For homeless animals

Love ignites for animals at Candlelight Vigil

Posted 8/29/12

Defenders of Animals Inc., which began a 28-year…

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For homeless animals

Love ignites for animals at Candlelight Vigil

PERFORMANCE: Otis Read and violist Shelby Koala perform during the vigil at Sprague Mansion.

MEET HENRY: Along with holding a candle, one participant held up a flyer about Henry the cat that is up for adoption at the West Warwick Animal Shelter.

OPENING REMARKS: Dennis Tabella, director of Defenders of Animals, opens the 18th annual Candlelight Vigil for all animals at the Sprague Mansion on Aug. 18.

Posted Wednesday, August 29, 2012 1:00 pm

Defenders of Animals Inc., which began a 28-year journey of caring for and defending the rights of animals in April of 1978, held the 18th annual Homeless Animals Day/Candlelight Vigil at the Governor Sprague Mansion in Cranston. The statewide organization, founded by Dennis Tabella and Patricia A. Tabella, works to defend the rights of both companion animals and wildlife through education, legal and legislative activism. The evening also included musical entertainment by Otis Read and his band, Joyce Katzber and Jimmy Warren, and violist Shelby Koala.

Herald photos by Meri Kennedy