Search Dogs to Be Honored at Weekend Pet Fair

A ceremony at this weekend's pet fair in San Rafael will honor search dogs who responded to the scene at the twin towers on Sept. 11, 2001, fair organizers said.

The Bay Area Pet Fair and "Adapotathon" is ready for pets and their owners to attend starting at 11 a.m. Saturday, the day before the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

At 11:30 a.m., six members of the California Rescue Task Force 3 and their K-9 units will be honored at the fair. Organizers say 9/11 was the
largest deployment of search dogs in United States history.

Also at the fair there will be free micro-chipping and rabies shots for pets and the fair hopes to encourage pet adoption.

The fair, hosted by the Marin Humane Society and Pet Food Express, will be at the Marin Center Fairgrounds on Civic Center Drive in San Rafael.

Other ceremonies in remembrance of 9/11 include:

- The and dedicate a monument that includes a piece of the Twin Towers at 9:11 a.m. on Sept. 11.

- The will hold a Tibetan bell ceremony and labyrinth walk for peace from 5 to 8 p.m. on Sunday. The suggested donation if $15-$30. 

- College of Marin President David Wain Coon will host a remembrance ceremony at 10 a.m. on Monday at the college's flag pole in front of the Fine Arts Building on the Kentfield campus. At the same time, Dean Nanda Schorske will hold a ceremony at the Indian Valley campus flag pole in front of the east wing of Building 27.

— Bay City News Service contributed to this report.