On Saturday, September 24th, the harbour of Puerto Portals hosted a fantastic event in which SOS Animal, an non-profit organisation, created in 1995 and aimed at sheltering and helping abandoned animals, collected the sum of 6,892 euros. The beneficial event offered various activities, such as a show contest for "the merriest crossbreed", a painting contest for children, a flea market, a raffle with attractive prizes and live music.

Around 300 people joined to collaborate with SOS Animal. Around 3 p.m. the event started with the inscription of 65 dogs of different originsfor participation in the contest for "the merriest crossbreed".Shortly after, the candidates for the first prizes, accompanied by their proud owners, began to march past the red carpet and in front of the jury. Among the contest's criteria were: style at the time of presentation, originality, coordination between dog and owner.

After a preselection of ten candidates, finally three dogs could jump on to the podium: Rico, Benny and Nina. In addition the jury dedicated a special prize to Zak.

From the hands of Kate Mentenink, Councilwoman for Tourism of Calvià, the owners of the winning mascots could take their trophies, plus a lot of dog accessories and dog food, which they, in their majority, yielded to SOS Animal and dogs in greater need. In this show contest, dogs shared protagonism with the children, that predominated the multitudinal public.

Simultaneously, a children painting contest was held, so the little ones had their share of action in this beautiful Puerto Portals afternoon. Further on, on a stage specially erected for the occasion, a dance contest attracted a large public of parents and fans. All in all, the day was a success for the public and for solidarity with animals.

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