiful Hawaiian environment.

2005
In year 2005, the theme was “Who let the Dogs Out?” Everyone joined in the fun by coming in casual, comfortable, and colourful western-style outfits and experienced an
exciting Wild Wild West environment right in the middle of UPM.

2006
The theme for year 2006 was “PIRATES-All Paws on Deck”. The beautiful grounds of UPM were transformed into the mystical sea and land of the Pirates which included Buried Treasure, Water Lagoons, and Cutthroat Island ! It coincided with Dogathon’s 10th anniversary and was a great success where more than 2000 people came with 700++ dogs!

2007
In 2007, the theme was “KINGS AND CASTLES-A Loyal Dog is A Royal Dog”- where the ground of UPM’s Bukit Ekspo was livened up with a grand atmosphere where dogs were given the royal treatment by their owners in this fairy-tale like event.

2008
The theme for last year 2008 was “AEROSPACE-Astronaut, Asteroid, Astrodogs Woof Off!!!”. In 2007 we had the first Malaysian to go into space – hence in 2008 we successfully broke the record of “BIGGEST DOG GATHERING IN MALAYSIA” in the MALAYSIAN BOOK OF RECORDS by gathering a total of 611 dogs!!!

2009
The theme for this year 2009 is “CARNIVALE CANINE-Tails Up…It’s Show Time!!!”. Thus be prepared to dress your canine buddies in funny clown costumes and have a fun parade this August! We promise that it will be, equally as, if not more exciting than
the previous themes we had!

Come and bedazzled with our extravaganza fête!

A doggie funfair that you don’t want to miss!

Dogathon Objectives:

1. To raise funds
- to be channeled towards the betterment of stray animals, through welfare project “Pro-Kasih”, run by the Veterinary Students
- to campaign against cruelty to animals

2. To hold an Absolutely Doggy Day
- by organizing a fun-filled day for the dogs, canine-lovers and kids
- by enabling dog lovers to meet and socialize

3. To increase public awareness of professionals involved with pet animals and promote the veterinary profession.

4. To create a platform to promote the responsible dog ownership

Itinerary

6.30 am Registration
8.00 am Opening Ceremony by Mr. Anthony Thanasayan
8.30 am Carnival Dog Race
9.15 am Pet-N-You Demo
9.45 am Lucky Draw
10.00 am Main Stage Game 1: Fastest Eating Duo (FED)
10.40 am Main Stage Game 2: Doggy-Go-Round
11.10 am Pro-Kasih (Stray Animal Neutering Project)
11.15 am Session with Miss Joanne
11.30 am Prize Giving – FED, Doggy-Go-Round
11.50 pm Main Stage Game 3: Fixing Mr. Clown
12.30 pm Main Stage Game 4: Speed-o-eater
1.15 pm Closing Ceremony + Lucky Draw + Prize Giving

Official website here.

I am extremely honoured to be a part of this event, especially this year, since we’re DVM 2s now and we’re a larger part of the event than we were last year. Sponsors team raised an absolutely AMAZING amount of money, publicity team you’re the gem, exco team members, seniors- you’re the geniuses behind the success, games teams, volunteers, everyone- I am so proud of you guys!

Natasha and myself will be your hosts for the day and we hope to see you all there!