Thank you for your interest in Bark in the Park, The Anti-Cruelty Society's 14th annual walk for the Animals.

The Event

Bark is a 5K/3.1 mile walk (with or without your dog!) to raise funds to support The Anti-Cruelty Society’s animal welfare programs that help 50,000 animals and humans each year.

To Register On-Line

Click here to register on-line.

Pre-Registration Packet Pick-Up

Pre-registration and packet pick-up at The Anti-Cruelty Society, 169 W. Grand Avenue, Chicago IL.

Thursday, April 24 and Friday, April 25th
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Saturday, April 26th, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

If you want to register for Bark in the Park 14 in advance or if you have already registered and received your packet in the mail, you can beat the lines the morning of the event and claim your goody bags, t-shirts and pledge prizes (if you raised pledges to help the animals).

Please bring your packet with you to claim your t-shirt and goody bag. We cannot give you your t-shirt without your t-shirt coupon from your participant number!

You cannot sign the waiver for someone other than yourself or your dependent children.  Each individual must sign his or her own waiver in order to participate in Bark in the Park 14.

The Place

Lincoln Park at Montrose Harbor (4400 north, east of Lake Shore Drive)

Activities

Obstacle and agility courses, demonstrations, exhibits, and free product samples from small business sponsors, family fun tent —plus free snacks, a raffle, souvenir photos, Denise Zak, Tails from the Heart, 50/50 raffle, and much more.

Audience

3,500 animal lovers—most with their dogs.

Proceeds Benefit

The Anti-Cruelty Society, Chicago’s Century old, open-door humane society and Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA of Illinois)—working to find a home for every healthy and treatable animal in Chicago. Last year we found homes for over 5,700 animals, spay/neutered over 13,000 animals at a very low cost (free for pit-bull breeds and feral cats), provided rehabilitation & treatment to 900 animals through our Bruckner Center, educated 34,000 school children and community members, conducted 3,600 cruelty and abuse investigations and worked with law enforcement officials in the battle against dog fighting, assisted 2,100 pet owners with issues through our free behavior hotline, graduated 800 pups and their people from dog training classes, coordinated pet visitations to the sick and elderly, bringing a little warmth and cheer where it’s needed most. A private, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. We receive no government funds.

Personal Fund-Raising Pages

To set up your own personal fund-raising page to help you help you gather even more pledges, please click here.

For More Information

For more information, please send an e-mail to info@barkinthepark.org, or call the Bark hotline at (312) 329.8726.