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By HILARY SCHEER
Arundel Newspapers Staff Writer
Cats, dogs, kittens and puppies promise to steal the show as the Fifth Street Sporting Gallery at 19 North Fifth St. in Old Town Warren ton hosts a special art exhibit that runs until May 4 to benefit the Fauquier County SPCA.
The exhibition includes a wide array of prints, bronzes, watercolors and paintings of dogs, cats and other animals at a large range of prices. Twenty percent of all sales will be donated to the Fauquier SPCA “Humane Education” program. (The 20 percent is tax deductible.)
A private preview reception will be held from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. April 20 at the gallery.
“Animals have always been important to my family. We always have surrounded ourselves by animals to the extent it has carried into our business,” said Patrick Dubenitz of the Fifth Street Gallery. “The SPCA is a charity that is near and dear to our hearts and it is a natural way to give as a business.”
The Fifth Street Gallery has had a long-standing relationship with the SPCA, as it sponsored a show in 1986 to raise money for the new shelter built in Casanova.
The SPCA believes in education as the key to solving pet overpopulation problem and furthering humane treatment of all living creatures. “Education is a way to solve the problem in the long run. I believe educating young children is beneficial since they are the next generation,” said Pia Parker, head of the educational programs at the shelter.
The shelter, located in Casanova, offers a variety of educational talks and vi
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