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A group of residents that is trying to raise funds for a dog park Stratford is hosting a pub crawl tonight to raise money for their cause.

The “Hair of the Dog” pub crawl begins at 6:45 p.m. at The Sitting Duck Tavern in Paradise Green. It costs $40 to join in the crawl, with proceeds going toward a future town dog park. The entry free gets you drink specials, drink tickets and a T-shirt while supplies lasts.

After the Sitting Duck, crawl participants will head to Paradise Pizza Restaurant, Vazzy’s Stratford, Siena Italian Trattoria, Station House Wine Bar & Grill, Stephen’s Pub & Grill, Blue Point Bar & Grill and McCoy’s Pub.

RSVP at dogparkstratford.com

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Carrie Burr (left) accepting her award from Stratford Animal Control Officer Rachel Solveira (right).

Press release:

The Stratford Animal Rescue Society is pleased to present their “Volunteer of the Year.”

Nominated and voted on by her fellow volunteers, Carrie Burr, was selected for this honor and presented with a plaque at STARS Annual Banquet Dinner.

Carrie’s love for animals shines through with the countless hours she spends at the Stratford Animal Control Facility every week. Carrie tirelessly walks, trains and socializes the homeless animals everyday. She does not hesitate to step up to the plate to clean the facility, organize donations/supplies and work at all fund-raising activities.

Carrie makes a difference in the lives of Stratford’s abandoned and neglected animals and is treasure to the community.

For information on how to volunteer with STARS at the Stratford Animal Control Facility please visit www.stratfordanimalrescue.com.

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Penelope, a 6-month-old Persian cat who recently had an eye and part of her lungs removed due to infections she contracted from an unknown incident, is recovering well from her surgeries — but now she has ringworm.

Ringworm is a treatable skin infection.

Penelope, who is tiny with a smooshed face and a long, orange coat of fur, is being cared for by Stratford Cat Project, a non-profit volunteer-run organization dedicated to the rescue of homeless and abandoned cats.

Penelope had about 20 percent of her lungs removed in late April because they were infected, making it difficult for her to breathe. In early April, the cat’s infected right eye was removed.

The cat is recovering well from her surgeries, according to an update from the cat’s foster caretaker posted on the Stratford Cat Project Facebook page.

Read more about Penelope’s plight here.

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Penelope, a 6-month-old Persian cat, is recovering at home after having part of her lung removed this week.

The cat is drowsy and in pain, but on the path to recovery, according to Joanne Galante, vice president of Stratford Cat Project, a nonprofit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to the rescue of homeless and abandoned cats.

Penelope came under the care of the cat rescue group after suffering an unknown injury at the home of her breeder. She had infected lungs and was having trouble breathing. So earlier this week 20 percent of one of her lungs was removed.

Her right eye was also infected and had to be removed earlier this month.

Here is a contributed photo taken of Penelope upon her homecoming from the animal hospital Wednesday night.

Read more about Penelope’s plight here and follow her progress on the Stratford Cat Project’s Facebook page.